publishing producer for puzzle games

Hypercell Games LLC.; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Карьерное развитие

Работа над популярными играми

Влияние на продукт

Работа в международной среде

Job summary

Hypercell Games LLC. ищет старшего продюсера/лид продюсерa для управления внешними студиями и разработки пазлов на паблишерской стороне.

Вы будете анализировать продукт, экономику игр, метрики и ограничения студий, формируя чёткие рекомендации по следующему шагу и приоритетам. Основная задача — держать фокус на 1–3 высокоэффективных изменениях за цикл, продвигать качество и темп выпуска через внешние команды, работать с UA и аналитикой над решениями и масштабированием.

Qualifications

• Опыт на должности Senior/Lead/Publishing Producer или Product Lead.
• Сильный опыт в мобильном F2P проекте, издательстве или продакшене.
• Практический опыт гибридных головоломок, рекламируемых головоломок или близких моделей.
• Глубокое понимание аналитики продукта, гипотез и дизайна A/B тестирования.
• Понимание монетизации и рекламных моделей.
• Сильное product judgment и умение отделять значимое влияние от шума.
• Умение влиять на внешние команды без прямого руководства и доводить изменения до релиза.
• Хорошие навыки приоритизации и способность сокращать объем без потери эффекта.
• Формулирование четких рекомендаций по продукту, а не только статуса проекта.
• Умение принимать решения на основе метрик и брать ответственность в условиях неопределенности.
• Сильные коммуникативные навыки и управление заинтересованными сторонами.
• Разговорный английский и русский для повседневной коммуникации.
• Плюсом: опыт на стороне издателя, опыт анализа данных, работа с внешними студиями, live ops, монетизация и дизайн офферов.

Responsibilities

• Own 2–4 external puzzle projects as the primary product owner on the publisher side
• Understand each game's product, metrics, economy, and the development studio's constraints
• Formulate clear product recommendations on what to do, avoid, and prioritize next
• Focus each development cycle on 1–3 high-impact changes
• Drive execution pace and quality across external studios without direct managerial authority
• Help studios improve decisions on game economy, progression, monetization, retention, and live features
• Recommend whether to continue, iterate, cut, or elevate a project or product decision
• Work with UA, analytics, and the Head of Publishing on product decisions, performance analysis, hypotheses, and readiness to scale
• Provide regular updates on project status, key risks, next steps, and decisions requiring management input
• Turn product feedback into concrete changes and follow their implementation through to release

Skills

Senior Producer

Mobile F2P product

Product analytics

A/B testing design

Monetization strategies

Stakeholder management

English & Russian

Job description

Описание

Hypercell Games is a mobile game studio behind popular hybrid-casual and puzzle titles. Its games reach millions of players worldwide.

Задачи

• Own 2–4 external puzzle projects as the primary product owner on the publisher side
• Understand each game's product, metrics, economy, and the development studio's current constraints
• Formulate clear product recommendations on what to do, avoid, and prioritize next
• Focus each development cycle on 1–3 high-impact changes instead of unnecessarily expanding the roadmap
• Drive execution pace and quality across external studios without direct managerial authority
• Help studios improve decisions on game economy, progression, monetization, retention, and live features
• Recommend whether to continue, iterate, cut, or elevate a project or product decision
• Work with UA, analytics, and the Head of Publishing on product decisions, performance analysis, hypotheses, and readiness to scale
• Provide regular updates on project status, key risks, next steps, and decisions requiring management input
• Turn product feedback into concrete changes and follow their implementation through to release

Требования

• Experience as a Senior Producer, Lead Producer, Publishing Producer, or Product Lead
• Strong experience in mobile F2P product, publishing, or production
• Practical experience with hybrid puzzles, ad-driven puzzle games, word puzzles, or closely related mobile game models
• Deep understanding of product analytics, hypotheses, and A/B test design
• Understanding of hybrid monetization and ad-heavy business models
• Strong understanding of mobile game product economics, including progression, level balance, sinks and sources, offer strategy, pacing, retention, and live features
• Strong product judgment and ability to distinguish meaningful impact from noise
• Ability to influence external teams without direct authority and drive changes through to release
• Strong prioritization skills and ability to cut unnecessary scope and focus on impactful changes
• Ability to formulate clear product recommendations rather than simply report project status
• Ability to make decisions based on metrics, challenge priorities constructively, and take ownership in ambiguous situations
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, balancing constructive partnerships with high expectations for execution
• Conversational English and Russian for day-to-day team communication
• Будет плюсом: publisher-side experience, previous product or data analyst experience, experience with external studios, partners, co-development or distributed teams, live ops and product development beyond initial testing, hybrid monetization, ad-heavy economics and offer design, managing several projects simultaneously, familiarity with puzzle games, economy-driven systems and long-term retention, working closely with UA and analytics teams, making continue / scale / cut decisions

Условия

• Support for professional development, including training and coaching
• Opportunity to work on games played by millions of players
• Real influence on product and business decisions, with responsibility for meaningful outcomes
• Ownership of multiple projects and collaboration with different development studios
• Opportunity to shape product priorities and drive changes across external teams
• Opportunity to contribute directly to the growth of the puzzle portfolio
• Supportive and warm working atmosphere within the team
• Test task is part of the selection process