USA or Canada (Remote) – Must reside within the UTC-4 to UTC-8 timezones
Videogame Producer
Posted:
about 23 hours
Production
Full-Time
Mid-Level
$40 - $48 USD per hour – Depends on skills and experience
Videogame Producer
Seismic Squirrel LLC
Job Title: Videogame Producer
The Game: A tactical RPG videogame set in an alternate history 1930s New York City.
The Role: Administer and coordinate game production.
Experience: 5+ years of professional experience in a videogame Producer role.
Location: USA or Canada (Remote) – Must reside within the UTC-4 to UTC-8 timezones.
Team Size: ~30
Pay Rate: $40 - $48 USD per hour – Depends on skills and experience.
Job Type: Contract-to-Hire (see below)
Job Overview
We are looking for a resourceful and detail-oriented Videogame Producer with a clear talent for organization and coordination, someone adept at logical and systemic thinking, a collaborative spirit, excellent communication skills, and an enthusiasm for videogames and the videogame industry. They enjoy working with talented creatives and management, have a drive to create great games, and are able to empathize with both new players and with experts of our game's genre.
The ideal candidate communicates effectively in a small, cross-functional, remote team environment. They bring a passion for working within an iterative development environment, having a collaborative spirit and an enthusiasm for supporting a team of creative individuals.
This is a remote position which requires regular collaboration online during our core work hours (9:30 AM – 5:30 PM Pacific), attending relevant team meetings (e.g. daily scrum, retrospectives, sprint planning, design meetings). Occasional travel and calls during late evenings and early mornings should be expected.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the USA or Canada. The option to convert to full-time employee may be available to ideal candidates, depending on their location, skills, aptitude, and fit. H-1B transfers and sponsorships are not available at this time.
For more information about Seismic Squirrel, go to https://www.SeismicSquirrel.com/
Quests
- Assist with project scheduling and team coordination.
- Assist with tracking and organizing game assets throughout the Asset Pipelines.
- Know the numbers and be the voice of reality: What is possible? What isn't?
- Actively collaborate with the Team, finding risks and openly communicating progress and concerns, helping to set realistic project timelines and expectations.
- Help to create and maintain project documentation.
- Administer internal and external game testing efforts, reporting on the results.
- Help manage relationships and progress with outside vendors (e.g. localization).
- Analyze other games and the videogame marketplace.
- Assist with onboarding new-hires, familiarizing them with our tools and processes.
Character Stats
- 5+ years of professional experience in a Videogame Producer role.
- An expert scrum master.
- A careful organizer with a passion for details.
- An experienced gamer, enthusiastic for quality gameplay and a familiarity with many games and genres, both past and present.
- Possesses a strong understanding and enthusiasm for videogames and for the videogame industry.
- Excellent written, visual, and verbal English language communication and presentation skills.
- Excellent problem-solving skills, resourceful, able to find solutions when needed.
- Strong self-discipline, motivated, a self-starter with a drive for excellence.
- Organized, detail-oriented, able to work fast and loose or carefully with quality when each approach is needed.
- Courteous and patient, able to give and receive constructive and inspirational feedback gracefully.
- Able to work effectively with people having a variety of personalities and backgrounds.
- Adaptable: The job can change according to the needs at hand and requires wearing various hats.
- Able to work remotely using various collaboration tools.
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Visio, Confluence, Jira, and Miro.
- Passionate to learn new tools and technologies.
Bonus Points
- Multilingual experience is a plus.
If this sounds like an exciting opportunity for you and you're located in the USA or Canada, please submit both your résumé and cover letter to Seismic Squirrel.
About Seismic Squirrel
Seismic Squirrel is a close-knit, fully remote videogame studio with a passion for developing well-crafted story-based games. Our nimble size allows for everyone to have a voice in the projects we create, demanding the ability to be both detail-oriented and flexible.
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