Production Director

2 Months ago • 8 Years + • Game Production • $200,000 PA - $301,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Production Director at PlayStation, you'll refine and improve production best practices for a growing team, building a new IP from prototype to launch and live support. Responsibilities include building and mentoring the production team, creating project roadmaps, conducting risk assessments, collaborating with project leadership, fostering a positive team culture, and ensuring on-time and on-budget delivery of a high-quality game. You will champion agile methodologies and drive consistent production approaches across the development team. The ideal candidate possesses a strong track record of delivering high-quality games and has experience leading large-scale projects, including live game services. Excellent communication, people management, and problem-solving skills are essential.
Must have:
  • Deliver high-quality games
  • Experience in all phases of game development
  • Agile experience
  • Strong leadership and communication skills
  • Manage complex issues
  • Build and mentor production teams
Perks:
  • Medical, dental, vision
  • Matching 401(k)
  • Paid time off
  • Wellness program
  • Sony product discounts
  • Bonus package

Job Details

Why PlayStation?

PlayStation isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Plus, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more.

PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.

The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation.

Are you on a mission to create games that bond players together into deeply invested communities?  Would you like to work on something comedic with lighthearted and whimsical characters?  Do you care deeply about setting your team up to deliver on their goals in a healthy, sustainable way? Are you excited to get your hands dirty, help grow a team, and find the most effective ways to collaborate together - remotely and in-person - on a new IP and game?

As a Production Director, you will refine and continuously improve production best practices for a growing team as it works from prototype through ship and into live support. You will build the production team for the project and support your producers to ensure we deliver a high-quality game on time and on budget. You will also work as part of the project leadership team to ensure we build a healthy, open, and supportive team culture.

We look for candidates who value joining a mission-focused team with a diverse set of backgrounds, experiences, interests, and viewpoints.

Responsibilities

  • Be accountable for delivering a new game at PlayStation that reflects our committed project goals with a team that is willing and able to support the game on an on-going basis.
  • Working with the General Manager, build a development roadmap outlining project staffing needs, timeline, and key feature delivery from prototype through ship and live support.
  • Collaborate with feature leads and the Production team to produce regular project risk assessments and mitigation plans.
  • Collaborate with other project leaders to align on standards for Production tools and best processes and drive continuous improvement as we move through development. Create and drive a vision for the future of the game's development that is aligned with the team's needs.
  • Drive a consistent Production approach across the development team.
  • Foster an understanding of project goals and vision within the project team and Production discipline.
  • Build, mentor, and direct the production team for the project. Collaborate with them to define near-term goals. Support them in achieving career objectives.
  • Cultivate an inspiring and rewarding Production culture to build one of the best places in the industry for Producers to learn and grow.
  • Set standards for quality people management for the Production team and then model those standards.
  • Organize, align, and drive the project production team to ensure excellence in all facets of development.
  • Collaborate with other project leaders to ensure alignment with studio best practices.

Required Skills

  • Track record of delivering high-quality games as a Production Director or comparable product leader
  • Demonstrable experience producing all phases (concept to launch) of large-scale, high-quality development including live game services
  • Ability to prioritize and manage complex organizational and executional issues
  • Champion for agile ways of working and a proven track record of applying agile concepts and practices
  • Comfortable dealing with ambiguity, including effectively leading a team in spite of that ambiguity
  • Demonstrable Product acumen to inform subjective product opinions
  • High "EQ" and excellent people skills
  • Demonstrated excellence as a communicator and facilitator

 Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Notice for more information about how we process your personal information, and your data protection rights.

 

At SIE, we consider several factors when setting each role’s base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location. 

Please note that the base pay range may vary in line with our hybrid working policy and individual base pay will be determined based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. 

In addition, this role is eligible for SIE’s top-tier benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products. This role also may be eligible for a bonus package. Click here to learn more.

This is a flexible role that can be remote, with varying pay ranges based on geographic location. For example, if you are based out of Seattle, the estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.

$200,000 - $301,000 USD

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.

We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond. 

PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.

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Sony Interactive Entertainment pushes the boundaries of entertainment and innovation, starting from the launch of the original PlayStation in Japan in 1994. Today, we continue to deliver innovative and thrilling experiences to a global audience through our PlayStation line of products and services that include generation-defining hardware, pioneering network services, and award-winning games. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, with global functions in California, London, and Tokyo, and game development studios around the world as part of PlayStation Studios, we believe that the power of play is borderless. Sony Interactive Entertainment is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation.  


For more information about our company, please visit SonyInteractive.com. For more information about PlayStation products, please visit PlayStation.com.

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