Producer Heatwave Interactive

Overview

A Producer is responsible for turning a game design into a playable game for people to enjoy. He or she must enable the development team to create a product that is of a very high quality level and will act as a catalyst that takes standard functional aspects of the game ? first pass implementations made by various departments within the development team ? and turns them into top quality, world-class playable features that end users will be thoroughly impressed with. In order to do this, a producer must act as the ?glue? between departments, harness the development team?s inherent talent, keep focused on the desired game quality and deliver great results within the time constraints of the project?s schedule. A producer is a natural problem solver; a leader able to inspire others to be better than they thought they could be; and will possess a keen ability to focus on achieving the desired fun and quality expected of a AAA title today.

This is a contract position with extensive travel to countries outside the US.
Primary Responsibilities

Support COO in orchestrating development of AAA MMO-RPG
Provide leadership across departments to ensure delivery of high quality game features
Evaluate current MMO games and keep abreast of all related developments
Provide critical assessment and review of all aspects of a game
Evaluate game builds with a focus on fun and quality of experience
Interface with all departments at all levels to ensure good communication and good problem solving solutions
Taking detailed meeting notes and distributing them in a timely fashion
Contributing to the production process and helping refine production pipelines
Being a product knowledge base for the entire team

Required Experience and Skills

At least 3 years? experience as a Producer or Associate Producer within game development
Passion for gaming and creating fun
Proven success in delivering game titles to the consumer market
Passion to learn, understand, and apply new technologies
Effective, efficient communicator both verbal and written
Possesses leadership skills: good with people, understands how to motivate and inspire
Able to keep team-mates motivated
A team player with a collaborative, yet assertive, work style
Ability to consider big-picture as well as the detail
Results and action-oriented while still maintaining high quality standards
Ability to adapt quickly to a rapidly changing, fast-paced creative environment
Self-motivated, naturally exhibiting integrity and dependability

Optional Desired Experience and Skills

Broad knowledge of online gaming, game development and the gaming industry in general
Experience with Perforce, Bugzilla, MS Office & project management software
Knowledge of latest developments within the MMO genre
Experience with Agile/scrum development process

Location:	Austin, TX United States