Executive Producer

About Ringtail Team 3

Are you driven by the desire to build something that empowers others to create and explore? Ever wish to be part of a team that is genuinely dedicated to enabling players to share their creative ideas, dreams, and visions with a global audience? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you.

We’re on the lookout for an Executive Producer to join our team at Ringtail Interactive, a place where we’re pioneering the future of creative gaming. SCAPE, our flagship product, is an innovative, community-driven platform built from the ground up to be the quintessential virtual world! SCAPE will facilitate exploration, creation, collection, and discovery, equipping players with an extensive array of design tools, and enabling them to craft games, experiences, and much more. Creators can confidently share their work with the world, secure in the knowledge that their creations are protected and, most importantly, remain their own.

Our team stands out for its innovation and excitement about the future we’re building. If you’re feeling inspired by what you’ve read and would like to join it, we’re eager to hear from you!

About the role

We are hiring an Executive Producer to take over the leadership and synchronization of internal and external projects through all milestones; from fresh concepts through to release.

As the Executive Producer, it will be among your responsibilities to ensure the delivery of high-quality games within the established budgets and timelines by managing and aligning external game projects and additional third parties. You will be reviewing and approving project milestones working with their leadership teams to ensure targets are met.

In this role you will build and lead a team of producers of varying seniority, constantly maintaining a high level view of the projects handled by the team by identifying and communicating of product goals, progress of the individual projects, their quality, and risks. While fostering a collaborative and productive work environment.

In addition, you will take charge of stakeholder communication, both internally and externally, and keep strong, open communication channels with your stakeholders. This will include marketing and communications teams, to coordinate the positioning of products towards players and marketplaces.

Job Responsibilities:

Production Process:

• Manage a portfolio of the company’s game development projects within a defined product category.
• Work directly with business development on Developer Agreements (including the creation of product Milestone Schedules) and communicate production related issues to the appropriate parties.
• Serve as the executive contact with assigned external developers throughout the production process and oversee developer’s high-level production processes.
• Oversee the review, comments and approval of milestone submissions.
• Budget management against individual product P/L’s.
• Develop strong relationships to establish and maintain a reliable and timely flow of information and materials to all parties as necessary.
• Identify and establish required asset pipelines on the production side to ensure timely delivery of assets as required to promote and publish the finished product.
• Maintain a risk register that is regularly updated and communicated out, while forging mitigation plans and strategies should they come to fruition.

Strategic Planning:

Work with the CPO with regard to:

• Creation, implementation and management of more companywide production processes, policies and procedures.
• Identifying and/or selecting quality development partnerships for the production of future projects.
• Analyse competitive products and new business opportunities and make recommendations to C-level management.

Communication:

• Coordinate and align with all necessary departments and divisions to facilitate execution of projects and materials in a professional and client-centric manner. This includes keeping top management apprised of the product's status.
• Work closely with the appropriate staff to research and identify and/or obtain clearances for all materials needed for Sales, PR, Marketing and Distribution use.
• Keep all key stakeholders informed of product status and vision through the preparation and presentation of appropriate project materials (including milestone updates, work-in-progress presentations, etc.).
• Manage brand assurances of assigned products adhering to companywide standards and brand approval requirements.

Due Diligence:

• Participate in the due diligence process for external development partners.
• Represent Production during all Milestone Assessment stages, updating on activities and risks for assigned projects.
• Personnel Management:
• Recruit your own team to fulfill the requirements
• Write and complete timely performance reviews.
• Mentor and develop Senior Producers, Producers, and Associate Producers.
  
  

Who Are You?

You are a senior games industry professional who has a clear track record of delivering large scale game productions. You also have a drive to build things from the ground up and enjoy having many things going on at once. You are a strong leader with good mentorship skills and have a structured approach to stakeholder management.

About Ringtail Interactive

Ringtail Interactive is at the forefront of redefining what’s possible in game development, supported by a small yet rapidly expanding team. Our diverse departments are hard at work on various projects, ranging from a high-quality game platform designed for creators of all backgrounds to our groundbreaking Anything-to Anything technology – and that’s just the beginning.

Our team comprises a global community of seasoned professionals, all united by a shared passion for gaming. As we continue to strengthen our core team, we’re poised to take significant steps in shaping the future of our projects. Every member of our team can make a tangible impact on the products we share with the world, fostering a culture where innovation and collaboration are at the heart of everything we do.