Remote Lead Producer

Summary

Join Demiurge Studios as a senior producer or development director to lead production on our newest project! You will be an integral part of the project team’s leadership, working closely with the Executive Producer. Production leads are accountable for development execution, including development strategy, project planning, and risk management.

Requirements

• 10+ years game industry experience (or equivalent professional experience), including time as Lead Producer or Development Director
• Experience working in a leadership role through each phase of the game product life cycle (e.g. prototype, pre-production, production, launch, and live operations)
• Experience leading cohesive, creative teams ranging in size from 10 to 60 people
• Demonstrated ability to create aligned project roadmaps and timelines, and to adapt them to each phase of development
• Proficiency in driving process change under a variety of agile and fixed-time development processes
• Demonstrated ability to deliver high-quality products under budget, time & resource constraints
• History of successfully working with external stakeholders and navigating client and vendor relationships
• Ability to lead distributed teams, including a mix of internal developers, co-development partners, and outsourcing
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills, including motivation, mentoring, and conflict resolution

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the EP and discipline leads to define the development strategy and methodology
• Maintain strong connections with internal and external stakeholders, sharing progress, setting expectations, and resolving any issues that arise
• Build, validate, and maintain a clear development plan, including dependencies, milestones, and deliverables
• Proactively identify and manage project risks - in technology, timeline, staffing, and general team health
• Lead the team’s production staff on a day-to-day basis, ensuring they have clear goals and objectives and are leading their groups effectively
• Collaborate and negotiate with project leadership to evaluate trade-offs among scope, time-to-market, and quality
• Coordinate development efforts from the front line, focusing effort, driving for outcomes, and keeping your team motivated

Benefits

• Flexible work environment
• Generous PTO program including vacation days, sick days, and holidays. Earn-as-you-go plan that rolls over year to year, offering flexibility as well as the last week of December the studio closes to recharge
• A variety of medical benefits with PPO options that start on your first day of employment
• Vision and Dental benefits
• Health Savings Account (HSA) - Available if you select a High Deductible Healthcare plan
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (HC & DC FSA)
• 401K Partial Match
• Commuter Reimbursement Program for hybrid employees
• Tuition reimbursement promoting lifelong learning
• Referral bonuses
• Bonus plan