Audio Producer

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Requirements:

• 3+ years experience in the games industry
• Experience with scheduling tools (eg. Jira) and coordinating a project schedule
• Experience with managing Audio or Narrative teams
• Possess a general understanding of schedules, pipelines, and dependencies involved with developing games
• Experience in risk analysis and mitigation
• Experience with multiple project management methodologies
• Excellent project management, critical thinking, verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with all individuals; stay calm and focused under pressure
• Capable of prioritization; able to manage several important items at once, and escalate challenges when needed, without allowing anything to be lost in the process

Responsibilities:

• Work with the Audio and Narrative departments on a daily basis
• Curate and maintain game documentation
• Take initiative to identify problems, establish facts, and propose solutions
• Gather estimates and work with developers to evaluate feature complexity and risk
• Maintain close communication with department leads
• Balance day to day maintenance with long-term planning; need to recognize that production is not all about fighting fires
• Establish and communicate production estimates, including estimates for when targets will be hit
• Get to know your team: pace, velocity, progress, ownership.  Know what a critical change can do to the schedule and work with the team to determine what is best for the game