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Senior Producer

Ghost Story Games is a self-publishing game development studio owned by Take-Two Interactive, located in the greater-Boston area.
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Job Description

Ghost Story Games, a self-publishing game development studio owned by Take-Two Interactive, is seeking a Senior Producer to join their team in the greater-Boston area. The ideal candidate will have experience owning areas of production for PC and/or console titles in the shooter, RPG, or strategy genres. They should be able to construct and drive schedules, identify issues proactively, and be empathetic with the player to push for a quality game experience.

The role involves leading other producers, owning pipelines throughout all production phases, and facilitating cross-discipline communication. Key responsibilities include scheduling and maintaining day-to-day tasking, preparing regular status reports, and identifying and resolving efficiency issues and dependencies.

Qualifications include multiple years of experience as an in-house Producer, having shipped at least one title through all production phases, and experience leading other producers. The ideal candidate will have outstanding communication and project management skills, ability to build and maintain project timelines, and experience with various project management tools like Microsoft Office, Hansoft, Jira, and Confluence.

Ghost Story Games offers a great company culture, growth opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) with company match, employee stock purchase plan, and various perks such as fitness allowance and free games.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the studio behind award-winning games like System Shock 2, BioShock, and BioShock Infinite, and contribute to their next project. If you're passionate about narrative first-person shooters and have the skills to lead production in a creative and innovative environment, this could be the perfect role for you.

Last updated a year ago

Responsibilities For Senior Producer

  • Own pipelines to drive your production department throughout all phases.
  • Schedule and maintain day-to-day tasking of departmental and interdisciplinary teams.
  • Facilitate cross-discipline communication and provide regular team-wide updates.
  • Prepare regular reports on the status of production areas, including recommendations to ensure development goals are satisfied.
  • Proactively identify efficiency issues and dependency problems when encountered and propose and implement solutions for resolution.
  • Understand and communicate issues facing various types of gameplay, artistic and technical considerations in order to identify and drive solutions.
  • Comprehend any changes in scope, priority or direction, and holistically understand and articulate the knock-on effects throughout development.

Requirements For Senior Producer

  • Multiple years of experience as an in-house Producer.
  • Shipped at least one title as part of a development team through all phases of production.
  • Experience leading other producers.
  • Outstanding communications, project management and relationship-building skills.
  • Ability to build and maintain project timelines and milestone documentation, supervising the progress of department milestones and individual tasks against those schedules.
  • Validated experience producing and leading cross-functional creative development teams and resources while meeting quality and schedule goals.
  • Familiarity with traditional production-management techniques.
  • Strong organizational and prioritization skills, attention to detail, process knowledge and ability to multitask.
  • Experience with Microsoft Office (emphasis on Excel), Hansoft, Jira, Confluence and other project-tracking and bug-database software.
  • Passion for narrative first-person shooters a plus.

Benefits For Senior Producer

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401k
Education Budget
  • Great Company Culture
  • Growth opportunities
  • Medical (HSA & FSA), dental, vision insurance
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Commuter benefits
  • In-house wellness program
  • Learning & development opportunities
  • Charitable giving platform with company match
  • Fitness allowance
  • Employee discount programs
  • Free games & events
  • Stocked pantries