Production Director

Permanent contract

Cergy (95)

Position Duties
- Lead and strengthen the growing production team and build the vision to maintain the excellence of the production in an ever-growing environment.
- Overview all the productions of the studio and support the producers in their roles.
- Collaborate with design, engineering, Q/A and art teams to make recommendations and decisions regarding overall production vision.
- Continuously assess risk with producers to identify project's risks and provide mitigations.
- Support the production teams to manage the project budgets : identifying resource requirements and expectations, tracking actual project spend versus planned spend and continuously updating projections.
- Support the production teams to manage change : ensuring project scope is adhered to, controlling feature creep, ensuring project is delivered in accordance with expectations, and project budget changes if necessary.
- Manage communication of projects progress to the studio head, the division head and internal senior management teams, as well as clients.
- Ensure that each member of the production team has a strong sense of ownership, responsibility and accountability for the quality and timeliness of their contribution.
- Ensure excellent communication, positive working relationships and teamwork within the development teams and across disciplines.
- Support the producers and the studio management in their relationships with the clients.
- Coach and mentor junior production staff
- Work closely with the Studio Management to identify the projects that will help the studio fulfil its growth objectives.
- 8+ years experience at a senior level working in AAA game production (shipped at least 2 AAA console title).
- Experience with leading a team with emphasis on collaborating with Senior and Executive level leadership.
- High level of accountability, with a desire to strongly contribute to a creative environment.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the capacity to adjust to the audience (team, internal or external stakeholders). A proven record in client relationship management is a plus.
- Experience with complex projects and tracking KPIs, including budget and plannings.
- Critical thinking, and analytical skills to resolve complex issues.
- Excellent decision-making capabilities.
- Exceptional project management practices including excellent knowledge of SCRUM and Agile practices.
- Strong ability to work under pressure.
- Skills to quickly master proprietary tools and development processes.
- Ability to take direction and criticism.
- Desire to foster a dynamic and collaborative team environment.
- Natural inclination to lead and mentor a team.
- Excellent understanding of the games industry and game development.

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