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Lead Producer

Cloud Chamber is looking for a decisive and effective Producer to provide strong leadership to a globally distributed development team. As a Lead Producer you will be responsible for the smooth delivery and operation of the team’s efforts in delivering a high quality AAA game. You will own the development and optimization of workflows and production processes, lead the project’s strategic planning for external partnerships , and collaborate with the Creative Director to communicate project status, risks, and roadblocks to internal stakeholders and our publisher.

To be successful in this role you should have experience managing the efforts of a large distributed team, be able to communicate clearly and effectively at all levels, and know how to build strong partnerships. Our hope is that you will build a team of people that love what they do, collaborate effectively, and are determined to succeed.

Job Details:

• Lead a globally distributed development team across multiple locations and time zones.
• Communicate project status, risks, and roadblocks to Creative Director and Publishing leadership across all areas of responsibility.
• Manage internal and external functional leads in the development and optimization of workflows and production/tracking processes to increase efficiency and predictability while maintaining a high quality bar.
• Build and manage relationships with external vendors, including identifying partners, assist in contract negotiations, and establish budgets.
• Execute on set goals, pivoting when necessary.
• Create and maintain prioritized project schedules, budgets, and documentation at various stages of progress.
• Provide tactical support to ensure that your team is consistently tackling issues, communicating needs and opportunities, and constantly evolving best practices.
• Organize planning, feedback sessions, feature breakdowns, estimations and resourcing to ensure project goals are met.
• Direct management and mentorship of internal producers with an eye for long term career growth and development.
• Drive delivery of a polished, highly rated game on time and on budget.

Skills, Experience and qualifications:

• Experience leading successful teams. Leading distributed teams across multiple different time zones is a plus.
• Experience running cross-discipline development teams, vendors, and outsourcers.
• Ability to mediate and drive conflict resolution.
• Understand the complexities, requirements, and proven best practices of game development production.
• 7+ years of experience working with internal and external development teams in senior or lead production role with increasing leadership/management experience.
• Mastery of JIRA, Excel, Shotgun, MSProject or equivalent project management software packages.
• Motivated and self-driven.
• Able to discuss, support, and advocate for your opinions while being receptive to differing viewpoints.
• Collaborative with a team centric mind-set.
• Superior organization and time management skills.
• Work ethic focused on dynamism and collaboration.
• Deep knowledge of standard game industry development pipelines and technology.
• Ability to perform multiple tasks, set priorities, and problem solve.
• Ability to effectively and constructively partner with a diverse group of creative and technical personalities.
• Adept at building strong partnerships at all levels of the organization.

We are Cloud Chamber: a collaborative team of inspired minds who create games together. We strive to make unique, entertaining, and thoughtful game experiences that engage the world.

We believe in the beauty and strength of diversity, in both the makeup of the studio and the nature of our thinking. Our focus on open communication and overall well-being allows each of us to strive for excellence in our work, and happiness in our lives.

We’re currently making the next BioShock. Our passion and love for this iconic franchise is what brought us together. The thrill and responsibility of creating the next iteration of such a beloved game is what keeps us going.

If all of this sounds as exciting to you as it is to us, we’d love to meet you. Join us in creating worlds that move people.

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