Gaming Producer

The Producer drives gaming development on a growing portfolio of titles and works with different stakeholders across various internal and external team members to drive all tasks to completion, gathering and conducting data analysis across a variety of sources to make the best decisions. In addition, the Producer consults on a regular basis with the leadership team to align expectations and deliverables. The Producer must be able to multitask between features, platforms, and projects smoothly and efficiently.

DESCRIPTION

• Directly oversee the full scope of work for enterprise accounts owning the service delivery for the client while managing risks
• Manage project execution between geographically dispersed Production teams across different time zones
• Manage stakeholder communication around account status and planning (internal and external stakeholders)
• Forecast demand and supply for client’s pipeline work
• Collaborate with others to create cost estimates for work acting as the main point of contact for our clients
• Understand and advocate for the team’s needs when conducting client calls
• Align the project resourcing with Developers and Producers
• Analyze current market trends, identify and create competitive rates for our services
• Track and report development and performance against defined KPI’s
• Proactively seek client feedback to share and address with the relevant teams, ensuring transparency and clarity with ongoing work
• Maintain project tracking documents across assigned titles; create production roadmaps based on client’s and project’s needs
• Manage relationships with the client as well as the related internal teams per account
• Drive Milestone Acceptance and Partner Work Approval processes
• Coordinate and write the milestones, deliverables, and workload for the internal teams, tracking progress and managing risks
• Build a schedule with reasonable buffer to achieve client goals and budgets
• Establish and attend regular stand-ups to understand team progress, hang ups, and help to remove roadblocks and help the team succeed
• Report progress directly to the Gaming leadership group in regular reviews
• Provide metrics proving deliverables are complete and client ready
• Work to optimize workflows and processes with our internal and external partners
• Be committed to constant growth and improvement
• Work within TransPerfect's proprietary invoicing and project management software
• Ensure all monthly trackers are complete for each billing cycle and billed on time
• Complete all other tasks that are deemed appropriate for the role and assigned by the manager/supervisor

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Ability to clearly communicate, inspire and align teams while removing roadblocks
• Ability to operate independently to achieve goals
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Thorough understanding of scheduling and prioritization
• Results-oriented

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor´s degree or its equivalent
• 3-5 years of experience in a Game Production/Publishing role, or in a similar field
• Using industry experience, ability to determine if timelines and estimates are unrealistic
• Experience working with internal or external development teams
• Thorough understanding of the Game development processes
• Experience developing road maps, planning, and executing across multiple products, simultaneously

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree in Game production, or relevant field
• First or third-party Game development experience
• Experience in Game Publishing