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Producer

Uken is looking for a Producer to join the team. This position is responsible for ensuring the health, quality and delivery of multiple new games at Uken. This includes overseeing a smooth process and roadmap that is transparent, leading to ownership and accountability on the team. This position reports to the Director of Game Development.

You’ll be working on meaningful things like:

• Crafting and maintaining a process for the team; creating/maintaining a workflow for the team
• Owning and organizing task backlog across releases
• Setting roadmap (structuring of current, near-term, and future plans)
• Organizing and guiding the schedule and release plan for the project quarter by quarter
• Guiding and managing development/performance of direct reports in QA and Art

Your background should include:

• 3+ years experience in a Producer role for a published game title(s) (mobile, AAA or PC)
• Project management experience including gathering requirements, setting a schedule, tracking progress, giving feedback and setting deadlines
• Comfortable and advanced knowledge of JIRA, Google Suite and other software for project management (e.g. Asana, Trello, Basecamp)
• Experience leading teams and/or managing team members including development and coaching
• Experience working with external partners/stakeholders is an asset
• Experience with Unity is an asset

We believe in a fun & meaningful work environment:

• You'll be equipped with a high-end laptop, monitor and mobile device
• Competitive salary and stock options
• Full health, dental, vision coverage
• Fully catered breakfast, lunch, and a snack filled kitchen (in-office)
• Uken social nights including social mixers, games night and more...
• Office based or home based work options
• Convenient location at the corner of Front and John St.

About Us

Uken builds games that people everywhere love. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? and Jeopardy! World Tour are the top 2 trivia games, engaging millions of global players every month.

We consider ourselves data driven designers, technologists, and artists. Through collaboration, we pair the craft of design with feedback and data to deliver a pace and rhythm in each game session that immerses our audience and leaves them wanting more. We have a quirky, nerdy culture that fosters creativity, collaboration, quality ideas, and a data driven mindset. We believe in moving quickly and improving constantly and that mantra is reflected in the weekly updates we make to our games and internal technologies. We have an appetite for pushing technical boundaries but with a focus on practical use.

We take entertainment seriously.

Uken welcomes applications from visible minority group members, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, and others who would contribute to the further diversification of our team.

Uken is committed to offering reasonable accommodation to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at jobs@uken.com