Santa Monica Studio · 5 hours ago
Producer (Contract)
LA Metro Area
Full-time, Contract
Onsite
Senior Level
$62.60/hr - $93.85/hr
5+ years expSanta Monica Studio is a part of PlayStation and is recognized for its innovative game development. They are seeking an experienced producer to support the Narrative team in the production pipeline, managing deliverables and facilitating communication across teams.
Digital Entertainment
Hiring Manager
Aaron Morrison
Responsibilities
Facilitate development efforts to keep product development on schedule, at quality, and within budget
Develop and maintain project schedules, triage day-to-day production issues
Ensure regular and effective communication between teams
Breakdown and prioritize work for teams, identify problems and propose solutions, and provide data-driven impact analysis
Ensure stakeholders have proper visibility into development and are informed of any changes that may impact their teams
Maintain and improve relationships between narrative, audio, and production teams
Facilitate communication between writers and editors to ensure narrative consistency
Partner with team managers to help provide team assignments which support career growth
Support retrospective discussions to refine VO and Writing production workflows for future phases
Qualification
Required
Proven experience producing high-performing teams
Excellent organizational & prioritization skills, attention to detail
Self-starter, you approach challenges creatively and methodically, seeing them through to final resolution
Comfortable with ambiguity and iteration
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
Strong interpersonal skills – able to communicate effectively across product development and management teams
Adapts quickly to changing project priorities and emergent needs
Knowledgeable of VO and narrative production pipelines for AAA games
Up to date on current industry trends, staying current on new production methodologies
Must love games and have a passion for crafting them
5+ years of VO and / or Writing production experience in a AAA game development environment
Shipped a game as a producer overseeing VO
Familiarity with traditional waterfall production management techniques and Agile techniques, including SCRUM and Kanban
Experience with JIRA, Confluence, Perforce, and Microsoft Office (Excel)
Preferred
Experience working with performance capture and animation pipeline
Experienced with two or more published titles
PMP or equivalent certification
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Company
Santa Monica Studio
Santa Monica Studio (SMS) is the PlayStation® video game development team owned by Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE). It is a sub-organization of Sony.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageRecent News
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