Producer I

2 Months ago • 2 Years + • Game Production • $85,800 PA - $115,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

The Producer I at 20th Century Games is responsible for leading the production process of games across mobile, console, and PC platforms, collaborating closely with external development partners. Key responsibilities include managing project schedules, tracking milestones, reviewing game proposals and content, ensuring brand consistency, and facilitating communication between internal and external teams. The role involves obtaining approvals from various stakeholders, including designers, art directors, and franchise partners. This position also requires leading presentations, demos, and providing support for live service titles, working closely with the Senior Producer on larger projects. Occasional domestic and international travel is required.
Must have:
  • 2+ years game production experience (mobile, console, PC)
  • Shipped games with live operations
  • Understanding of all development phases
  • Strong communication & negotiation skills
  • Project management & risk assessment
  • Experience with external partners
  • Familiarity with 20th Century Franchises
Perks:
  • Health and savings benefits
  • Educational opportunities
  • Disney-provided extras

Job Details

Job Summary:

About the Role & Team

The Producer I is responsible for providing product leadership, guidance, and support to external product partners for games across mobile, console, and PC gaming platforms.

This person is directly responsible for owning products within 20th Century Games and managing the production process in support of the partner's vision, including external partner onboarding and management, collaborating and coordinating ideation, project tracking, managing all internal/external product communication and product deliverables, overseeing milestone reviews, collaboration with other business units, production/content approvals, & management of live service support.

This production work entails providing clearly communicated feedback on game proposals, project schedules, and content roadmaps; coordinating feedback/approvals from internal game designers, art directors, and franchise partners for games based on upcoming and existing TWDC franchises.

The Producer I will primarily lead small to medium scale products, support live service/live operated titles, and additionally assist the Senior Producer in the management of components of larger projects.

The ideal candidate is a self-starting, team player, who can draw upon a background as both a game maker and gamer, able to articulate feedback and clearly communicate information to external partners and internal stakeholders. This person can identify opportunities and challenges in the production process and will help the organization manage a portfolio of games based on 20th Century Games IP, especially based on 20th Century TV Animation and television properties.  

This role will occasionally require on-site support with external development partners with domestic and international travel.

What You Wll Do

Game Production

  • Driving assigned titles within 20th Century Games and being the key day to day contact for those projects. Responsible for establishing, maintaining, and enhancing relationships with internal and external cross functional groups to ensure maximum brand equity in 20th Century properties and to deliver high quality/brand-enhancing products that meet franchise, financial and schedule goals.

  • Analyze and track product development schedules, perform milestone reviews, track all submissions, and submit weekly written progress reports on each assigned title.

  • Review and analyze feedback generated by creative team members and the senior team, including periodic self-review of gameplay builds, on all partner submissions covering all aspects of the product, including art direction, gameplay and franchise feedback and approval. Responsible for obtaining consensus across stakeholders. 

  • Lead presentations and product demos as necessary to peers, management, and other stakeholders.

  • The Producer I works closely with the senior members of the Production team to collaborate with partners on new interactive product concepts, including concept design and game identity.

Brand & Franchise Management

  • Provide brand guidance to external partner teams balancing the needs of the game and the authenticity of the 20th Century Franchise’s characters and worlds.

  • Collaborate with internal and external partners to ensure maximum brand equity in 20th Century IP that deliver innovative, high quality/brand-enhancing products across art, sound, story and game design.


Required Qualifications & Skills

  • 2+ years of experience specifically in product development/production of Console/Mobile/PC games or other entertainment.

  • Has shipped mobile, console, and/or PC games with live operations components.

  • A practical understanding of all phases of development: concept, pre-production, production, and post-production/live-service with a creative eye able to communicate game ideas and improvements to our partners.

  • Partners closely with Producer III/Sr. Producer in managing relationships with external partners, identifying and solving day to day product issues.

  • Ability to make confident, intelligent, and difficult decisions that reflect a solid understanding of the business goals and strategies.

  • Previous experience interfacing with partners/developers, understanding team structures and roles, production pipelines, and common challenges in producing high-quality interactive products.

  • Detail oriented and able to manage multiple projects at different stages of development.

  • Strong negotiation, change management, and conflict resolution skills.

  • Able to identify/assess risks and strategies to mitigate and escalate as necessary.

  • Strong sense of ownership, flexibility, and urgency.

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

  • Experience with Excel, Word, PowerPoint / Keynote.

  • Passion for the latest games and game platforms (Mobile, Console, PC).

  • Demonstrate affinity and familiarity with 20th Century Franchises, including Live Action Films, 20th TV and TV Animation, FX, National Geographic, and others.

  • Strong interpersonal skills with emphasis on building productive relationships with external partners, managers and peers.

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Additional Information: 

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The hiring range for this position in Glendale, CA is $85,800 to $115,000 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

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