Executive Producer

Virtuos Games; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Virtuos Kuala Lumpur seeks an Executive Producer to oversee a large, multi-studio project with technical, creative and production challenges. The role requires excellent communication and organizational skills, leadership across disciplines, and strong knowledge of AAA game development and best practices in production.

Founded in 2004, Virtuos is a leading independent game developer with offices worldwide. This role sits in a fast-expanding studio within the Virtuos group.

Qualifications

• Shipped at least 2 AAA games in a production management role.
• Excellent communication and organization skills.
• Strong leadership and cross-location collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead a large project across multiple studios and disciplines.
• Oversee milestones, schedules and budgets, ensuring client expectations.
• Identify and resolve issues across studios and with the client.
• Develop trust and secure buy-in from multiple teams.
• Manage day-to-day communications with client and internal stakeholders.
• Ensure each Producer tracks schedules and holds ownership.
• Foster excellent collaboration across all studios and disciplines.
• Apply SCRUM and Agile practices to production workflows.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Leadership

Scrum/Agile

Cross-location collaboration

Tools

Hansoft/Jira

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

To be a part of Virtuos means to be a creator.

At Virtuos, we harness the latest technologies to make games better and more immersive than ever before. That is why we pride ourselves in constantly pushing the boundaries of possibility since our founding in 2004.

Virtuosi is a team of experts – people who have come together to share their mutual passion for making and playing games. People with the same enthusiasm for exploring new ideas and the constant drive to excel in their field. People who believe in earning success through dedication.

At Virtuos, we are at the forefront of gaming, creating exciting new experiences daily. Join us to Play, Grow and Win – together.

ABOUT THE POSITION

As our studio expands and the scope of our projects increases, we seek an Executive Producer to oversee a large project with multiple mandates across different Virtuos studios.

This is an ambitious project with considerable technical, creative, and production challenges. We are seeking a candidate with excellent communication and organization skills as well as strong knowledge of AAA game development and best practices in game production.

Founded in 2004, Virtuos is one of the largest independent video game development companies. We are headquartered in Singapore with offices in Asia, Europe, and North America. Specializing in full-cycle game development and art production, we have delivered high-quality content for more than 1,500 console, PC, and mobile games. Our clients include 23 of the top 25 gaming companies worldwide.

About Our Team

Officially launched in 2022, Virtuos Kuala Lumpur (KL) is home to a multicultural team of talented and passionate game developers. Led by a team of industry veterans, we cover a wide range of technical capabilities from art to engineering at Virtuos KL. As our team continues to expand, we welcome new talent at multiple career entry points to join us and make games better, together!

• Lead a large project across multiple studios and disciplines and oversee a team of producers assigned to this project across these studios.
• Be a key leader/contributor to the development team and responsible for identifying and resolving issues across studios and between Virtuos and the client.
• Develop trust and secure buy-in from multiple teams including key members of the client’s team, the development team and the business development team.
• Manage the production to ensure deliverables match the expectations and quality of the client.
• Oversee milestone content and realistic production schedules in coordination with team leads and management, across multiple locations.
• Manage change – ensuring project scope is adhered to, controlling feature creep, ensuring project is delivered in accordance with expectations, and project budget changes if necessary.
• Continuously assess risk and keep the scope of the project in line with budget and schedule.
• Manage day to day communication of matters regarding schedule, budget, change and risk with the client and internal stakeholders and make recommendations accordingly.
• Ensure that each Producer on your team is working from a tracked schedule and has a strong sense of ownership, responsibility and accountability for the quality and timeliness of their contribution.
• Ensure excellent communication, positive working relationships and teamwork across all studios within the development team and across disciplines.
• Possess the ability to leverage your position to manage effectively during busy periods, paying special attention to the efficiency, velocity and progress of the project.
• Shipped at least 2 successful AAA games in a production management role.
• Highly responsible, self-directed, detail-oriented problem solver with a desire to contribute to a creative environment.
• Outstanding organization, communication, and exceptional management skills/leadership.
• Exceptional project management practices and software, including Excel, PowerPoint, Hansoft/Jira, and Word.
• Working knowledge of SCRUM and Agile practices.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively within a large project across multiple locations.
• Previous porting experience, preferably to gen 9.
• Knowledge of technical issues in game development.
• Strong interpersonal skills, utilizing both oral and written communication.
• Proactive and positive attitude with the willingness to support the team and project.
• Strong leadership skills, able to drive various functions (e.g. Design, Art, Engineering) through the whole development process.