Retro Studios
Founded in 1998, Retro Studios is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nintendo Company, Ltd. Retro is a state-of-the-art game development studio, working in conjunction with Nintendo to bring award-winning games to Nintendo's cutting-edge next-generation platforms. Retro Studios is located in beautiful Austin, Texas. With rolling hills, scenic waterways, abundant wildlife, vibrant music and film scenes, and a laid-back cosmopolitan culture, Austin is a dynamic city with an excellent quality of life. Austin's sunny weather also supports a great range of outdoor activities, providing plenty of venues for top-notch game developers to recharge and unwind.
Announced by Nintendo in January 2019, Retro Studios is currently in the midst of developing Metroid Prime 4 for the Nintendo Switch.
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:
- Support multiple engineering teams by facilitating meetings, taking notes, resolving blockers and capturing/following up on action items
- Work with Engineering Department Director, stakeholders and dependent groups to capture, vet, organize, prioritize, track and make work requests visible to the engineering team
- Coordinate and run sprint & milestone planning, retrospectives and sprint & milestone reviews
- Facilitate communication and resolve blockers between other disciplines and the engineering team
- Keep monthly and quarterly engineering milestone plans up to date and communicate status
- Strategize risk mitigation plans with Engineering Department Director, Lead Producer & Director of Development
- Collaborate with other producers & departments to establish and refine content pipelines and development processes that involve engineering efforts
- Coordinate with the Quality Assurance department for build deployments and build notes
- Liaise with publisher/legal and studio finance to manage drafting and approval of vendor contracts
*This job description outlines primary duties and requirements and is not intended to identify all tasks that may be performed; individuals occupying the position may be required to perform other duties. The company may modify job duties from time to time, either in practice or in writing.