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Producer

JOB TITLE: Producer

The Producer is responsible for teams that deliver and operate a world-class experience. The Producer runs the game, or feature team(s), on a day-to-day basis; ensuring the product is in a healthy state and that the right decisions are being made at the right time. This role works with cross-functional teams to define and audit key performance indicators (KPIs). In this role, the Producer will work with the production team and studio leadership to create and implement project plans, schedules, and processes. This role entails active involvement through all phases of development including pre-production and production, live ops calendar planning, implementation, and analysis.

What You Will Do

• Utilize organizational agility and communication skills to collaborate with internal and external partner teams
• Work with the team leads to develop and maintain project backlogs, roadmaps, schedules, content plans, documentation and deliver results to meet the team's agreed upon objectives
• Effectively drive project goals in conjunction with stakeholders, the game development timeline and deliverables
• Proactively identify gaps, blockers and bottlenecks that may prevent the team from achieving their goals in a timely manner
• Track and clearly communicate progress to stakeholders
• Work with Senior Production to establish pipelines and production processes to ensure TPCi quality can be delivered smoothly and punctually
• Champion pipeline improvements and prioritization of the most impactful initiatives and deliveries
• Rely on both data and experience to make informed decisions and assess progress
• Manage prioritization of tasks, bugs, design iteration, user/tester feedback and live ops efforts
• Develop detailed requirements for major/minor enhancements, bug fixes, and feature requests from Key Stakeholders

What You Will Bring

• Experience leading a team, either internal or external, throughout the development lifecycle; bringing a successful PC/Mac/mobile game to market
• 3-4 years working on a AAA brand, with a proven understanding of the associated benefits and responsibilities
• Proficiency for making decisions in an intricate and occasionally ambiguous environment, notably in dealing with the demanding circumstances of games as a live service
• Hands-on experience with Jira and Confluence for project management, documentation and bug tracking; including setup, organization and maintenance

• A passion for making and playing great games, with an awareness of current titles and industry trends
• The skill to navigate communications with executives, partners and the team at large
• A background in trading card games (TCG) or competitive card games (CCG)s, in any role, is a plus
• Prior experience with Localization Tools or content management systems (CMS), specifically LocalizeDirect or Gridly, and Adobe Workfront is a plus

How You Will Be Successful

• Communication: Impeccable written and verbal communication with ability to translate technical information in a non-technical format.
• Bias for Action: You have an eagerness to take initiative and persist in accomplishing objectives despite obstacles and setbacks. You work to resolve requests and incidents with a high sense of urgency and ownership.
• Great people skills: You know the “how” is as important as the “what” and you aim to build effective relationships across the organizations, as well as externally with 3 rd You are mindful of diverse perspectives and engage clients in a professional manner.
• Passion & Pride in your work: You love what you do and how you can add value to your clients; You ensure consistency and quality of your work and take a methodical approach to troubleshooting and resolution.
• Logical and analytical: You’re able to distill and synthesize complex ideas into concise, meaningful information to clients. You’re adept at prioritization and project management with attentiveness to detail and consistent follow through.
• Growth mindset: You thrive in a dynamic and fluid environment because you are a self-starter who is eager to learn, grow and build something great together; building and enhancing programs appeals to you. You have a desire to stay current on technology trends and Information Technology concepts.

What to Expect

We offer a professional, fun and creative work environment. While we maintain a good balance between work and life, additional hours may be required at peak times or for specific initiatives. Travel between office locations internationally may be required on occasion, up to 10%.

The Pokémon Company International, a subsidiary of The Pokémon Company in Japan, manages the property outside of Asia and is responsible for brand management, licensing, marketing, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, the animated TV series, home entertainment, and the official Pokémon website. Pokémon was launched in Japan in 1996 and today is one of the most popular children's entertainment properties in the world.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of people so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.