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Senior Producer

Warner Bros. Discovery

Knutsford, United Kingdom 11-14-2022
 
  • Paid
  • Full Time
Job Description
TT Games was acquired by Warner Bros. in 2007 and went on to develop the hit LEGO games franchise. The company is proud to continue its mission to be the leading publisher of interactive entertainment for young gamers and their families.

Your New Role…

As a Senior Producer at TT Games you will be a key member of the Production group on a AAA multi-platform console game. Reporting to a Production Director, you will have responsibility for scheduling, organising, and tracking work for one or more Feature Teams in a project. You will identify and deal with issues and risks, lead team meetings, and supervise the work of junior Production staff.

Working within a multidisciplinary development team, you will be analytical and rigorous; a clear communicator, and an excellent listener.

Your Role Accountabilities…
• Working with the project Leads and Directors to define, scope, plan and prioritise work in support of the project's goals
• Building long-term and short-term plans for the work of your assigned teams, while adapting to change, to help them deliver milestone work on time to the required quality
• Being responsible for the resolution, prioritisation and maintenance of tasks/ tickets within the project's Jira database
• Facilitating development meetings, ensuring outcomes and tasks are documented, and schedules are updated
• Monitoring and identifying areas of risk in the project, devising solutions and contingencies as required, and evaluating cross-team dependencies to identify and deal with areas of concern
• Motivating and encouraging contributors to make sure that they have what they need, and that high quality work and effort is celebrated and rewarded
• Managing direct reports to deliver exceptional work in a positive, constructive and enjoyable environment

Qualifications & Experience…
• Extensive Production leadership roles, in the games industry, on console projects at scale
• Experience owning the production of features/content, from concept to delivery
• Willingness to take initiative and responsibility to ensure the quality of the game is not compromised
• Experience in handling multiple tasks, risk analysis and management within the team.
• Experience working to produce a complex game, with responsibility for scheduling developers work and managing project risks
• Experience working to facilitate project management meetings – driving for alignment and clarity in outcomes with stakeholders
• Experience working to identify and improve development processes, using data to measure efficacy of results
• A self-starter who is highly organized and proactive, with excellent time management, planning, and communication skills
• Extensive knowledge of production methodologies industry best practices
• Extensive knowledge of industry-standard software (Jira, Perforce, etc.)
• Ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines
• Highly organised and proactive, with excellent communication skills.
• Practical and methodical approach to problem solving.

How We Get Things Done…

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

The Legal Bits…

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.

If you're a qualified candidate with a disability and you need a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for this position, please contact us at recruitadmin@wbd.com.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d99epk-18-217-84-171-42 in your application.