Associate Producer (External Development - Contract)

Santa Monica Studio is seeking an associate producer for the development of a new unannounced title!

An Associate Producer supports and manages scheduling and the day-to-day production of the internal development team. Responsibilities include collaborating with producers, senior producers, creative leads, directors and studio managers to develop and maintain a specific discipline or project plan to determine resource, budget or schedule needs.

Support and/or Manage internal game development:

• Responsible for specific phases or portions of product development from design through final approval
• Apply working knowledge of Product Development needs to enhance creative relationships, guide the development of new technologies and track progress
• Work with Senior Producers to plan and troubleshoot production resources
• Support development efforts to keep product on schedule and within budget
• Schedule and maintain tasking of departmental and interdisciplinary teams
• Communicate between team members, consultants, inter-company and external resources

Support and/or Manage day-to-day production issues through analytic thinking and information gathering:

• Break down large or complex tasks into meaningful subtasks
• Assimilate diverse information and assess the impact of creative initiatives on the project
• Identify all groups that may be affected by an aspect of the project, and involve them - actively solicit their input and follow up through execution
• Hold regular meetings with the project teams and individuals to discuss status, resolve issues and share information
• Partner with senior members of the team to ensure a common understanding and agreement on the project scope and objectives and on any subsequent changes

Contribute to current and future Product Development needs:

• Foster and enhance creative working relationships with internal development team
• Work with team managers to understand and support team members' growth objectives. Escalate any personnel issues to senior producers and team managers
• Participate in the yearly performance review process
• Follow necessary processes and procedures for product development to ensure SIE company-wide policies are adhered to

Project Management:

• Working knowledge of project schedules and milestone documentation, monitoring the progress of department milestones and individual tasks against those schedules
• Excellent organizational & prioritization skills, attention to detail, process knowledge and ability to multi-task
• Experience with JIRA, Confluence, Hansoft, Microsoft Office (Project and Excel), Bug tracking databases (JIRA, DevTrack)
• Familiarity with Agile techniques such as SCRUM, and traditional production management

Communication & Collaboration:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively across Product Development and Management teams
• Interpersonal and facilitation skills o Able to adapt quickly in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

Industry:

• Knowledgeable of current industry trends: stays up-to-date on competitive products and best practices
• Must love games and have a passion for creating them!

• 3+ years of industry experience in game production with one or more published titles as Associate Producer or above
• Prior experience working with large development teams desirable
• 4-year undergraduate college degree or equivalent skill set

• AAA experience

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