Design Producer

16 Hours ago • 8 Years + • $92,880 PA - $193,320 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

The Design Producer will be responsible for producing design content within the game. They will ensure smooth feature execution by facilitating communication among designers, engineers, and stakeholders. This role requires comfort in a startup environment and involves establishing processes and building relationships with external studios. Responsibilities include planning and scheduling, coordinating team tasks and deadlines, working with senior leadership on project goals, and improving production standards. The producer will also mentor and guide the team, using leadership to motivate and encourage them. They will work within the game team and may interact with external groups.
Must have:
  • 8+ years of game production experience in various roles.
  • Experience building and shipping AAA games.
  • Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills.
  • Thorough understanding of inter-departmental workflows.
  • Expertise in documentation and communication tools.
  • Proficiency with production methodologies and project management tools.
  • Advanced to Expert conflict resolution skills.
  • Demonstrated leadership with cross disciplinary teams.
  • Self-starter, comfortable working with new teams and pipelines.
  • Able to assess project risk quickly and drive solutions.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Good to have:
  • Love of video games and game design.
  • Interest in RPG games.
Perks:
  • Free daily lunch
  • Beverages, fresh fruit, and snacks
  • 401k with employer match
  • Monthly Cell phone bill reimbursement
  • Financial wellness sessions
  • Flexible spending account
  • Team building and company outings
  • Parental leave for new parents
  • Company paid health insurance
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Wellness training
  • Travel insurance
  • Preventive care

Job Details

About the Hiring Team

Welcome to Lightspeed LA, the first U.S.-based, AAA game development studio for Tencent Games. Lightspeed LA is focused on building open-world games that emphasize an ambitious living world, sophisticated player-driven gameplay, and mature, thoughtful storytelling. We are developing the first in a series of genre-defining titles.

Why join Lightspeed LA?

For us, it's not only about the exciting, new AAA open world game we're developing but also about team values and studio culture. We foster an open and transparent environment where everyone feels comfortable providing constructive feedback about all aspects of our games.

● We encourage the showing of work that's still in progress.
● We don't attack or question unfinished work, we celebrate its promise.
● We have a No Blame Culture where we blame the problem, not the person.

This is a safe place to fail, and we don't view failure as a negative, but as the natural result of pushing boundaries and trying new things. We create together. We face Challenges Together. We succeed together.

What the Role Entails

Lightspeed LA is looking for a talented producer to help us make Last Sentinel. We are an experienced group of developers building a new game, in a new world, with a new team. We want you to help us execute a game vision that will delight our players.

Design Producer:

The Design Producer is responsible for producing design content within the incredible world we are building. They will ensure the smooth running of each feature by facilitating communication and information sharing between designers, engineers, department leads, and other stakeholders. This person needs to be comfortable in a startup environment.  They will be responsible for establishing processes and building relationships with outside studios as well. They need to work with other producers to ensure the success of the project.

Responsibilities:

  • Multi-disciplinary work within the game team with some exposure to external groups
  • Responsible for planning and scheduling of broad discipline and major feature teams
  • Coordinates tasking and status of assigned team(s) for short- and long-term deadlines--sprints & milestones
  • Works with senior leadership on coordinating the project goal
  • Help improve production goals, standards, and policies for production while also developing policies that improve the production process
  • Elevate the production team by providing mentorship and guidance
  • Use leadership skills to influence, motivate, and encourage the team

Who We Look For

  • 8+ years of game production experience in various production discipline roles
  • Have built and shipped AAA games
  • Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills
  • Thorough understanding of inter-departmental workflows and dependencies
  • Thorough understanding of the game development process
  • Expertise in documentation and communication tools
  • Strong proficiency with various production methodologies and project management tools
  • Advanced to Expert conflict resolution skills
  • Demonstrated leadership with cross disciplinary teams
  • Self-starter, comfortable working with new teams and new pipelines within a start-up environment
  • Comfortable creating structure with minimal direction
  • Able to assess project risk quickly and drive solutions
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills

Pluses:

  • Love of video games and game design
  • All things RPG

Why Join Us?

Perks and Benefits:

Just some of the benefits of working with us here at our newly built studio in Irvine, CA.

● Free daily lunch
● Beverages, fresh fruit, and snacks
● 401k with employer match
● Monthly Cell phone bill reimbursement
● Financial wellness sessions
● Flexible spending account
● Team building and company outings
● Parental leave for new parents
● Company paid health insurance
● Life and disability insurance
● Employee assistance program
● Wellness training
● Travel insurance
● Preventive care

If the above sounds like you, or if you'd like to know more about the role, we'd love to hear from you to see if we might be a good fit for each other! Contact us for more information about this exciting opportunity.

Location State(s)

California

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About The Company

LIGHTSPEED STUDIOSis a leading global game developer, with teams across China, United States, Singapore, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand and United Arab Emirates.LIGHTSPEED STUDIOShas created over 50 games across multiple platforms and genres for more than 4 billion registered users.  It is the co-developer of worldwide hit PUBG MOBILE(co-developed with KRAFTON, Inc.).LIGHTSPEED STUDIOSis made up of passionate players who advance the art & science of game development through great stories, great gameplay, and advanced technology. We are focused on bringing next generation experiences to gamers who want to enjoy them anywhere,  anytime, across multiple genres and devices.

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