Do you love it when a plan comes together? Are you able to look at a problem and identify the steps that are necessary to understanding and resolving that problem? Are you an expert at cross-platform game development through the entire production cycle? Do you love rallying and motivating a team towards shared goals to build a great game?
Blackbird Interactive is seeking a Producer to support feature delivery for a large IP. You will work with a talented team, help identify their needs, and move them from the earliest days of concept and prototypes into the full production and release.
Oversee one or more cross-discipline feature teams.
Establish and maintain team schedules, evaluating and assessing capacity on a daily basis, proactively assessing and mitigating risk.
Manage resource requirements, establish dependencies and balance priorities.
Partner with technical and creative leadership to ensure project vision, deliverables and goals are clear.
Maintain regular communication with the project team and coordinate dependencies with stakeholders.
Manage scope and quality, proactively assess and mitigate risk
Minimum of 5 years experience in a producer/project manager capacity.
Strong technical appreciation for software involved in the development of games, media or digital entertainment.
Demonstrable experience of short and long term scope and capacity management
Proven ability to prepare mitigation and contingency plans before problems occur
Passion and enthusiasm for games and game development.
Experience in various project management methodologies such as Waterfall and Agile.
Effective communication skills across all levels and disciplines.
Ability to work in a dynamic and collaborative team environment.
Excellent verbal and written skills.
University degree or equivalent professional experience.
Experience in cross-platform development environments.
At least 2 shipped AAA game projects.
Experience with Hansoft, JIRA, or other project management software tools.
Lean/Agile certifications
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Blackbird Interactive (BBI) is a creative-fueled, future-driven, independent studio - behind such games as Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak, Hardspace: Shipbreaker, and the upcoming Homeworld 3, Minecraft Legends, and Crossfire: Legion. Founded by Rob Cunningham, Yossarian King, and Aaron Kambeitz in 2010, the award-winning Vancouver studio boast its own internal CG cinematics department, led by the founder of Pixar Canada, and has also been involved in various game-adjacent projects over the years - such as Project Eagle with the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and other initiatives with the eatART Foundation and Sanctuary AI. BBI was listed among the fastest growing Canadian companies by revenue in 2020 and 2021 by The Globe and Mail and Deloitte. https://linktr.ee/BlackbirdInteractive.com
Key team members
Crispin Hands M.P.S.E.
Noah Stacey
Lee McKinnon Pederson
Simon Belton
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