Associate Producer

6 Minutes ago • 3 Years +

Audio Production

Job Description

DONTNOD Studios is looking for an Associate Producer to work on its next project developed 100% in Montreal. This role involves motivating and supporting the development team, ensuring project goals, objectives, milestones, and deliverables are met in a benevolent context aligned with DONTNOD's values. The Associate Producer will communicate effectively on objectives, assist teams in task definition and planning, ensure efficient synchronization between trades, identify and resolve production blockers, and support the organization of both in-person and remote work.

Good To Have:

Experience on narrative games or narrative mechanics.
Experience on an Unreal Engine 5 project and its constraints.
Experience in production management for small to medium-sized teams (10 to 40).

Must Have:

Motivate and support the development team to achieve project goals, objectives, milestones, and deliverables.
Communicate effectively on objectives and progress (dashboards, reviews).
Assist teams in defining and planning tasks.
Ensure efficient synchronization between trades (dependency management, priorities).
Identify and resolve production blockers and problems.
Support the organization of work both on-site and remotely.
3+ years of experience in Production (Associate Producer, Assistant Producer, Production Coordinator) on indie, AA or AAA titles.
Good knowledge of PC/Console video game production cycles.
Proficiency in production tools (JIRA, Confluence, Notion).
Great autonomy in work.
Good knowledge of agile production methods.
Excellent oral and written communication skills in French and English.

Perks:

Flexibility
Generous leave bank
Right to disconnect
Career development support
Personalized lifestyle expense account
Possibility to work anywhere in Quebec
Insurance coverage and telemedicine from day 1
Annual bank of 40 hours of menstrual leave
Partial reimbursement of transport costs (OPUS, BIXI, parking)
Access to gym and fitness classes, plus a multi-sport field (ice rink in winter)
Referral bonus
RRSP with employer contribution

Add these skills to join the top 1% applicants for this job

communication

oops

unreal

game-texts

storytelling

agile-development

notion

confluence

jira

Company Description

Founded in 2020 as the Canadian subsidiary of DON’T NOD Entertainment, DON’T NOD Montreal is located in the creative Mile-Ex district of Montreal.

We specialize in narrative games where player decisions influence the story and emotions experienced. Our first original project, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (2024), illustrates our passion for authentic and endearing characters, emotional depth, and cinematic storytelling.

Joining DON’T NOD Montreal means becoming part of a community of passionate creators, committed to creativity, empathy, and quality. We respect the principles of equal employment opportunity and are committed to a non-discrimination policy in hiring. Our teams are intentionally kept small to foster the professional growth and personal development of each individual.

Enter the immersive and innovative world of the studio on the website dont-nod.com

Job Description

DONTNOD Studios is looking for an Associate Producer to work on its next project developed 100% in Montreal.

Why join us?

You want to participate in Don’t Nod Montreal’s next narrative project.
You wish to join a diverse and committed team, both in its culture and in the content of the games it creates;
You are looking for a studio whose controlled size maximizes iteration efficiency, simple human interactions, and the individual satisfaction of each team member;
You would like to put your communication and organizational talents at the service of the team's well-being and efficiency and its project.

What will be your job?

Reporting to the Project Producer, you will interact with all members of the game team to ensure the smooth progression of its development.

Your mission will be:

to motivate and support the development team, to ensure that the project's goals, objectives, milestones, and deliverables are accessible and achieved in a benevolent context and in line with DONTNOD's values;
to communicate effectively on the objectives to be achieved and their progress (creation of dashboards, organization of reviews, etc.);
to support the teams in defining and planning tasks;
to ensure effective synchronization between trades: dependency management, project priorities...
to identify production blockers and problems and participate in their resolution;
to support the organization of work both on-site and remotely.

Qualifications

What skills should you have?

3+ years of experience in a Production role (Associate Producer, Assistant Producer, Production Coordinator), on one or more commercialized indie, AA or AAA titles;
good knowledge of the specificities and needs of different PC/Console video game production cycles;
ease in defining and communicating clear objectives, as well as in monitoring and optimizing dependencies and priorities;
proficiency in production tools (JIRA, Confluence, Notion, etc.);
great autonomy in work;
good knowledge of agile production methods;
excellent oral and written communication skills, in French and English.

What would be a plus for us?

experience on narrative games or narrative mechanics;
experience on an Unreal Engine 5 project and its constraints;
experience in production management for small to medium-sized teams (10 to 40).

Don't hesitate to attach a cover letter to your application!

Additional Information

At DON’T NOD Montreal, we celebrate diversity and inclusivity in our games, but also in our teams. We respect the principles of equal employment opportunity, and that is why we encourage women, people of all sexual orientations and gender identities, Indigenous people, people with disabilities, visible minorities, as well as any other person who can contribute to the diversity of our studio to apply for our positions.

We build human-sized teams to encourage the professional development of each of us.

Our teams benefit from many advantages, including flexibility, a generous leave bank, the right to disconnect, and career development support, as well as a personalized lifestyle expense account.

Other benefits included:

The possibility to work anywhere in Quebec;
Insurance coverage and telemedicine from day 1;
An annual bank of 40 hours of menstrual leave;
Partial reimbursement of transport costs (OPUS, BIXI and parking);
Access to the gym and fitness classes, plus a multi-sport field in summer that transforms into an ice rink in winter;
Referral bonus;
RRSP with employer contribution.