Project Planning

• Collaborates with Sr. Leadership to determine project timelines and budgetary requirements
• Facilitates high-level discussions with external publishers to determine project timelines and budget
• Organizes the preparation of design documentation, detailed milestone schedule and other marketing-type materials that may be required for pitches
• Collaborates with Game Designer, Art Director and Leads to prepare a detailed Project Plan and Schedule including staffing for the course of development of new projects
• Builds highly effective relationships with internal and external organizations (Marketing, external development partners, etc.)
• Coordinates resources throughout the organization to ensure that schedules and deliverables meet defined objectives and quality standards

Project Production

• Meets project milestones on time through meticulous organization and inspirational leadership
• Fully responsible for driving the success of the game by maintaining and disseminating the vision and core objectives
• Effectively and efficiently communicates information and proactively responds to questions from management, staff, development partners, and internal or external groups
• Develops, implements and manages production-conscious creation and approval processes for the team to follow
• Meets regularly with Leads and team members to review status of the project and proactively follow-up on outstanding issues
• Updates project plan on a regular basis
• Proactively identify risks/roadblocks/bottlenecks associated with meeting project milestones; works to ensure necessary steps are taken to resolve issues which may impede progress or compromise project’s objectives
• Works with leads and HR to determine staffing needs for the project

Team Management

• Builds a respectfully objective, motivational, and encouraging atmosphere for highly creative and technical people
• Directly manages team - day-to-day management and motivation of team members together with Leads
• Guides the project leads to create an organizational structure and processes that allow the team to efficiently produce high quality work on time and on budget
• Regularly schedules meetings with appropriate team members to ensure project plan is on track and to anticipate any potential milestone issues
• Mentors Assistant and Associate Producers
• Respectfully manage unsatisfactory employee situations in a professional manner

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience with internal (developer side) game development on AAA products
• Shipped at least 3 successful AAA titles, having managed these projects from concept through cert
• Localization experience
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written), time and project management skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage and communicate with all development disciplines
• Experience building and managing relationships with vendors and other external resources
• Experience with scheduling tools a must and understanding of various production process and methodologies
• Experience managing conflict and mitigating/resolving risks
• Proven and established negotiation skills
• Resourcefulness, enthusiasm, and self-motivation
• Confident public speaker - able to handle press interviews, team review meetings, etc.
• Ability to inspire and motivate those that work for them and those they work around
• Effective problem solving and time management skills
• Strong industry understanding and knowledge