Game Producer

2 Months ago • 5 Years +

About the job

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Game Producer with 5+ years experience to mentor aspiring game makers. Experience managing production teams and external resources is essential. Passion for creating high-quality games required.

Location: United Arab Emirates or Saudi Arabia (role could be remote from any location if willing to work local hours with occasional travel to the region)

Type: Part Time and Full Time

About the Position:

We are seeking an experienced Game Producer who has the instincts and experiences to support and mentor aspiring youth game makers.

The Game Producer will function as the Lead Producer for a portfolio of game projects being developed by members of the Endless Studios community. By working with university students and other aspiring youth game makers to refine their creative concepts, organize their production processes, solve problems and coordinate external production resources, you will help them bring their projects to life. Through your approach, modeling and mentorship, you will help them learn the ropes of game production and build the collaborative skills they will need to succeed in the game industry.

Key Responsibilities:

Refining creative concepts and shepherding ideas through greenlight reviews;
Creating project plans and schedules to develop concepts and create assets for participant projects;
Mentoring aspiring game makers in the art of producing and modeling effective leadership and collaboration;
Instituting project management practices to ensure quality, timely delivery of project outputs;
Working with professional, semi-professional and student-led teams to help them achieve their milestones and produce amazing games;
Sourcing and managing external development resources to augment our internal and participant teams;
Creating systems and procedures for managing project schedules and documentation;
Collaborating with game, product and educational design teams to align project content with learning and business goals;
Ensuring all key design milestones and deliverables are achieved within budgets and timeframes;
Troubleshooting challenges and conflicts as they arise;
Communicating effectively both with the game development teams as well as domain experts;
Contributing to an exciting, innovative, and supportive work environment.

Desired Experience and Skills:

Minimum 5+ years experience in a producing or project management role in entertainment or software development projects (candidates with game industry experience, including prior released titles, strongly preferred);
A background or demonstrated strong interest in coaching, training, mentoring or teaching -- and empowering -- less experienced game makers;
Experience managing and motivating production teams and delivering project milestone on time and at a high-quality level;
Experience managing external teams and integrating them with internal production resources;
Ability to communicate effectively with designers, engineers, artists and other game making professionals across geographies and time zones;
Passion for creating high-quality games that can both make money and have a positive impact for players and on our society.

It's a bonus if you have:

Shipped one or more games built in Unity;
Samples of completed Unity game projects you have directly contributed to;
Prior experience developing for or supporting learning, especially learning to make games.

About Endless Studios:

Endless Studios is a youth-centered studio where the next generation of creators apprentice with professionals to create worlds and develop games. Inspired by the collective culture of open source software communities and the creative culture of game modding communities, Endless Studios operates as a globally distributed, massively open youth-focused game making studio and learning community. Through prior products like Minecraft.Edu, Gamestar Mechanic, The Endless Mission, Terminal Two, and XPrize Connect Code Games Challenge, the founding team at Endless Studios has touched the lives of millions over the past 10 years.

Endless Studios values diverse perspectives and voices on our teams. We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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About The Company

Endless Studios

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At Endless Studios, we envision a digitally empowered future for every student. We're a youth-centric game-making studio where budding creators collaborate with professionals to develop games.

We are designed to mirror the authentic environment of a professional game studio to train technical skills like coding and design, alongside soft skills such as leadership and problem-solving. By blending game development with an enriching learning experience, we aim to nurture a community of young creators ready to innovate in a digital future.

Endless Studios' parent company, E-Line Media, was founded over a decade ago to develop games that catalyze curiosity, explore meaningful themes, and provide gateways to new perspectives and interests. Our consumer games with meaningful themes (e.g. Never Alone, Beyond Blue) and our game-based learning platforms (e.g. Gamestar Mechanic, MinecraftEDU) have reached a global audience of over 10 million players across channels and been used by over 15,000 schools and after-school programs.

Endless Network, our other parent organization, is a global network of companies, foundations, non-profits, technologists, and advocates who want to unlock human potential through technology. We are dedicated to empowering the next generation to succeed in the digital economy. We work to transform the lives of kids and young adults by expanding access to technology and information; and by helping them develop 21st century skills.