Associate Director Of Production

Job Description

We are looking for a passionate Associate Director of Production to join Treyarch's Production Leadership team in working on our unannounced, next project!

What you'll do…
• Lead all aspects of production and delivery of AAA content across multiple key pipelines
• Lead a team of Producers and APs to establish long term schedules, milestone definitions, and sprint goals
• Collaborate with production leadership to create and implement the development strategy needed to realize the high-level game vision
• Work with studio directors & leads to facilitate asset creation pipelines in delivering AAA content on time and at quality
• Efficiently communicate with leads and directors to ensure project goals and expectations are clear and realistic
• Collaborate with internal teams on post-launch strategy and asset creation mapping for launch/post-launch campaigns
• Champion team needs around workflow, tools, and pipeline improvements with the various internal (and external) groups
• Establish relationships with our publishing partners to ensure the various development, PR & Marketing needs are identified and communicated to the team

To succeed you should have…
• 10+ years of experience with the demonstrated ability to ship AAA content in a full game life cycle
• Experience managing complex schedules to support internal and external team deliveries
• Proven leadership experience, having managed teams in all stages of development from pre-production through ship and post-launch
• A track record of mentoring, managing, and developing production team members with a focus on mentorship and career growth

You'll be a great fit if your philosophy is to be…
• An adaptive planner who is forward-thinking and proactive, with the ability to identify risk early and suggest effective mitigation strategies
• A problem solver who knows how to identify, assess, and critically think through problems, and who understands when support, not direction, is needed
• A constant communicator that speaks the languages of game development. You keep stakeholders informed about project information and deliver the audience appropriate level of detail
• Collaboration focused, where you look to build bridges, accommodate a wide ranges of requests, and facilitate positive forward momentum
• Customer focused when it comes to players and colleagues. You can anticipate their needs and strive to improve their experience
• A source of motivation and direction for the team to ensure that project goals, objectives, and milestones are achieved under all conditions
• A relationship builder that proactively looks to foster and maintain inclusive, positive, collaborative relationships in the Studio

We'd love it if you also are…
• An experienced user of Shotgun, Jira and/or Confluence

Covid-19 Hiring Update: We've transitioned to a work-from-home model and we're continuing to interview and hire during this time. This role is expected to begin as a remote position. We understand each person's circumstances may be unique and will work with you to explore possible interim options.

PS, we've also got some pretty amazing office perks and benefits, like 20 vacation days and 16 holidays, 10 weeks of family leave, free lunches and snacks at our office, comprehensive healthcare, and more! Check out all the details here for more information: https://hub.activisionblizzard.com/s/us-benefits

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gxyj9q-18-191-186-72-42 in your application.