Producer

6 Months ago • 5 Years +

Game Production

Job Description

Virtuos seeks a Producer with 5+ years of experience managing large internal teams in video game development. Responsibilities include defining and communicating product vision, managing the product backlog, organizing and coordinating diverse teams (designers, artists, coders, etc.), ensuring smooth collaboration, proactively addressing problems, maintaining communication with clients and management, setting goals and milestones, addressing legal issues, controlling product quality, managing localization, and identifying/solving risks. The ideal candidate possesses strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills, a deep passion for video games, and experience working in multicultural environments.

Must Have:

5+ years experience as Producer
Manage large internal video game teams
Define and communicate product vision
Manage product backlog
Strong leadership and communication skills

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PLAY, GROW and WIN

To be a part of Virtuos means to be a creator. 

At Virtuos, we harness the latest technologies to make games better and more immersive than ever before. That is why we pride ourselves in constantly pushing the boundaries of possibility since our founding in 2004. 

Virtuosi is a team of experts – people who have come together to share their mutual passion for making and playing games. People with the same enthusiasm for exploring new ideas and the constant drive to excel in their field. People who believe in earning success through dedication.

At Virtuos, we are at the forefront of gaming, creating exciting new experiences daily. Join us to Play, Grow and Win – together.

Responsibilities

To be very clear on the product vision, able to communicate with the Production Director and local team about it. The producer has to establish a clear product vision to the entire team to be sure that there are no misunderstandings.
As the owner of the Product Backlog, the producer has to make user story list with leads and directors’ support. The producer must ensure that the description for user story and priority are clear enough
Responsible for organizing the team, which includes designers, Artists, animators, coders, sound designers, leaders, directors, and producers, to work properly, by organizing meetings, discussions, feedback, and communication.
To make sure everybody knows how to work together, what the process is and how the process is executed, by collaborating with directors and leads
To frequently check if everybody is on the right track. Checking, discussing, and communicating with the director/lead to generate solutions when there is a problem
To react and communicate to relevant people when there is a problem, no matter if the problem can be internally solved or not
To frequently communicate with client and top management team in order to erase any misunderstanding or get outside help
To set goals and milestones for the entire game, with well understanding about the game market, competitors, and constraints
Responsible for any potential legal issues with leader and directors’ help
Responsible for the product quality, to control quality in all aspects of the game with leader and directors’ help
Responsible for setting up the localization process, handling the localization kit and localization delivery with leader and directors’ help
To communicate with stakeholder and the team, to figure out potential risks and come out with solutions

Qualifications

Possess a minimum of 5 years’ experience as a Producer, managing large internal teams within the video game industry (Software Engineers, Artists, Designers, Audio Specialists, Senior Project Managers, Associate Producers etc.)
Good working knowledge of Video Games and an understanding of how game software is made
Mature personality, able to manage relationships at a senior level and appreciate multicultural working environments
Creative, pragmatic and able to find the best solutions to overcome obstacles and ensure project development
Strong leadership skills, able to drive various functions through the whole development process
Excellent organizational and analytical skills to deliver quality projects within tight deadlines
Strong project management capability
In-depth knowledge and passion for video games
Highly motivated and enterprising
Great communication skills
English proficiency preferred
Expert in Microsoft Excel or Equivalent