Development Director

Job Description

Development Director (Star Wars Jedi)

Founded in 2010 by the original creators of the Call of Duty Franchise, Respawn was created with the philosophy that when talented people have creative freedom, they'll make extraordinary games that achieve the unexpected.
Our shipped titles include critically acclaimed multi-platform games Apex Legends, Titanfall, Titanfall 2, Star Wars™ Jedi: Fallen Order, Star Wars™ Jedi: Survivor, and Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond. You can learn more about our studio and values at respawn.com/studio.

We're looking for an experienced Development Director who will embrace our philosophy and share their hard earned expertise to help us create an incredible experience for our players. We're picturing someone who can anchor communication across the team, manage cross-functional workflow-dependencies and risks, and help the team hit their development goals. If this sounds like you, we're looking forward to seeing your resume!

What you'll do...
• Perform as the primary production member for the UI and Tech Design departments. Ensure smooth development processes by owning their macro schedule. Closely collaborate with the department leads to track scope, progress and capacity.
• Build and maintain UI and Tech Design roadmaps and milestone deliverables by collaborating closely with Department leads and producers. Ensure other department dependencies are fully accounted for.
• Be the source of truth for all things UI and Tech Design and ensure any changes impacting other departments are swiftly communicated.
• Proactively raise project risks to the production team and project leadership.
• Facilitate productive meetings by driving the conversation towards actionable items. Communicate the outcome of these meetings to any members involved and convert any action items to tasks to be assigned out.
• Identify and help alleviate any discrepancies between department schedules and productivity towards milestones. Keep track of dependencies and raise red flags as needed.
• Facilitate communication and tracking with external partners as needed.
• Help identify and resolve team issues.
• Constantly evaluate and iterate to improve production and development processes.

Ideally you will have...
• Experience as a Producer or Development Director seeing AAA game/s through the full development cycle, from concept to ship.
• 4+ years' experience as an embedded member of a studio development team is ideal.
• Understanding of how in-game mechanics and systems affect game design and the player experience. Experience working in a multi-disciplinary environment is ideal.
• Professional experience with scheduling and project tracking software (Excel, Google suite, JIRA.)
• Off the charts communications skills.
• Willingness to learn and adapt based on team culture and pipeline.
• A very strong drive to be proactive. Always on the lookout for improvement opportunities.
• Sense of urgency and a desire to get things done.
• Ability to self-motivate and help motivate others.
• Sense of personal responsibility for knowing everything that's happening with the game, playtesting, etc.
• Familiarity with bug reporting and related software.
• Deeply organized. Grand juggler of many things.
• Strong people skills. Empathy for fixing the problems of others, respect for others' time.
• Intense passion for video games.

If this opportunity sounds like a great fit for you, please submit your resume and portfolio and we will get back to you once we have reviewed it.

In addition to opportunities for creative impact and professional growth which come with being a member of our team, working at Respawn has many other perks and benefits! Learn more at respawn.com/perks

US COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The base salary ranges listed below are for the defined geographic market pay zones in these states. If you reside outside of these locations, a recruiter will advise on the base salary range and benefits for your specific location.

EA has listed the base salary ranges it in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in the locations listed, as of the time of this posting. Salary offered will be determined based on numerous relevant business and candidate factors including, for example, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, and business or organizational needs.

BASE SALARY RANGES
• California (depending on location e.g. Los Angeles vs. Sacramento):

º $130,250 - $199,400 USD Annually
• New York (depending on location e.g. Manhattan vs. Buffalo):

º $120,450 - $199,400 USD Annually
• Jersey City, NJ :

º $147,400 - $199,400 USD Annually
• Colorado (depending on location e.g. Denver vs. Colorado Springs):

º $120,450 - $161,750 USD Annually
• Washington (depending on location e.g. Seattle vs. Spokane):

º $120,450 - $188,600 USD Annually

Base salary is just one part of the overall compensation at EA. We also offer a package of benefits including paid time off (3 weeks per year to start), 80 hours per year of sick time, 16 paid company holidays per year, 10 weeks paid time off to bond with baby, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rj4wke-3-139-103-49-42 in your application.