Senior Producer - Match

A NEW AND EXCITING ROLE!

We're looking for our first producer for our Match titles!

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

• Work with ESG’s co-founders and senior leadership to create the next generation of Match titles for the studio
• Support both internal studio and external studio partners
• Support both live operations and feature development
• Manage timelines, budgets & feature scope
• Embed into external development teams and escalate inefficiencies, roadblocks, timeline issues

• Own the on-time, on-track & to-spec deliverables for internal and external teams

*** Duties & responsibilities outlined above are representative, but not all inclusive.

WHAT YOU BRING:

• Demonstrated and strong mobile game industry experience and deep knowledge of industry trends, competitors, and best practices.
• Demonstrated and strong experience with project management tools (i.e. Jira, Confluence, etc.), data tools and platform tools and has the ability to lead, coach and train others.
• 5+ years of experience as a Producer in mobile games.
• Excellent writing, verbal communication, and task management skills.
• Strong understanding of Atlassian products (both Jira and Confluence).
• A solid understanding of social, F2P, and idle mobile games.
• Strong knowledge & experience of production methodologies including, but not limited to Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, and Kanban.
• Experience working in a Live-ops environment.
• Previous experience leading a multidisciplinary team.
• Superb ability to collaborate, problem solve, and build consensus.
• Excellent listener and relationship builder; strong stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to make informed decisions by leveraging metrics, SMEs, OKRs, and other resources.
• A strategic thinker who can balance between short-term and long-term priorities.
• Strong sense of urgency; willing to roll up the sleeves and jump right in to get things done.

YOU ARE:

• You are a leader, a problem solver, and you pride yourself in your tact and soft skills.
• You are curious and the sound of an impossible challenge perks your ears up.
• You embrace the chaos, are adaptable to changing priorities and love to get things done.
• You communicate effectively across levels. You know how to be high level and strategic with the CEO and bring it down to details with the development team.
• You have a natural ability to work in a fast-paced hybrid environment and handle stress appropriately.
• You are proactive and accountable - you come with ideas and solutions, not problems and shrugs.
• You challenge the status quo and are not shy to push back.
• You act with integrity and compassion.
• You ask the right questions and make decisions autonomously with little guidance from your senior leaders.

Compensation Range: $122K-$180K CAD per annum. Salary is determined by experience, skills, and capabilities.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO WORK AT ESG?

Established in 2011, East Side Games started as an indie game studio in east Vancouver. Today, we’re part of East Side Games Group (TSX: EAGR), and we’re a game developer, publisher, and technology provider. We enable creators to successfully deliver memorable mobile gaming experiences that players engage with every day. Through our proven tech kits and beloved brand partnerships, our games empower passionate fan bases to explore their favourite content in a fun, convenient medium, available in the palm of their hands.

The best part is, we’re fans first, which makes this adventure extra special. Our games and our team have the same goal; to be inclusive and for everyone. We get things done and our team is hands on to step in, listen, and support, regardless of rank. We're remote-first, with monthly Townhalls, Friday Cheers, and Learning Labs to bring everyone together as a team. Have we piqued your curiosity? Then check out our Core Values and Benefits on our website! We note that our culture is not a monolith and is ever-changing based on the folks that make up our team here at ESG.

WE’RE BUILT ON THE FOUNDATIONS OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

East Side Games is an equitable employer that values equity, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome and encourage people of marginalized backgrounds, particularly QTBIPOC folks, to apply, and will acknowledge and value the strengths you bring to foster yours and the studio's growth.

If this sounds like something you hoped for and more, and you’re enthused to build genre-defining narrative idle games, click the “Apply” button. If now is not the right time for you, but you know someone who would be a great match for us at East Side Games, check out our Referral Bonus on our website too! Let’s build great games together!

We can’t wait to hear from you!

Due to a small, but completely awesome recruitment team, only those candidates that qualify will be contacted. Thanks for your interest in ESG and we wish you the best of success in youraand