Senior Technical Producer: Performance Capture

At Rockstar Games, we create world-class entertainment experiences. 

Become part of a team working on some of the most rewarding, large-scale creative projects to be found in any entertainment medium - all within an inclusive, highly-motivated environment where you can learn and collaborate with some of the most talented people in the industry.

Rockstar Games is seeking a Senior Producer with strong communication and organization skills to join our Technical Production Team for Performance Capture. The ideal candidate is proactive with a meticulous attention to detail who thrives in an exciting, innovative, and fast-paced environment.

This is a full-time, in-office position based out of Rockstar’s NYC headquarters in Downtown Manhattan. 

WHAT WE DO

• We provide production support for our Technical Art Performance Capture Teams.
• We proactively identify and solve issues before they impact our development teams.
• We collaborate with Performance Capture Operators, Research & Development, Animators, and other technical teams to coordinate, schedule, and track actions needed to successfully achieve team goals.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Mentor and manage production coordinators across teams.
• Work closely with directors, team leads, and other stakeholders to define project priorities and scope, ensuring alignment with creative visions and technical capabilities.
• Take ownership of production efforts across multi-team objectives, providing transparency, communication and coordination between all departments.
• Coordinate roadmaps across Technical Art Performance Capture teams, directing priorities to achieve long term objectives.
• Break down large or complex tasks into meaningful sub-tasks.
• Identify all groups and teams with the necessary technical knowledge and responsibilities to cultivate relationships in order to drive a project forward.
• Ensure a common understanding and agreement on project scope and goals, and on any subsequent changes.
• Develop reports that clearly communicate project highlights and overall status for leadership and other production team members.
• Work on your own to resolve project risks, gather status, and assign work to coordinators.
• Identify ways to improve workflows, documentation, and best practices.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 10+ years of production and project management experience supporting software development teams. 
• 3+ years of experience in a management position.
• Certified and experienced in production methodologies (such as Agile/Scrum) for software development.

SKILLS

• Strong communication, self-management, and organizational skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work within a schedule and deliver deadlines efficiently and on time.
• Extensive experience hosting meetings, presentations, and workshops.
• Demonstrated ability to learn new workflows and software tools quickly.
• Experience with project tracking and bug database software.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to proactively identify bottlenecks and resolve problems.

PLUSES

Please note that these are desirable skills and are not required to apply for the position.

• Experience working in a motion capture environment.
• Familiarity of a full production lifecycle of motion capture shoots—from pre-production through post-processing and delivery.
• Experience with programming languages such as C# or Python.
• Experience in games, entertainment, tech or similar creative industry.

HOW TO APPLY

Please apply with a resume and cover letter demonstrating how you meet the skills above. If we would like to move forward with your application, a Rockstar recruiter will reach out to you to explain next steps and guide you through the process.

Rockstar is committed to creating a work environment that promotes equal opportunity, dignity and respect. In line with this commitment, Rockstar will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants with disabilities during the recruitment process in order for such applicants to be considered for the position for which they are applying, as well as to qualified employees to enable them to perform the essential functions of their roles. If you need more information about Rockstar’s reasonable accommodation policies or process, or need to request an accommodation, please contact the Human Resources Department.

If you’ve got the right skills for the job, we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from all suitable candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief, race, or any other protected category.

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