Producer
Blackbird Interactive
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Canada
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Salary
💰 CA$80,000 - CA$100,000 per year
About the role
- Oversee one or more cross-discipline feature teams.
- Establish and maintain team schedules, evaluating and assessing capacity on a daily basis, proactively assessing and mitigating risk.
- Manage resource requirements, establish dependencies and balance priorities.
- Partner with technical and creative leadership to ensure project vision, deliverables and goals are clear.
- Maintain regular communication with the project team and coordinate dependencies with stakeholders.
- Manage scope and quality, proactively assess and mitigate risk
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years experience in a producer/project manager capacity.
- Strong technical appreciation for software involved in the development of games, media or digital entertainment.
- Demonstrable experience of short and long term scope and capacity management.
- Proven ability to prepare mitigation and contingency plans before problems occur.
- Passion and enthusiasm for games and game development.
- Experience in various project management methodologies such as Waterfall and Agile.
- Effective communication skills across all levels and disciplines
- Ability to work in a dynamic and collaborative team environment.
- Excellent verbal and written skills.
- University degree or equivalent professional experience.
- Experience in cross-platform development environments.
- At least 2 shipped AAA game projects.
- Experience with Hansoft, JIRA, or other project management software tools.
- Lean/Agile certifications
Benefits
- four-day work week
- in-studio, remote within Canada, and hybrid work arrangements as permanent options
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
project managementscope managementcapacity managementrisk assessmentcross-platform developmentAgile methodologyWaterfall methodologycontingency planninggame developmentAAA game projects
Soft Skills
effective communicationcollaborationleadershipproblem-solvingorganizational skillsteam managementinterpersonal skillsadaptabilityenthusiasmpassion for games
Certifications
Lean certificationAgile certification