Double Fine Productions is currently looking for a Producer in our San Francisco Development Studio. Producers at Double Fine provide organizational leadership to their teams to set them up for success. They help guide the creative process, problem-solve, manage scope, and bring our amazingly talented people together to make high-quality games that showcase the incredible creativity and uniqueness of our staff.

Double Fine strives to be an inclusive company. We believe that a diverse team leads to the best games and highly encourage folks from underrepresented groups to apply.

About the Role:

The Producer's primary responsibility is to own the production duties for a new unannounced project. This Producer will need to be self-directed, highly organized, and detail-oriented with a strong desire to contribute to a uniquely creative environment. They will tenaciously champion their team's needs and work to ensure a positive, collaborative work culture where people feel productive and fulfilled.

Qualifications:

You possess a solid understanding of the process of making games, including tech, art, and design pipelines
You have shipped or taken a product to market
You have excellent written and verbal communication skills
You operate with a growth mindset and value curiosity
You understand the importance of empathy in the workplace.

In This Role You Will Be Responsible for:

Organization - Establish clear, comprehensive, and thorough organizational processes for development on a game to be released simultaneously on multiple platforms
Schedules - Work with project leadership to create schedules and define milestone deliverables from Pre-Production through launch
Quality - Ensure the project is meeting the quality standards of the Studio
Resolution - Identify and resolve conflicts between schedule, budget and creative goals
Staffing - Work with the art, audio, design and programming leads to ensure proper project staffing
Tracking - Create and track project tasks and progress. Identify bottlenecks and risks during production and recommend options to mitigate them
Pipeline - Coordinate task interdependencies to ensure timely and accurate asset flow
Testing - Organize internal playtests, gather feedback, and convert that feedback into action items for the team
Balance - Collaborate with the Director of Development and other Producers to define development processes and pipelines that support healthy work-life balance while ensuring maximum team productivity across the Studio
Contracting - Manage external developers and contractors to their contractual requirements

Pluses:

A passion for playing and making video games
Technical, artistic, and/or design background
Experience with a variety of project management tools such as Jira, Confluence, Syncsketch, Slack, Favro, etc
Expert knowledge of game industry hardware and software trends
5+ years of production experience at a game development studio

Benefits

The Annual Salary Range for this role is $106,000 - $127,000 dependent upon experience.

Double Fine's benefits package includes unlimited PTO, Mental Wellness stipend, extended family leave, 401(k) matching, and watching Tim's facial hair evolve over time.

Double Fine is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in our hiring practices, employment, programs, and activities. Resume Review Period 7/9/24 - 7/23/24

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