Executive Producer

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Job Summary

Job Description

The Executive Producer manages a team of Line Producers and Associate Line Producers, overseeing a portfolio of projects. They are responsible for ensuring the smooth progress, quality, and improvement of projects according to Focus processes. Key responsibilities include defining project strategy, monitoring progress, team management (task assignment, evaluation, support), coordination with other departments, and reporting to top management. The Executive Producer makes decisions, ensures the use of Focus processes and tools, updates project information, proposes improvements, acts as a point of contact, mediates issues, participates in recruitment, coordinates the project team, provides feedback, anticipates risks, and provides reports.

Must have:

Manage and support a team of producers.
Define project strategy and monitor progress.
Coordinate with other departments.
Report to top management.

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Job Details

At Focus Entertainment, our goal is to offer unique gaming experiences to players worldwide.

Our editorial line stands out with innovative concepts, alternative gameplays, and original universes that transcend the boundaries of video games.

Under the supervision of the Line Production Director, the Executive Producer manages, supervises, and supports a team of Line Producers and Associate Line Producers.

They are responsible for a portfolio of projects and ensure their smooth progress, quality, and seek ways to improve them according to Focus processes in place.

Participate in defining the strategy of the projects being followed
Overall monitoring of project progress (strategy, quality, planning, and budget)
Team management:
- Task/objective assignment and follow-up
- Work evaluation
- Support, advice, and guidance
- Skill development
Coordination with other departments (marketing, business, legal, etc.)
Reporting to top management

The Executive Producer will have the following responsibilities:

Decision-maker on project gates in connection with marketing, finance, and business vision
Ensure that Focus processes/tools and methodologies are known and applied
Ensure that project-related information is updated and disseminated internally through available tools and reports, with the help of project teams
Propose the implementation of new processes/tools or improvements to existing processes/tools
Act as the point of contact for top management regarding projects
Mediate with studios when specific issues cannot be resolved by the team
Mediate with different Focus departments (marketing, business, editorial...)
Participate in the recruitment process for the Line Production team (candidate selection, test evaluation, interviews)
Coordinate the project team to gain a good overview of the project and help them step back
Test games, provide high-level feedback to the team, address global issues that should be tackled
Help the team anticipate potential risks and make the best decisions to maintain defined objectives in terms of quality, time, and budget
Provide concise reports to top management
Participate in the acquisition process
Ensure good collaboration between the supervised team and other departments
Identify blockers and issues and propose solutions
Evaluate the work of the supervised team and provide advice to enhance performance