Production Manager - VFX & Lighting Splinter Cell

Job Description

Our Studio:

Ubisoft Toronto is one of the largest development studios within Ubisoft, employing talented people from around the world. We create worlds and tell stories that grip you, inspire you and challenge you. Since opening in 2010, we have shipped innovative game projects on some of Ubisoft's biggest brands: Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs, For Honor and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell.

Are you looking to work with enthusiastic experts who are tackling industry-changing challenges in entertainment and beyond? At Ubisoft Toronto, we are always striving to get better, be better and do better – embracing innovative ideas, exploring new technologies, and working together courageously and collaboratively.

Job Description

We're working on a Splinter Cell remake, assembling a team with passion, drive and respect for the trifocal goggles. This is an opportunity to be part of a treasured franchise, rebuilt on Ubisoft's Snowdrop engine to deliver next-generation visuals and modernized stealth gameplay, while preserving what's at the heart of the Splinter Cell experience.
On being a Production Manager at Ubisoft Toronto

As a Production Manager at UbiTO, you'll guide the team producing Visual Effects. You will also oversee the Lighting team, creating and placing these impactful components in the game, aligning with other content teams to adhere to the broader vision.

Support direct reports, while being responsible for defining, planning, prioritizing, communicating, and tracking project deliverables. You have a wide perspective of the production of assets: a realistic grasp of your team's capabilities, thorough understanding of interdependencies, knowledge of steps to be taken, and awareness of where to focus energy. You support your team by fostering a supportive environment and ensuring they are prepared and able to ship quality content to our players on time.

What you'll do as a Production Manager at Ubisoft Toronto
• Partner with the core team to understand the overall game vision & requirements;
• Work with the Production Director and Associate Producers to develop the production strategies to ensure your team(s) are delivering to the best of their abilities;
• Define and plan the project scope of your specific deliverables in conjunction with the Missions and Features teams;
• Regularly meet with your team to allocate tasks, discuss progress and setbacks, communicate milestones, prioritize deliverables, present updates, address concerns, give direction and gather feedback;
• Track, monitor, and asses the production schedule; rescoping & adjusting your strategies when need be;
• Provide your team with all they need to work efficiently and achieve quality through documentation, tools, pipelines, reviews, and communication channels;
• Organize the approvals and debugging of deliverables and keep other teams up to date on progress and issues;
• Connect with other production managers to ensure consistency, remove blockers, and mitigate risks;
• Prepare and evaluate post-mortems to continuously improve our production processes;
• Take part in recruitment to build your team and foster professional growth and career progression for your assigned Production Managers and overall teams;
• Carry out the annual evaluations of your team members.

Qualifications

We know that skills and competencies show up in different forms and can be based on different experiences. If you are excited about the role, we strongly encourage you to apply even though you may not have all the qualifications listed below.
• Solid knowledge of VFX and Lighting pipelines, and the technical implications of their implementation across several disciplines such as level art, level design and audio;
• Experience working with VFX and/or Lighting disciplines is an asset;
• Knowledge of the Office Suite and familiarity with project management software like Jira;
• Ability to balance shifting short-term priorities and long-term goals;
• A highly collaborative, attentive, empathetic, and solution-oriented spirit. Many teams will depend on yours and you will need a mindset that ensures smooth communication and collaboration via your processes;
• Excellent time management, organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills;
• A high sense of organization and follow up;
• Critical thinking, curiosity, resourcefulness, and plenty of flexibility;
• knowledge of Waterfall and Agile methodologies are a plus.
• Around 3 years of management experience (or other relevant experience):

We Offer:
• A hybrid, flexible work model
• Five weeks of vacation + one week office closure around the December holidays
• An enhanced parental leave program
• Comprehensive Total Rewards Package:
• Disability Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Extended medical insurance
• (Optional) RRSP contribution
• Relocation Assistance (If Applicable)
• Bonus (If Applicable)

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r0q67m-216-73-216-105-42 in your application.