Production Director
Location
Washington
Posted
106 days ago
Salary
$212K - $319K / year
English
Job Description
• Be accountable for delivering a new game at PlayStation that reflects our committed project goals with a team that is willing and able to support the game on an on-going basis.
• Working with the General Manager, build a development roadmap outlining project staffing needs, timeline, and key feature delivery from prototype through ship and live support.
• Collaborate with feature leads and the Production team to produce regular project risk assessments and mitigation plans.
• Collaborate with other project leaders to align on standards for Production tools and best processes and drive continuous improvement as we move through development. Create and drive a vision for the future of the game's development that is aligned with the team's needs.
• Drive a consistent Production approach across the development team.
• Foster an understanding of project goals and vision within the project team and Production discipline.
• Build, mentor, and direct the production team for the project. Collaborate with them to define near-term goals. Support them in achieving career objectives.
• Cultivate an inspiring and rewarding Production culture to build one of the best places in the industry for Producers to learn and grow.
• Set standards for quality people management for the Production team and then model those standards.
• Organize, align, and drive the project production team to ensure excellence in all facets of development.
• Collaborate with other project leaders to ensure alignment with studio best practices.
Job Requirements
- Track record of delivering high-quality games as a Production Director or comparable product leader
- Demonstrable experience producing all phases (concept to launch) of large-scale, high-quality development including live game services
- Ability to prioritize and manage complex organizational and executional issues
- Champion for agile ways of working and a proven track record of applying agile concepts and practices
- Comfortable dealing with ambiguity, including effectively leading a team in spite of that ambiguity
- Demonstrable Product acumen to inform subjective product opinions
- High "EQ" and excellent people skills
- Demonstrated excellence as a communicator and facilitator
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- matching 401(k)
- paid time off
- wellness program
- coveted employee discounts for Sony products
- bonus package