Who We Are:
2K develops and publishes interactive entertainment globally for console systems, handheld gaming devices, and personal computers, including smartphones and tablets. 2K is a leading publisher of today’s most popular gaming genres and most well-known for critically acclaimed game franchises like NBA 2K, WWE 2K, Bioshock, Borderlands, Evolve, XCOM, and the beloved Sid Meier’s Civilization.
What We Need:
Develop quality software products, from concept to release, and for helping to maintain the creative vision of the products for 2K Games. All candidates should be self-motivated, highly organized, and possess strong leadership and team-building skills. A Producer is a leader, capable of taking charge of a project, franchise, or external team and unifying the project or group effectively towards a specific set of goals. This role requires the simultaneous management of multiple products. The Producer is ultimately responsible and accountable for shipping products timely and to a high degree of quality whether as their direct responsibility or via their direct reports. Additionally, the Producer is encouraged to contribute to the growth of the Publishing Production group whether through improving group-wide processes or spearheading initiatives around training, or sharing their institutionalized knowledge.
What You Will Do:
- Manage and lead multiple projects or franchises simultaneously at different stages of development from concept to completion while acting as the product’s champion
- Oversee, lead and liaise with internal and external resources to meet production schedules and help maintain a coherent creative vision throughout the entire development life cycle
- Serve as a technical and business resource to other producers, assisting them in the resolution of complex problems or leading them on larger projects
- Support the strategic planning and budgeting processes for products, providing financial, technical, and creative input to management
- Work with Production Senior Management in improving development processes and standard methodologies
- Establish development priorities and deadlines
- Develop product budgets and schedules and maintain forecasts of the budget, anticipating, identifying, and resolving overruns
- Ensure adherence to schedules and budgets through enforcement of landmark approval or disapproval as per established contracts
- Assist Producers in the direction of large, strategic products
- Assist with recruiting and interviewing candidates for positions in product development
- Establish, maintain, and improve relationships with internal and external resources
- Manage and act to prevent potential conflicts between internal and external expectations for projects
- Assist and drive identifying the key product to acquire or license to support the company business goals
- Assist with coordinating game release process with internal groups across the company
- Travel, both domestic and international, is required
- Potential day-to-day direct management and mentorship of other publishing production staff including hiring, personnel reviews, etc
- Coordinate with industry-first parties (Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft) seeing projects from concept through to gold master
- Coordinate with Marketing to ensure alignment between Product Development, Developer and Marketing
Who We Think Will Be A Great Fit: