Nintendo

Background Producer (Retro Studios)

Nintendo • $110K — $130K *
Austin, TX 78745In-Person
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of experience in game development as a Producer or Project Manager with cross-discipline teams
  • Deep understanding of AAA game development pre-production and production phases
  • Knowledge of art content pipelines and their interactions with design and engineering
  • Proficiency in ShotGrid/Flow
  • Strong interpersonal skills with a supportive demeanor
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication abilities
  • Effective time management skills

Responsibilities

  • Support Environment, Lighting, and VFX teams in defining and prioritizing work
  • Facilitate meetings and resolve blockers for cross-discipline teams
  • Collaborate with Leads and Stakeholders to organize and track development efforts
  • Coordinate sprint and milestone planning and retrospectives
  • Analyze team velocity to improve sprint planning accuracy
  • Communicate project status and inform long-term milestone strategies
  • Refine risk mitigation strategies in collaboration with leadership
  • Work with QA for build deployments and documentation

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AAA game projects
  • Collaborative and supportive team environment
  • Access to professional development and training resources
  • Flexible work schedules
  • Comprehensive health insurance options
Full Job Description
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:
  • Support Environment, Lighting and VFX teams to define, track, and prioritize work based on product readiness, critical path needs and development priorities.
  • Support cross-discipline teams and initiatives by facilitating meetings, taking notes, resolving blockers and capturing/following up on action items.
  • Work with Leads, Feature Owners, Stakeholders, and dependent groups to capture, vet, organize, prioritize and track development work.
  • Coordinate and run sprint and milestone planning, reviews and retrospectives.
  • Track team velocity and scope-versus-capacity data to improve forecast accuracy for future sprint and milestone commitments.
  • Communicate high-level status (on track, at risk) and use historical data to inform strategies to hit long-term milestone goals.
  • Share and refine risk mitigation strategies with Department Directors, Lead Producer and VP of Development.
  • Collaborate with other producers and departments to establish and refine content pipelines and development processes.
  • Coordinate with the Quality Assurance department for build deployments and build notes.

* This job description outlines primary duties and requirements and is not intended to identify all tasks that may be performed; individuals occupying the position may be required to perform other duties. The company may modify job duties from time to time, either in practice or in writing.

SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS:
  • 7+ years of experience in game development as a Producer or Project Manager of cross-discipline teams.
  • Deeply familiar with pre-production and production phases of AAA game development
  • Deeply familiar with art content pipelines and how they overlap with design and engineering disciplines.
  • Deeply familiar with ShotGrid/Flow.
  • Excellent soft skills with a firm yet supportive demeanor.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Excellent time management skills.

PREFERRED SKILLS:
  • Familiarity with tracking efforts executed by external studios/vendors.
  • Familiarity with Excel.
  • Familiarity with Miro or similar collaborative whiteboard solutions.
  • Familiarity with Jira, Confluence and other Atlassian products.

About Nintendo

Nintendo Co., Ltd. is a Japanese multinational consumer electronics and video game company headquartered in Kyoto. Nintendo is one of the world's largest video game companies by market capitalization, creating some of the best-known and top-selling video game franchises of all-time, such as Mario, The Legend of Zelda, and Pokémon.
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Size
6,071 employees
Industry
Media
* Ladders Estimates

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