Associate Production Coordinator: World & Population

Rockstar Games; Oakville; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading game development studio in Oakville, ON, is seeking an Associate Production Coordinator. This full-time role involves coordinating production efforts for global titles, liaising with teams for project management, and ensuring quality assurance. Ideal candidates have relevant experience or degrees in game design, alongside strong organizational and communication skills to thrive in a collaborative environment. Join a passionate team creating immersive experiences in gaming.

Qualifications

• Experience in quality assurance, project management, or related positions.
• Ability to communicate and comprehend technical information.

Responsibilities

• Provide production support for global titles.
• Liaise with directors to prioritize work.
• Produce reports and track project progress.
• Liaise with QA teams to coordinate testing.
• Investigate new bugs by gathering data.
• Collect and organize information for updates.
• Create and maintain documentation.

Skills

Highly motivated

Organized

Teamwork

Strong comprehension skills

Ability to write bug reports

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Eagerness to learn software

Interpersonal skills

Education

Degree/diploma in game design or a related discipline

Tools

Jira

Perforce

Visual Studio

Job description

Associate Production Coordinator: World & Population

Become part of a team working on some of the most rewarding, large-scale creative projects to be found in any entertainment medium - all within an inclusive, highly-motivated environment where you can learn and collaborate with some of the most talented people in the industry.

Rockstar is on the lookout for a talented Associate Production Coordinator who possess a passion for project management and game development.

This is a full-time, in-office position based out of Rockstar’s unique game development studio in Oakville, ON.

WHAT WE DO

• The Design team creates moments of exciting action gameplay, ultra-real slices of ambient life, and everything in between, implementing many of the complex systems that underpin our worlds.
• Our content spans many genres and types of gameplay. Our designers bring their wide knowledge of gaming, game design, and outside culture to make every aspect of our games world class.
• We assume responsibility for programming our content and systems, creating scripts which are often complex and intricate, both for single player and online games.
• We think creatively and while we work to design briefs, designers have many opportunities to shape our games from the ground up.
• We work closely with all departments, bringing together narrative, art, code systems, UI, networking, animation, audio, and many other elements to create immersive gameplay.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide production support for all our global titles.
• Liaise with directors, leads and wider teams to prioritize work and monitor the workloads of individual team members.
• Produce long-term planning reports, organize sprint meetings, track project progress, and follow up on dependencies with other departments to ensure timely resolution.
• Liaise with QA and build teams to understand and communicate priority issues to technical directors/leads, and coordinate structured testing of major new features.
• Investigate new bugs by gathering data from QA, deduplicating issues, and identifying patterns in bugs that might indicate a deeper problem.
• Collect and organize key information for daily and weekly project updates, and develop detailed reports to support other departments.
• Create and maintain documentation including meeting notes, design documents, weekly updates, emails, and video tutorials/demos for key features.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in quality assurance, project management, or other related positions.
• Degree/diploma in game design or a related discipline.

SKILLS

• Highly motivated, organized, personable, and able to work as part of a team.
• Strong comprehension skills and ability to interpret complex tasks and workflows.
• Demonstrated ability to write accurate and descriptive bug reports.
• Proven ability to communicate and comprehend technical information in both written and oral form.
• An aptitude for working in a deadline-focused team environment.
• Self-motivated and adaptable with strong problem-solving skills.
• An eagerness to learn new software.
• Great interpersonal skills. Must be able to work closely in a team setting and with other departments.

PLUSES

Please note that these are desirable skills and are not required to apply for the position.

• An interest in and passion for video game development.
• Participation in any academic or industry research or complex project development.
• Professional experience in quality assurance, software or video game development, or similar industry.
• Experience with:
  • Project management
  • Game creation or modification tools
  • Perforce or equivalent source control software
  • Jira or equivalent bug/project tracking software
  • Visual Studio
  • Batch, Python or PowerShell scripting
• Experience reading and analyzing technical output and/or crash dumps.
• Degree/diploma with a technical focus (e.g., Computer Science, Software Engineering, etc.).
• In-depth familiarity of Rockstar Games products.

HOW TO APPLY

Please apply with a resume and cover letter demonstrating how you meet the skills above. If we would like to move forward with your application, a Rockstar recruiter will reach out to you to explain next steps and guide you through the process.

Rockstar is committed to creating a work environment that promotes equal opportunity, dignity and respect. In line with this commitment, Rockstar will provide accommodations to job applicants with disabilities (or on the basis of any other protected ground under human rights legislation) during the recruitment process, as well as to any Rockstar employees in order for them to perform the essential functions of their roles. Rockstar will comply with its obligations under the Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and will provide accommodations as long as such accommodations do not pose an undue hardship on Rockstar. If you need more information about Rockstar’s accommodation policies or process, or need to request an accommodation, please contact the Human Resources Department.

If you’ve got the right skills for the job, we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from all suitable candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief, race, or any other protected category.

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