Producer, Release

Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.$73K — $136K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in a Project Management, Development Manager, (Live) Producer, or Quality Assurance role.
  • Strong knowledge of the software development life cycle and game development processes.
  • Familiarity with Android/iOS release management workflows.
  • Proficiency in game production tools like JIRA and Excel.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and a passion for innovative game development.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with QA and production teams to prepare builds for release.
  • Manage the merging of code and data for public updates.
  • Assist in the bug triage process to resolve issues before release.
  • Coordinate with community management to create internal and external release notes.
  • Communicate issues to stakeholders effectively.
  • Facilitate live environment readiness for product releases.
  • Evaluate risks associated with release schedules and deployment plans.

Benefits

  • Health insurance coverage.
  • Employee wellness program.
  • Life and disability insurance.
  • Retirement savings plan.
  • Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation.
Full Job Description
Warner Bros. Games Boston is a Warner Bros. Games development studio focused on creating free-to-play games for mobile platforms. The studio is utilizing its extensive expertise in creating persistent online worlds that foster powerful social gaming communities to develop its hit mobile game, Game of Thrones: Conquest. Producer, Release WB Games Boston is looking to hire a Release Live Ops Producer to support the game development and release process within the studio. This is a production role that requires some technical know-how and a great attention to detail. The Release Producer will be part of a team responsible for regular game updates in a live setting and is responsible for improving the product delivery pipeline with a continuous delivery mindset using both process and technology. The number one priority for the Release Producer to ensure our internal and external customers within the development structure, have access to the latest content and development information with a smooth release cadence and process. The Daily • Work closely with QA, Production, internal and external teams to prepare each build release for the customer. Track work within a given deployment, organize and communicate status to key internal stakeholders. • Manage the process to merge code/data for releasing updates to the public. • Work with development, production, and QA in the bug triage process to help to facilitate the resolution of issues for release. • Coordinate with community management to create the internal and external release notes, list known issues, and make knowledge base updates. • Communicate issues to all necessary parties and key stakeholders. • Coordinate with the operations team to facilitate the live environment to support product releases. • Assess the risks of release schedule, milestones, and deployment plans to ensure the safe and reliable release of any game update. The Essentials • 5+ years in a Project Manager, Development Manager, (Live) Producer or Quality Assurance role is required. • A solid understanding of the software development life cycle, including a basic understanding of the game development process is required • Ability to guide development process pipeline to various environments and deploy to production. • Familiarity with Android/iOS 1st party release management workflow. • Strong understanding of client rollout methodology, canary client testing, and A/B testing. • Strong passion for games and an understanding of the business surrounding games-as-a-service • Experience with game production tools like JIRA, and Excel is required • Strong problem-solving skills and a passion for cutting-edge game development is required. • Excellent verbal and written communication skills are a must • Have the ability to interact with a variety of developers in tight-knit team as well as other internal teams 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. In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation, or a range thereof, for roles in locations where legally required. Actual salaries will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, location, skill set, experience, and/or performance. Base pay is just one component of Warner Bros. Discovery's total compensation package for employees. Pay Range: $73,500.00 - $136,500.00 salary per year. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Warner Bros. Discovery provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and sick time and vacation.

About Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment is an American video game publisher based in Burbank, California, and part of the newly-formed Global Streaming and Interactive Entertainment unit of Warner Bros. Discovery. WBIE was founded on January 14, 2004 under Warner Bros. and transferred to the Home Entertainment division when that company was formed in October 2005. WBIE manages the wholly owned game development studios TT Games, Rocksteady Studios, NetherRealm Studios, Monolith Productions, WB Games Boston, Avalanche Software, and WB Games Montréal, among others.
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