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Production Director - High Moon Studios
2 years ago
Job Title:
Production Director - High Moon StudiosRequisition ID:
R007795Job Description:
Great Games Start with Great People! This is a significant time in our company’s history - and one of the most exciting times to join us! We are seeking a passionate Production Director who will work closely with an existing production department and content teams to push our gameplay to new heights of fun and visual fidelity. This is a great opportunity to work with a passionate production team on the world’s most popular game franchises!
What you’ll be doing…
- Lead all aspects of production activities for game development, content updates, and new features on our campaign team
- Drive the completion of goals and facilitate communication, organization, and accountability across all major teams in collaboration with other disciplines and project priorities
- Manage a team of Senior Producers (including annual reviews) and provide guidance/support to ensure project goals, objectives, milestones, and deliverables are achieved
- Standardize process and status reporting methodologies for production in order to report progress and forecast dates for the Senior Development Director and the development team
- Partner with all teams and production leadership to make informed decisions on work methods, development pipeline, and priorities to ensure we hit quality within the schedule
- Participate in production leadership planning/strategizing/milestone reviews for the campaign team
To succeed you must have…
- 5+ years of senior-level production experience in game development
- Shipped at least one AAA game (preferably FPS) with responsibility for producing a significant portion of the content
- Strong organization, communication, and strategic skills
- Experience orchestrating work across art, design, engineering, and sound
- Experience managing multiple production leads or seniors
- Collaborate with team leads and directors to align priorities and create predictability in scheduling
- Experience supervising a complex project and providing insight and influence into how to deliver more effectively and mitigate risks
- Strong project and people management skills
- Be calm and able to deliberate within a highly dynamic, fast-paced environment
- Proven grasp of project management software tools (Jira, MS Office, Confluence)
High Moon Studios
Founded in 2002, High Moon Studios is an award-winning studio developing for the Call of Duty® franchise, with past development on over 15 titles including Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Warzone , Bungie’s Destiny 2: Forsaken, and Transformers: Fall of Cybertron . We employ more than 170 people in Carlsbad, CA, a seaside city in San Diego County.
Our pride is our people and the experiences we have successfully created for our fans. High Moon's talent is comprised of gifted entertainment and technology professionals responsible for some of the most successful games ever made. We have award-winning developers, published artists and specialists recognized as among the best in their fields. Our studio has a history of using innovative techniques designed to boost productivity and product quality, which in turn enhances our studio's quality of life.
High Moon Studios is wholly owned by Activision. To learn more about our studio, please visit us at www.highmoonstudios.com .
Our World
Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), is one of the world's largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media, technology and entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty ®, World of Warcraft® , Overwatch ®, Diablo ®, Candy Crush ™ and Bubble Witch ™. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in 196 countries, making us the largest gaming network on the planet!
Our ability to build immersive and innovate worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment. We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrive in order to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered!
The videogame industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.
High Moon Studios is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
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