Director of Production

Kabam; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading game development company is looking for a Director of Production in Vancouver. The role involves enhancing production practices, mentoring the team, and ensuring successful execution across projects. Candidates should have over 10 years in gaming production, with strong leadership skills and experience in producing game phases.

Benefits

Extended health coverage

Flexible spending accounts

Learning and growth opportunities

PTO and parental leave

Employee assistance program

Qualifications

• 10+ years in gaming or entertainment production with a focus on leadership.
• Strong understanding of game development technologies and methodologies.
• Experience producing all major game phases and shipping at least one game.

Responsibilities

• Lead the production team and establish best practices.
• Oversee project management within the group.
• Collaborate with various departments to plan resource allocation.

Skills

Leadership

Game production

Project management

Communication

Team mentorship

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or greater in relevant discipline

Job description

Overview

At Kabam, we’re constantly raising the bar of excellence in free-to-play gaming. We hire for passion and diversity so that we can triumph in our collective skill. Our teams are made up of a fusion of personalities and interests bound together by a collaborative nature, fun-loving culture, and a drive to do what it takes to make great games. This is where you come in…

We’re looking for a Director of Production to join our team. In this key leadership role, you’ll leverage a wealth of knowledge to establish better production practices, drive overall team mentorship, and ensure successful execution across projects. You’ll be a vital partner, collaborating across all disciplines, feature groups, and with the Strategic Leaders of the company.

This role is a full-time, on-site position based 5 days a week at our Downtown Vancouver studio.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop, establish, and enhance best-practice production methodologies and tools across the studio
• Balance product and team health to maximize business outcomes
• Oversee both project management and production disciplines within the team
• Lead headcount annual planning for the studio
• Business Acumen & Leadership – Anticipate business issues to align operational priorities and allocate resources
• Remain current on competitor products, industry trends and techniques in game design
• Mentor the entire Production staff and serves as the primary advocate of the end customer
• Champion the Production discipline at the studio level and is active in building and leading the Production team
• Regularly participate in 1:1s with employees, as well as in staffing, recruitment, onboarding and performance review processes throughout the year
• Problem Solving and Decision Making – Work on issues where analysis of situations or data requires in-depth knowledge of organizational objectives. Implement strategic policies when selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results
• Establish and assure adherence to budgets, schedules, work plans, and performance requirements. Define problems and empower teams to figure out their own solutions
• Collaboration and Communication – Collaborate with People Business Partners, Resource Management Office, and Finance teams to take primary responsibility for studio resource planning
• Foster a respectful work environment through encouraging collaboration and appreciation of diversity at all levels; influence others in sensitive situations while preserving relationships
• Communicate in a clear, concise and professional manner with all levels of internal staff and external technology partners as applicable
• Act as a connector, linking senior leadership to employees through open communication to ensure all parties remain informed
• Influence Kabam Worldwide and external groups to achieve studio goals; secure consent and buy-in
• Provide timely feedback and feedforward to support the growth of employees
• Leadership – Owner of the entire Production team; member of game leads group and studio senior leadership
• Align staffing and budgeting to strategic planning, capturing short and long term objectives
• Manage activities of two or more sections or functions through a team of producers. Recommend, champion and implement organizational changes
• Resource Management – Development and headcount budgeting for the game; allocate resources to different functional areas

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or greater; specialized designation in project management, team leadership, production or other relevant discipline
• A strong understanding of technologies associated with game development and production (capabilities and limitations)
• 10+ years in gaming or entertainment production, with 5+ years in a leadership role in a mid or large sized organization
• 7+ years in a product development role
• Shipped at least one game through product development cycle
• Direct experience producing all major game phases (concept, pre-production, production, live production). Experience producing live production
• A transformative leadership style, grows and mentors teams
• Experience growing a healthy and successful delivery team in video games, software, technology, or a similar field
• Strong written and oral communication skills with solid presentation and public speaking skills

Benefits and culture

• Extended Health Coverage: effective day one, health, dental, life, disability, and extended paramedical services
• DEIB Benefits: gender-affirming care, fertility care, and related treatments
• Flexible Spending Accounts: flex credit model with options to allocate to RRSP/TFSA, Health Spending Account, and Personal Spending Account
• RRSP Matching: employer contribution matching after 90 days
• PTO and Parental Leave: paid parental leave, flexible time off, volunteering leave, sick leave, holiday closures
• Employee and Family Assistance Program: crisis management, mental health support, and wellbeing resources
• Telus Virtual Health: access to remote healthcare providers
• Learning and growth: regular lunch & learns and education stipend
• Pay transparency: pay range visibility and clear career maps
• Cool spaces: offices in Vancouver and other locations with engaging on-site experiences
• Giving back: dedicated paid day off for volunteering

Excited by this opportunity? Kabam is dedicated to growing our diverse and inclusive workforce, so if your past experience doesn’t perfectly match the listed requirements we encourage you to apply anyways – you could be a great fit for this or other positions.

We invite you to apply now and start the conversation with us. Together, we can create and support some of the best games ever made and entertain the world!

About Kabam

Kabam is a world leader in developing entertaining, immersive, and highly social multiplayer games, bringing high-quality graphics, next-generation technology, and revolutionary gameplay to players around the world.

Kabam’s games include Marvel Contest of Champions and Shop Titans, among others, with hundreds of millions of downloads and multiple awards.

Founded in 2006, Kabam has studios in Vancouver, Montreal, Charlottetown, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seoul. Kabam is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Netmarble Games.

Kabam is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and equitable workplace. Employment decisions are based on candidate qualifications and business need, not race, color, ancestry, place of origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, political belief, religion, creed, marital or family status, medical condition, genetic information, or any other protected class in accordance with applicable laws. Accommodations are provided as requested in the selection process.