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Producer (Collective)

Job Summary:

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Producer to join the innovative and exciting Square Enix Collective initiative. In this role you will be responsible for ensuring that each game reaches market on time, delivers on the business goals and is produced to the highest possible level of quality.

The Producer (Collective titles) is the key Square Enix point of contact for external development and platform teams and is tasked with understanding the needs and requirements of developer, platforms and Square Enix; to help maintain and build a strong relationship between the developer and Company; and ensure the best possible results at release for all parties. You will work on multiple assigned projects at any one time, all at differing stages of the development cycle.

If you are a highly organised and motivated Producer able to lead on several projects concurrently, we want to hear from you.

Requirements

Key Deliverables:

• Work hand-in-hand with other members of the Collective team (internal and external), deliver the game to the specification, on time and on budget while refining plans as the game evolves throughout development to achieve commercial success.
• Ensure games are thoroughly tested by QA teams prior to release, and that releases are fully prepared for submission to platform holders. This may include first-party submissions, store setup, asset creation & management, and copy-writing store text. Continually challenge assumptions, with input on process and design decisions, and proactively drive development and delivery of the product.
• Provide coordination and direction to developer where needed, ensuring the developers’ visions are always in alignment with our own; feeding back to internal teams where necessary, and offering advice on best practice for development.
• Responsible for arranging user / focus tests and making formal change recommendations based on the results as needed.
• Building project budgets and negotiating costs with external suppliers as requested.
• Create, implement, manage, assess and approve regular developer milestones and project goals in conjunction with the other members of the production team to expose exactly where the game is and exactly what is left to do.
• Schedule and maintain any document production plans and processes in coordination with the internal Production Team and other stakeholders.
• Drive definitions, targets and quality benchmarks for the final product;
• Work with the developer and project stakeholders to predict, identify and resolve problems before they occur, all project risks and mitigation strategies should be clearly documented and communicated on project reports.
• Design, plan and present a variety of PowerPoint and code demonstrations for both internal and external uses as needed throughout the development cycle.
• Work with our usability testing teams to identify strategies and plans to measure and trend the quality for each key feature over time while ensuring we understand where the quality of the game will land on release.
• Conduct regular mid-mortems and a final post-mortem while sharing the findings with the wider group.
• Contribute an active understanding of market trends, patterns and customer requirements in international markets for games and hardware.
• Manage EULAs and provide production input into contracts.
• Perform due diligence on prospective developers, and travel where necessary to meet new teams, evaluate pitches and make recommendations back into the business; be at ease representing Collective at industry events, contributing to conferences with networking, meetings and stage presentations as appropriate.
• Perform game evaluations; produce feedback and recommendations and be an internal evangelist for new projects with internal stakeholders, alongside other members of the Collective team.
• Identify key stakeholders at platform holders and other industry businesses and develop strong networking relationships with them.
• Develop and mentor other Production staff as appropriate; provide assistance to other members of the Collective team as needed.

Key Stakeholders:

Director of Indie Publishing; development partners; internal Collective team; internal Square Enix teams; external Collective partners.

Knowledge & Experience:

Essential:

• A proven track record of producing successful and published video games (3+ years of direct, relevant experience; working with indie developers useful but not required, as long as understanding of indie businesses and people can be demonstrated).
• Understanding of a variety of business models.
• Knowledge of game production methodologies, pipelines and technical requirements.
• Strong understanding of the gaming space, as well as the technologies and general processes required for game production, and trends in player habits.
• Able to draft excellent project briefs, content specifications, and process documents.
• Strong project management and leadership experience.

Desirable:

• Educated to degree level, or equivalent.
• Console experience.
• Programming knowledge.
• Industry relationships with format holders and development studios.
• Multiplayer expertise.

Competencies, Skills & Attributes:

Essential:

• Ability to deliver game developments on time, budget and to quality.
• Demonstrates passion, commitment and a high level of energy, in addition to a strong sense of ownership and urgency.
• Ability to articulate ideas, information and know-how with ease and clarity.
• Advanced written and oral communication skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail – ability to own, track and monitor the progress across every aspect of development.
• Results oriented, self-motivated and extremely well organised.
• Strategic as well as delivery focused. Must have the ability to plan, act and respond quickly as well as having the ability to see and consider the bigger picture.
• Relishes working in a fast paced, constantly changing and evolving environment.
• Creative and customer focused individual who understands and is diligent with using data to drive product decisions.
• Commercial acumen; ability to deliver results.
• Ability to generate ideas and translate these ideas into commercially viable products.
• Impactful and charismatic, with ability to influence and persuade, plus a professional and credible demeanour.
• Excellent collaborative skills, while comfortable and adept at working with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrates passion for delighting customers with fun and exciting games.
• “Consumer first” attitude and approach.
• Team player / approachable, with clear ability to build both internal and external relationships and is persuasive and effective at communicating with all levels of the business (from external developers to internal C-level).
• Always works to the best of ability.
• Very strong experience with Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and particularly Excel.

Other:

Essential:

• Follows industry trends and developments.
• Must have a passport and be able to travel; expect around 8 weeks travel per year minimum, including industry events (trade and consumer).
• Fluent in English.