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Executive Producer - Toys for Bob

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Toys for Bob is a band of inventors, makers, and magicians who have been developing whimsical AAA console games for more than 30 years. We play in a former military hangar that’s been converted into a colorful, tiki-themed, dog-friendly paradise just 20 minutes north of the San Francisco Golden Gate bridge.

Best known for inventing the “Toys-to-Life” genre with Skylanders® , we are a team of out-of-the-box thinkers who are driven to create memorable new experiences that inspire joy through levity and play. If you love games, are great at what you do and don’t take yourself too seriously, we’d love for you to be part of the family!

Toys for Bob is wholly owned by Activision. To learn more about our studio, please visit us at www.toysforbob.com, on Facebook and @ToysForBob on Twitter.

Your Mission:

Toys for Bob is seeking a uniquely qualified Executive Producer to join our team in creating the next generation in our history of award-winning, best-selling games.

The Executive Producer should have extensive experience with console and PC game development processes for products which are online multiplayer and run GAAS. This individual must be a leader as well as a team player, highly organized, self-motivated, and detail oriented with great follow-through skills and the ability to prioritize and manage large complex organizational and executional issues. Superior strategic, operational, and verbal/written communication skills are a must.

Responsibilities include forging strong, successful partnerships with internal and external development teams (including day-to-day communication and management as necessary), managing licensor requests and feedback, helping to manage QA efforts internally, supervision and guidance for the internal production team, and closely tracking submission and approval process with the Developer, 1st Party Partners, and other stakeholders. The Executive Producer will ensure that milestones are delivered on-time, on-budget and complete as per the approved Development plan, and that the approved submissions maintain a high standard of quality and brand integrity. In addition, this individual will also be supporting various post-launch support efforts from the Developer and any ongoing content development.

Project Planning

• Create, maintain and enforce overall project plan containing all key milestones and associated deliverables in conjunction with production staff and project leads.

• Craft, monitor and maintain development team structure and staffing needs across multiple projects.
• Work with department managers to establish key constraints and goals for production and maintain key project documentation.
• Regular risk assessment of project plan, performing revision of goals, estimates and resources where appropriate.
• Manage all milestones and deliverables ensuring they are on time and high quality.

Publisher & Studio Liaison

• Partner with Publishing’s Production teams on reporting, project direction and communicate regularly with Publishing’s executive leadership team.
• AIign with stakeholders on key project quality expectations.
• Collaborate on project milestone planning in line with key publisher/marketing deliverables.
• Form relationships with multiple studio development teams within the Activision Blizzard King organization to align production goals and milestone deliverables.
• Collaborate with senior studio management and work within high-level budget and resource constraints.

Production Team Management

• Guide and empower the production team to:

• Create and maintain production schedules based on overall project plans.
• Implement formal checks and balances to identify risk.
• Oversee regular milestone and project goal reviews.

• Regularly explore opportunities to improve team wide efficiency in tools, general practices, and communication pipelines.
• Manage, coach and develop production staff to ensure growth and expand the talent base.
• Oversee the QA manager and QA department.

Team Leadership

• Facilitate and drive effective communication channels between discipline leads.

• Mentor team leads on critical thinking, time management, communication, delegation and risk assessment skills.
• Establish regular practices and tools for departmental quality control.
• Arbitrate conflict resolution on cross-departmental goals and dependencies.
• Lead studio-wide communications and updates.
• Create a culture that provides continuous feedback, support and empowerment; foster positive working relationships with an emphasis on communication.

Quality Control

• Establish and be accountable for high-level project goals.
• Maintain awareness of competitive titles, features and technology within the industry.

• Prioritize, balance high level publisher expectations against resource constraints.
• Enforce objective quality control assessment and practices.
• Achieve quality targets for titles.
• Provide regular risk assessments to senior and executive management with respect to quality, schedule, budget, and other relevant aspects of production; resolve issues and conflicts in these areas.

Studio Management

• Partner and collaborate with Studio Heads on day-to-day studio operations.

• Interface with Corporate Finance, Facilities and IT as needed.

Player Profile:

• Strong communicator:
  • You will be the HUB for information requiring best in class/timely communications.
  • Strong and effective communication with multiple teams is required including external development teams and Marketing, PR, Sales, Supply Chain, Activision Executives, etc.
  • Provide day-to-day management, mentorship and leadership to Production team and the studio helping resolve issues and develop overall skills
• Strategist with the skills to execute:
  • High business/financial acumen
  • Start-up/business owner mindset
  • Never afraid to roll up your sleeves to get the job done
  • Facilitator who clears roadblocks in front of your team or the development team

• Exceptional Project Manager:
  • Strong project and time management skills with a proven ability to focus on priorities, solve complex problems, juggle multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
  • Deadline driven and detail-oriented – a strategic thinker with a high attention to detail.
  • Must excel at following up on task completion, identifying dependencies and disseminating information to staff and management.
  • Ability to set priorities and meet deadlines while working under tight schedules in a high-stress environment.
  • Ability to create, maintain, and track comprehensive project schedules.
  • Ability to identify and resolve conflicts between budget, schedule and design goals.
  • Ability to identify, communicate and mitigate risks.

Skills and Experience:

• College degree or equivalent preferred.

• 10+ years’ experience in console videogame game production; at least three AAA console game shipped at a Senior Producer. At least one AAA, Gen-8 title shipped.
• Minimum 5+ years’ prior experience at a Senior Producer level or equivalent with a game developer.
• Game Development experience, through an entire product’s development from Concept to Street.
• A strong background and understanding of multi-platform video game production preferred.
• Knowledge of Perforce, Maya, Photoshop and Unreal development a plus.

• Practical experience in setting, guiding and evaluating multiple styles of production processes.
• Experience with multiplayer games and games as a service.
• Excellent leadership, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Solid knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Knowledge of MS Project a plus.
• Fluent in French a plus

Our World

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), is one of the world's largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media, technology and entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty ®, World of Warcraft® , Overwatch ®, Diablo ®, Candy Crush ™ and Bubble Witch ™. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in 196 countries, making us the largest gaming network on the planet!

Our ability to build immersive and innovate worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment. We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrive in order to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered!

The videogame industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.

Activision is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.