Production Director

PRODUCTION DIRECTOR

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Responsibilities:

• Oversee all of Tripwire’s internal Production
• Lead pre-production efforts to speak to project schedules and critical dates, laying production groundwork for games
• Develop schedules with internal and external teams/team leads and with executive management
• Manage projects to schedule, highlighting task priorities, departmental interdependencies, and resource issues and risks
• Maintain communications with all team members, team leads, and executive management, internally and externally
• Partner with supporting functional teams, including publishing, marketing, finance, licensing, quality assurance and customer service
• Partner with QA team closely to ensure clear flow of game from development pipeline into QA testing process
• Understand and plan for all project deliverables, including internally and externally required build and marketing/PR needs
• Identify production issues and conflicts between schedule, cost, and project scope targets and offering solutions
• Handle risk management, raising them early and often, with suggested contingency plans
• Assist in producing and maintaining the related budgets and cost forecasts for the projects
• Oversee the hiring of production staff including participating in resume reviews, interview screens and active recruiting
• Supervise the work of the production team by providing individual feedback and/or organizing group reviews to ensure that the team’s work meets quality standard and remains in line with the production vision
• Maintain a creative environment, motivate all developers, nurture team health and foster a culture of success
• Understand and contribute to company goals and core values while bringing a positive and collaborative approach to all project related activities

Qualifications:

• A minimum of 10 years in the production field as a Senior Producer or Executive Producer, and 15+ years in the video games industry
• Multiplayer games experience with post launch live ops model
• Demonstrated record of shipping multiple AA/AAA games on PC/console
• Project management experience, including Scrum, Kanban, and traditional waterfall methodologies and tools, as well as the ability to prioritize and solve problems.
• Expert knowledge of working with systems and processes that support chosen project management approach
• In-depth experience with working in JIRA
• Strong communication and inter-personal skills, leading to a demonstrated ability to work within a team structure
• Strong conflict resolution skills
• Recognized ability to build and lead large teams
• Assertive and outstanding team player with a high level of emotional intelligence
• Exhibited ability to mentor employees at all levels
• Strong knowledge of Video Game Industry/Market Awareness
• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience

Benefits:

• Profit Share
• Medical, Dental, & Vision 100% of premiums for the family covered by Tripwire
• Up to 30 days of PTO
• 16 paid Holidays
• Short Term Disability & Long Term Disability
• 401k Match
• Flexible Spending Account
• Flexible Hours
• Employee & Family Team Building Events
• Volunteer Days

REMOTE (Please note: you must meet the legal requirements to work in the USA, including visas and work permits, if you are not a US Citizen.)

Core Hours 10am to 4pm EST

Salary: Up to $150,000-$175,000 Depending on Experience