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PRODUCER
Regular Full Time
Remote Work From Home
Salary Range: $50k-100k
Target Start Date: January 2024
Who We Are
AdHoc Studio is a diverse team of video game developers driven by a pursuit of excellence in storytelling. Our DNA is made up of former employees of Telltale Games, Night School Studio and Ubisoft having written and directed such games as Tales From the Borderlands, The Wolf Among Us, The Walking Dead, and Minecraft: Story Mode. We draw inspiration from all forms of media and pride ourselves on our distinctive approach to interactive narrative in games. Our goal is to create resonant experiences that put the player in charge of the story, giving them agency where most games take it away.
About the Role
We are looking for a Producer to run the production pipeline for narrative across multiple projects. The Producer will manage day to day production issues and resource forecasting for a small but dedicated writing team. The ideal candidate has experience working in a hybrid waterfall-agile environment. The Producer will be the primary point of contact with external partners and will be responsible for ensuring our adherence to writing milestone deliveries and feedback loops.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain project plans, schedules, resource forecasts, and roadmaps
- Organize and attend all writers rooms, ensuring daily goals are established
- Compile and distribute writers room notes as needed
- Drive the development and communications of tasks and scheduling for a dedicated writing team to meet production milestones
- Lead project development meetings with clear agendas, capture pertinent next steps and distribute information.
- Identify bottlenecks that may prevent the team from achieving their goals, and work to mitigate risk.
- Collaborate with other departments to ensure writing needs are being met
Requirements:
- Experienced in all phases of game development from concept to completion.
- Have shipped at least one game working in a production role managing cross-functional teams.
- Familiarity executing Scrum / Agile development methodologies.
- Experience using modern production software to schedule and track work.
- Able to handle many discrete tasks at once without losing focus on any individual item.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to lead teams in high-pressure situations.
- Excellent communication skills, problem solving, and project management skills.
- Positive and self-driven attitude with the ability to participate in a collaborative environment.
- Able to write clear, concise and accurate email communication, with the ability to summarize complex topics.
- Able to give and take criticism in a professional manner.
- Strong and current industry knowledge.
Preferable Experience:
- Experience working with Writers
- Experience working with Hansoft, or other Perforce products.
- Experience working with Microsoft Project, Smartsheet or other PM software
- Experience working in games or TV writers rooms
- Familiarity with Final Draft or Highland writing software
- Experience managing remote teams.
- Experience working in interactive narrative.
- A passion for better representation in games and game development.
What We Offer:
- Competitive Salary
- 401K
- Medical Insurance
- Dental and Vision Insurance
- Flexible Working Schedule
- Flexible Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Sick Leave
- Family Leave
- Disability Leave
How to Apply:
Please apply with your resume and cover letter through our online portal here: adhoc-studio.breezy.hr
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or parental status, disability, veteran status, or other class protected by applicable law.
