Senior Producer (Audio/Narrative)|North America | Canada | Europe | Fully Remote

What we are looking for:

We are looking for a Senior Producer, with a passion for game development and the craft of production. Demonstrating outstanding communication and creative problem solving you will partner with the production team, Directors and Development teams across multiple locations to drive projects forward.

You will own, build, maintain and execute project plans to determine resource and scheduling needs for multiple teams and or larger areas of the game, with a focus on managing casting, recording/mocap sessions, marketing materials, and more!

This position offers a unique opportunity to collaborate with developers and to support their efforts to achieve a breath-taking gaming experience.

Requirements

What we will do together:

• Define and execute business agreements to build and manage schedules for external developer needs, including recording, motion capture, etc.
• Collaborate with other multi-discipline pod producers to understand their audio/narrative needs, as well as directly managing an implementation pod focused on project wide initiatives.
• Collaborate with localization production on schedule and delivery to ensure quality is consistent across all languages.
• Work with discipline leadership and subject matter experts to define or improve pipelines to maximize effectiveness.
• Work with publishing production to align on needs from marketing, legal, etc.
• The specific portfolio of the role will evolve and increase over time, based on the needs of development.
• Own and drive the completion of project goals, objectives and deliverables for time and quality.
• Own schedules for multi-discipline game teams being mindful of the wider strategic vision of the game.
• Monitor the balance of time and resources.
• Working closely within the production team, leads, and development teams to provide information in order to ensure that goals are achieved.
• Identify and communicate all roadblocks and bottlenecks and make recommendations for adjustment as appropriate.
• Handle day-to-day production issues to allow the team to achieve the highest possible game quality.
• Travel may be required.

What you will bring:

• At least 1 AAA title shipped, and at least 1 Live Service title from concept to beyond launch.
• At least 5 years experience working with external partners to define development engagements and contracts.
• An active interest in exploring the appropriate application of AI to game development.
• Experience working directly with development pods to ship content and features.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills (timekeeping, scheduling, etc.) with a ‘how can I help’ approach
• Excellent project management skills
• Strong proficiency with MS Office tools, Google Suite, and tracking/scheduling tools
• Excellent level of written and spoken English
• Passion for developing video games
• JIRA and Confluence expertise
• Experience working with different production methodologies

Benefits

Interested… a bit about Escape Velocity:

Escape Velocity is a team of passionate, talented developers working at a studio that offers excellent benefits, on what we believe is a once-in-a-career project with a committed publisher. But that doesn’t necessarily make us unique. What does make us special? We value the time, energy, and talent of our players and our colleagues. We want every hour spent developing and playing our games to be an incredibly rewarding and worthwhile use of your time. To that end, we are ‘Fully Remote’ and support team members nearly anywhere in the world. We prioritize honesty, even when that means sharing bad news. We strive to give everyone autonomy so they can determine how best to work and play, and we care more about what you bring to the game and studio than how many hours you’re clocking. We’re dedicated to building a culture of play, which not only makes us better game makers, but also strengthens the bonds between us all. We believe in constant improvement across all areas – from the game itself to our production design – and are constantly re-evaluating how we spend our time to ensure that we’re not wasting yours and we’re all always working on the most important things.

A few benefits you can expect from us:

• A generous PTO allowance
• Summer and Winter holidays studio closure (separate to PTO allowance)
• Private Medical & Dental Healthcare
• Private Mental Health scheme
• A generous annual Health & Wellbeing allowance
• Discretionary Studio Bonus
• Top range tech for your home set up
• Other benefits based on your region

How to apply:

Click apply and complete an application along with a Resume / CV. If we would like to move forward with your application, a member of the Recruiting Team will reach out to you and guide you through our process.

Escape Velocity is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to hiring, promoting, and compensating employees based on their qualifications and demonstrated ability to perform job responsibilities.

Applications will be considered regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief, race, or any other protected category.