Senior Producer

4 Months ago • All levels

Product Management

Job Description

As a Senior Producer at PTW, you will be responsible for leading projects from conception to completion, managing timelines, coordinating resources, and ensuring high-quality standards. You will collaborate with various teams, including design, development, and marketing, to synchronize efforts and maintain project momentum. Your role involves advocating for the project, managing stakeholder relationships, and communicating progress effectively. Key responsibilities include creating project schedules, identifying milestones, allocating team resources, assessing design documents, ensuring smooth communication, overseeing budgets, clarifying the product vision, using project management strategies, mentoring junior producers, addressing personnel concerns, overseeing quality assurance, conducting post-mortem reviews, participating in product demonstrations, and communicating with licensors.

Must Have:

Craft comprehensive project schedules.
Identify and monitor key project milestones.
Allocate team resources effectively.
Assess the feasibility of game design documents.
Ensure smooth team communication.
Oversee project budgets.
Clarify and share product vision.
Employ project management strategies.
Guide and mentor junior producers.
Address personnel concerns.
Examine testing documentation.
Engage in post-mortem review sessions.
Participate in product demonstrations.
Communicate with licensors.

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Title: Senior Producer

Location: Remote

The Position

PTW is seeking an experienced and dynamic Senior Producer to join our forward-thinking team. In this role, you will play a crucial part in ensuring the successful delivery of our cutting-edge projects. As a Senior Producer, you will lead the development process from conception to completion, overseeing project timelines, coordinating resources, and ensuring the highest quality standards are met.

Your role will involve collaboration with various teams, including design, development, and marketing, to synchronize efforts and maintain project momentum. You will be an advocate for the project, managing relationships with stakeholders, and communicating progress effectively.

Key Responsibilities

Craft comprehensive project schedules that align with the envisioned features, timelines, and available resources of the product. These schedules should reflect a well-structured and efficient strategy for managing all facets of game production, including design, art, programming, and more.
Identify and monitor key project milestones.
Collaborate with the Directors of Art, Programming, and Design to allocate team resources effectively and oversee the daily operations of all assigned members.
Assess the feasibility of game and technical design documents against the constraints of available time and resources.
Ensure smooth communication, both technical and non-technical, among team members and departments.
Keep open lines of communication with external departments (such as Marketing, Legal, Creative Services, and company executives) to keep them updated on the project's progress.
Oversee project budgets, while proactively identifying and resolving any potential conflicts that may arise between game features, resources/budget, and timelines.
Clarify, enhance, and share the product vision, while contributing insights for the conceptual design of games.
Employ a blend of traditional and innovative project management strategies to ensure timely delivery, exceptional quality, optimal resource utilization, and strong team morale.
Guide and mentor Assistant and Associate Producers to hone their skills and maximize their contributions.
Address daily personnel concerns for assigned team members, including performance evaluations and problem resolution, while employing standard conflict resolution techniques as necessary.
Examine testing documentation and oversee the quality assurance process.
Engage in post-mortem review sessions to highlight successes and challenges in each project, utilizing insights gained to refine processes.
Participate in product demonstrations and press engagements as required.
Communicate with licensors when needed and coordinate with the legal department on licensing matters.