Producer

WHO WE ARE:
Ghost Story Games is a self-publishing game development studio owned by Take-Two Interactive, located in the greater-Boston area. Our studio designed and released award-winning games, such as System Shock 2, BioShock and BioShock Infinite. We are currently working on Judas and would love for you to be part of our team.

THE CHALLENGE:

The ideal candidate for the producer role has owned areas of production for one or more PC and/or console titles in the shooter, RPG or strategy genres. They can construct useful schedules with minimal impact to developers and can drive these schedules while identifying issues before they become problems. The candidate must be empathetic with the player, pushing for a quality game experience and translating that drive into efficient and effective pipelines. Experience owning a major area of production or specific features is required for this role . The ability to communicate clearly and build lasting relationships within the team is a must. The producer we are looking for is intimately aware of various production methodologies, but also knows when to apply or stray from the beaten path if the situation requires it to get a better outcome.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage the game production and pipeline of our next game’s one or more key features and development teams throughout all production phases.
• Schedule and maintain day-to-day tasking of departmental and interdisciplinary teams.
• Facilitate cross-discipline communication and provide regular team-wide updates.
• Prepare and provide regular reports on the status of owned production areas, including recommendations to ensure development goals are satisfied.
• Proactively identify productivity issues and dependency problems when encountered and propose and implement solutions for resolution.
• Understand and communicate issues facing various types of gameplay, artistic and technical considerations in order to identify and drive solutions within the team.
• Comprehend any changes in scope, priority or direction, and holistically understand and articulate the knock-on effects throughout development.
• Coordinate with the quality-assurance team to ensure agreed-upon workflow and management of bug databases, including establishment of priorities for resolution of bugs.

QUALIFICATIONS

• A minimum of 3 years experience as a Producer.
• Shipped at least one title on a development team through all phases of production.
• Outstanding communications, project management and relationship-building skills.
• Strong knowledge of the game market and gaming platforms.
• Ability to create and maintain project schedules and milestone documentation, monitoring the progress of department milestones and individual tasks against those schedules.
• Proven experience producing and managing cross-functional creative development teams and resources while meeting quality and schedule goals.
• Familiarity with traditional production-management techniques.
• Excellent organizational and prioritization skills, attention to detail, process knowledge and ability to manage multiple priorities at once.
• Experience with Microsoft Office (emphasis on Excel), Hansoft, Jira, Confluence and other project-tracking and bug-database software.

What We Offer You:

• Great Company Culture. Consistently ranked as one of the most creative and innovative places to work. Creativity, innovation, and efficiency are among the core tenets of our organization and are integral drivers of our continued success.
• Growth: As a global entertainment company, we pride ourselves in creating environments where employees are encouraged to be themselves, inquisitive, collaborative and grow within and around the company and our Labels.
• Benefits. Medical (HSA & FSA), dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, commuter benefits and more!
• Perks. Fitness allowance, employee discount programs, free games & events and healthy snacks.

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