Production Director

Tbwa Chiat/Day Inc; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Production Director to lead the development of innovative games that foster community engagement. This role involves refining production practices, building a strong team culture, and ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality projects. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to navigate the complexities of game development while championing agile methodologies. Join a dynamic environment where your leadership can inspire creativity and drive excellence in game production, making a significant impact on the gaming community.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Production Director or similar role in game development.
• Strong skills in managing complex projects and teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the production team to deliver high-quality games on time and within budget.
• Collaborate with project leaders to align production standards and best practices.

Skills

Game Production

Project Management

Agile Methodologies

Communication Skills

Team Leadership

Risk Assessment

Product Acumen

Job description

PlayStation isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation5, PlayStation4, PlayStationVR, PlayStationPlus, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more.

PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.

The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation.

Are you on a mission to create games that bond players together into deeply invested communities? Would you like to work on something comedic with lighthearted and whimsical characters? Do you care deeply about setting your team up to deliver on their goals in a healthy, sustainable way? Are you excited to get your hands dirty, help grow a team, and find the most effective ways to collaborate together - remotely and in-person - on a new IP and game?

As a Production Director, you will refine and continuously improve production best practices for a growing team as it works from prototype through ship and into live support. You will build the production team for the project and support your producers to ensure we deliver a high-quality game on time and on budget. You will also work as part of the project leadership team to ensure we build a healthy, open, and supportive team culture.

We look for candidates who value joining a mission-focused team with a diverse set of backgrounds, experiences, interests, and viewpoints.

Responsibilities

• Be accountable for delivering a new game at PlayStation that reflects our committed project goals with a team that is willing and able to support the game on an ongoing basis.
• Working with the General Manager, build a development roadmap outlining project staffing needs, timeline, and key feature delivery from prototype through ship and live support.
• Collaborate with feature leads and the Production team to produce regular project risk assessments and mitigation plans.
• Collaborate with other project leaders to align on standards for Production tools and best processes and drive continuous improvement as we move through development. Create and drive a vision for the future of the game's development that is aligned with the team's needs.
• Drive a consistent Production approach across the development team.
• Foster an understanding of project goals and vision within the project team and Production discipline.
• Build, mentor, and direct the production team for the project. Collaborate with them to define near-term goals. Support them in achieving career objectives.
• Cultivate an inspiring and rewarding Production culture to build one of the best places in the industry for Producers to learn and grow.
• Set standards for quality people management for the Production team and then model those standards.
• Organize, align, and drive the project production team to ensure excellence in all facets of development.
• Collaborate with other project leaders to ensure alignment with studio best practices.

Required Skills

• Track record of delivering high-quality games as a Production Director or comparable product leader
• Demonstrable experience producing all phases (concept to launch) of large-scale, high-quality development including live game services
• Ability to prioritize and manage complex organizational and executional issues
• Champion for agile ways of working and a proven track record of applying agile concepts and practices
• Comfortable dealing with ambiguity, including effectively leading a team in spite of that ambiguity
• Demonstrable Product acumen to inform subjective product opinions
• High "EQ" and excellent people skills
• Demonstrated excellence as a communicator and facilitator

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.

We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.

PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.

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