About the role
Role Overview
The Producer III leads cross-discipline teams across one or more projects and acts as the central point of contact between clients, studio leadership, the project team, and all stakeholders. Ensures development is coordinated so projects are delivered on time, on budget, and meet or exceed quality expectations.
This is a full-time temporary role with the possibility of extension or conversion to regular full-time employment after six months.
Department & Logistics
- Department: Production
- Employment Type: Fixed Term - Full Time
- Location: Eugene, OR
- Workplace type: Fully remote
- Compensation: $80,000 - $96,000 / year
Responsibilities
- Own the estimation, budgeting, planning, prioritization, and scheduling of tasks related to the development of software projects, from concept to release and live operations.
- Track project schedules and budgets against contractual commitments.
- Identify critical path risks and issues, develop and implement mitigation plans as necessary.
- Drive and improve project development pipeline and workflow.
- Provide clear project vision, goals, and objectives to the project team and stakeholders.
- Facilitate communication and coordination between internal/external project resources to eliminate roadblocks and ensure successful task completion.
- Utilize senior-level project hard/soft skills, including Analytics and ROI-informed recommendations and decision-making, contract review and management, and cost analysis.
- Work with project team and QA to manage bug assignment, priority-setting, and progress towards resolution.
- Provide regular status reports, communicates progress and risk to studio leadership.
- Complete project retrospectives/post mortems as assigned.
- Drive department processes through documentation and advocacy; work with Production Director to refine and optimize existing processes and/or create new processes as needed.
- Provide Producer mentorship and training as needed.
Skills, Knowledge, and Expertise
Must Haves
- Strong communication skills both written and verbal.
- Exceptional project management practices and software expertise.
- Ability to provide critical feedback on projects against goals and strategies.
- Ability to resolve conflict both on the team and between the team and client.
- Growth mindset/learns from mistakes.
- Proactive about customer needs.
- Curiosity about the gaming industry as a whole, and other PW projects.
- Able to maintain composure and poise in a stressful, fast-paced, ever-changing dev environment.
- Self-motivated, managed, and organized.
- Capable of working with and managing a team in a hybrid (mixture of on-site and off-site) work environment.
- Deep understanding of the development process in all discipline areas.
- Financial and business acumen.
- Motivated by careful, objective, & detail-oriented work.
- Ability to motivate very large and or multiple teams to perform at a high level.
- Expert use of Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Jira, and Confluence including generating reports and charts.
- Professional Experience with Unity, Unreal or other game engines.
- Strong interest in the industry and a desire to create high-quality interactive experiences with an eye toward a successful product launch.
Nice-To-Have Skills
- Experience in a Live Operations environment in a Production role.
- PMI PMP Certification.
- Certificate of completion of Game Development or any University degree, or equivalent practical experience.
Education & Experience Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience in a software development Producer and/or Project Manager role.
- Previous experience with video game development, including completing five development cycles (Pre-production, Production, Post Production, Live support) and shipping of at least three (3) titles.
Benefits & Perks
- Medical, Dental, and Vision.
- 401K with employer match.
- Employer Paid Life Insurance Policy.
- Generous Paid Time Off.
- 18-20 Paid Company Holidays.
- Relocation.
- Paid Parental Leave.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Fitness Club Discounts.
- Sports Team Sponsorship.
- Annual Company Events.
- Project Wrap Parties.
Working Environment
Pipeworks Studios supports a flexible working environment. Roles allow for a choice of work location: remote, in office, or hybrid.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Pipeworks Studios recognizes the importance of creating an environment where all employees feel included and empowered. The studio values unique experiences and perspectives and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.
Candidates are encouraged to apply even if they do not meet every listed qualification.
About Pipeworks Studios
Founded in 1999, Pipeworks creates innovative, cross-platform live games for publishers such as Microsoft, Sony, Activision, and Electronic Arts. The studio focuses on transformative gaming experiences and values entrepreneurial game creators.