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About the job:
As a Producer at Blind Squirrel Games, you will play a crucial role in the successful delivery of game projects. Your responsibilities will include overseeing development processes, ensuring efficient communication, managing project resources, and maintaining project timelines. You will work closely with leads and stakeholders to ensure projects meet quality standards and are completed within budget. Additionally, you will contribute to the studio's culture of transparency and improvement while mentoring junior team members.
Must have:
- Experience as a Producer developing software
- Passion for creating high-quality video games
- Excellent communication and leadership skills
- Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize
- Proactive, inquisitive, and problem-solving abilities
- Excellent risk management skills
- Understanding of game development methodologies and processes
- Hands-on experience with project management software (JIRA, Excel, MS Project)
Good to have:
- At least 2 years' experience in a production role in video game development
Description
Blind Squirrel Games (BSG) is a proud, independent studio that joins forces with developers and publishers seeking an innovative partner in creating quality games. At BSG, people are our purpose, so we prioritize an inquisitive, proactive, and collaborative work environment for all our squirrels. We operate as a hybrid-remote studio, allowing our developers the flexibility to crush milestone goals at the studio or within the comfort of their own home. We currently have studio locations in Irvine, California; Austin, Texas; and Auckland, New Zealand.
Skills and experience are highly valued at BSG, but we recognize that talent is a product of hard-work, resilience, and a growth-mindset. We champion individuals who have demonstrated they have the grit necessary to overcome challenges and subscribe to the notion that inclusion breeds synergy and innovation. To us, diversity isn't a metric—it's a must!
Location: This is a full-time position available to work in Irvine, CA.
Salary: The salary range being considered for this role is $80,000-$91,000. This base pay range is for the U.S. and is not applicable to locations outside of the U.S. Actual amounts will vary depending on experience, performance, and location.
PRODUCERS AT BSG…
As a Producer at Blind Squirrel Games, you will perform as a production expert responsible for the successful operation and delivery of project work from internal and external teams.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
This role will include the following responsibilities:
- Ensuring the development processes for your team operate effectively and efficiently.
- Acting as a vital conduit of information across the team, studio, and external clients, making sure they are kept informed of project status and any issues or needs.
- Working with the leads and stakeholders to ensure projects are adequately resourced and completed on time, within budget and to a high level of quality.
- Working with project leads to create goals and schedules and track progress towards major milestones.
- Supporting and helping to improve our culture of transparency, constant improvement, and empowering support.
- Being aware of any issues that affect the performance of your team and diligently removing any impediments to team success.
- Managing and mentoring more junior members of the production team so they reach their full potential and achieve their long-term career goals.
To succeed at this role, you will need to demonstrate the following:
- Experience as a Producer developing software.
- Passion and commitment to making top quality videogames.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Strong leadership and team building qualities.
- Impeccable organizational skills with the ability to constantly juggle different needs in the right order of priority.
- A disposition to be pro-active, inquisitive, independent and solve problems in an urgent manner.
- Excellent, intuitive risk management skills with a strong desire to identify and solve potential issues before they occur.
- The ability to see the bigger picture and be detailed orientated as required.
- Understanding of the functions and relationships between different departments in a game development studio.
- Understanding of different game development methodologies and processes.
- Hands-on experience with industry standard project management software such as JIRA, Excel, MS Project, etc.
The following experiences or knowledge will be to your advantage:
- At least 2 years’ experience in a production role as a videogame developer.
Blind Squirrel Entertainment, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Eligibility to participate in benefits and perks may vary depending on position term and location.
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$80.0K - $91.0K/yr (Outscal est.)
$85.5K/yr avg.
Irvine, California, United States
About The Company
Blind Squirrel Games is an independent video game studio located in Orange Country, CA; Austin, TX; & Auckland, NZ.
We are a team of passionate and talented game developers dedicated to creating AAA gaming experiences across all platforms. Our high-quality HD remasters have reshaped and reimagined some of the most storied titles in the industry. We build original creations that will become memorable titles for the future.
