Senior Game Producer

Summary

Join Magic Media, a leading media, entertainment, and tech group, as a Senior Producer! This role involves overseeing game projects, ensuring timely and budget-conscious completion while maintaining high quality. You will lead and support multidisciplinary teams, manage project timelines and budgets, and guarantee adherence to project scope. The ideal candidate possesses extensive production experience, expertise in Agile/Waterfall methodologies, and strong project management skills. This permanently remote position offers flexible hours and excellent career growth opportunities within a dynamic international environment.

Requirements

• At least +5 years of experience working in a production role where you've managed cross-functional teams in the creation and delivery of projects
• Expertise in common Production methodologies (Agile, Waterfall) as well as software (Jira, Shotgun, Excel, Project, Confluence, or equivalents)
• Excellent knowledge and solid experience of using Jira in everyday work
• Deep understanding of game development, software development process, and project management practices
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, on both a personal and team level
• Self-starter. Approaches challenges creatively and methodically, seeing them through to final resolution
• An active listener. Makes decisions based on data
• A proactive outward attitude. Consistently professional, respectful, and approachable

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a multidisciplinary team
• Oversee the timelines of various departments within the gaming team to ensure that milestones are set, thoroughly planned, and achieved as anticipated
• Oversee the project’s budget by determining resource needs and expectations, monitoring actual expenditure versus planned spending, and revising forecasts
• Guarantee adherence to the project's scope
• Detect and resolve discrepancies among schedule, budget, and design objectives
• Communicate project progress to the company management team and the client
• Ensure each team member follows a tracked schedule and feels a strong sense of ownership, responsibility, and accountability for the quality and punctuality of their work
• Promote effective communication, nurture positive work relationships, and encourage teamwork

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience running multiple projects simultaneously, regardless of size
• BA degree or equivalent in management/organization
• Shipped AA and/or AAA titles, from start to finish
• Experience working in the service providing industry is a plus

Benefits

• Permanently remote position
• An opportunity to hone and improve your skills by applying them to a diverse variety of engaging projects
• Be part of an international group with offices worldwide
• Career growth and development
• Working closely with a team of like-minded people in a fast-paced, multicultural environment
• Ongoing training and professional self-improvement opportunities
• Flexible working hours
• An inclusive culture and open communication