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Divine Knockout - Release Manager (Producer)

Hi-Rez Studios is immediately hiring an experienced Release Manager to work on Divine Knockout at our studio in Brighton, UK.

The Release Manager is responsible for ensuring Divine Knockout is delivered on time and with quality. They must collect, prioritize, and track all issues that would impact the ability to go live with a game update. It will be necessary to coordinate across multiple development teams in order to resolve issues and coordinate the live update.

At Hi-Rez, you will have an opportunity to be part of an innovative environment that embraces new and different ideas. We are a passionate and enthusiastic bunch who love video games. We have incredibly talented individuals who are empowered to create, & challenged to learn. All of this means more opportunities for you to unleash your ingenuity, energy, collaboration, and dedication.

Come join the creator of the critically acclaimed SMITE, Paladins, Rogue Company, and Realm Royale as we embark on exciting new online game projects.

What our Release Managers do:

• Work with the game team, closely coordinating with Publishing Leadership to drive the build and distribution of various types of releases
• Align with Engineering Leadership on a cohesive build pipeline and build/asset delivery strategy
• Enforce branching and versioning strategy across multiple platforms and environments
• Manage the release across all supported platforms and environments
• Provide updates and visibility on the release status to the leadership team and fellow producers
• Ensure the game is being tested in full for compliance and hitting the quality targets leading up to the release
• Connect development and operations teams to quickly drive decisions.
• Work with Production to manage the tracking and communication for all phases of a release.
• Be comfortable in both roles of implementation oversight as well as hands-on engineering

Who we are looking for:

• At least 4 years as a release manager where you have shipped at least one game within a development studio
• Experience overseeing the end-to-end life-cycle of game development
• Success developing productive working relationships with team members, colleagues and external partners
• Experience managing the release management and launch of games across Steam, Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo
• Experience with project tracking software (JIRA and Perforce)
• Experience in submitting build packages to 1st parties
• Ability to effectively present and share information across a wide array of disciplines, technical expertise and senior members of the organization

Preferred candidates have:

• Experience with console developer portals, SDKs and tools.
• Familiarity with TRC and XR guidelines.