Lead VR Producer - Twisted Pixel - Meta

Summary:

Twisted Pixel Games is looking for an experienced Lead VR Producer to assist in delivering our next Virtual Reality and AAA game! Signature traits of Twisted Pixel Games games involve humor and a flair for originality with emphasis on strong, expressive character designers and immersive gameplay. The entire team is very collaborative and ideas come from anywhere and anyone. The Lead Producer will ensure execution and on-time delivery of projects in partnership with the Executive Producer and Game Director. The ideal candidate will have proven leadership abilities, excellent communication skills, excellent skills in project management, organization, time-management, and can knowledgeably and effectively lead production in scheduling, budgeting, and business design to determine the best course for a team. Candidates will be results-driven while balancing the fun of making games.

Required Skills:

Lead VR Producer - Twisted Pixel Responsibilities:

1. Provides strategic leadership and guidance to Production team to ensure we are effectively auditing development plans and milestone goals, including tracking and mitigation of critical development risks and continuously improving our processes to suit our culture and project needs

2. Proactively identify gaps in development coverage, as well as identify minor and major risks, propose mitigation solutions, and escalate to Executive Producer and Directors all while executing against ambitious targets

3. Manage milestones and deliverables, addressing day-to-day production issues to allow the team to deliver items on time and achieve the highest possible game quality

4. Work cross-functionally to gather requirements, collect feedback, and assist in breaking down complex initiatives into simple, compelling designs with actionable steps and proper estimated schedules/timelines

5. Collaborate with Managers/Directors concerning personnel issues and individual team member growth, such as meeting task expectations, actively tasking individuals toward determined growth goals

6. Develop timelines and milestones of projects, breaking down technical and creative needs into do-able tasks

7. Keep team motivated and engaged through recognition, conflict resolution and relationship building

8. Must be able to play games in a VR headset to test new mechanics in development to ensure they meet the quality standards set forth by the game team/directors

9. Partner on effectively influencing leaders and key partners across Meta products to gain alignment and communicate with conviction

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

10. 8 + years of professional game industry experience on various platforms

11. Experience navigating ambiguity and thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, technical work environment

12. Efficient in complex project management

13. Effective creative problem-solving skills with experience to identify solutions that work for multiple stakeholders

14. Effective presentation, interpersonal, and communication skills, with the experience to communicate complex, sometimes abstract, concepts clearly and persuasively

15. Shipped at least 3 published titles as Producer and/or Sr. Producer

16. Experience working with different project management methodologies including waterfall, agile development, SCRUM or Kanban

17. Experience managing and mentoring direct reports

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

18. Experience in gaming, technology, and VR

19. A proven track record of successful launches

20. Experienced creating fun games with an engaging player experience

21. Experience initiating and managing vendor contracts/purchase orders

22. Experience partnering with and managing third party vendors

Public Compensation:

$154,000/year to $217,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Industry: Internet

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