Lead Publishing Producer, Amazon Games - Global Production Group
DESCRIPTION
At Amazon Games, our ambition is to create bold new experiences that foster community in and around our games. Our team of game industry veterans is developing and publishing live service AAA multiplayer games and developing original IPs, including New World: Aeternum and an upcoming title based on The Lord of the Rings, with our studios and teams in Seattle, Orange County, San Diego, Montreal, and Bucharest. Amazon Games also publishes best-in-class games in close collaboration with developers, leading with Lost Ark from Smilegate RPG, THRONE AND LIBERTY from NCSOFT, and King of Meat from Glowmade, as well as the next major entry in the Tomb Raider series from Crystal Dynamics.
Amazon Games is looking for a Lead Publishing Producer to support our game production teams. Our teams develop and publish AAA games that can be played on and across multiple devices (PCs, consoles, and mobile), leverage the Amazon flywheel, and provide opportunities for players to become creators. We think big, create original IPs, and work only with the biggest and most beloved global IP licenses. We are customer-obsessed and build our games with a focus on innovation and quality to nurture long-term relationships with our global customers and partners.
Key job responsibilities
In this role, you will establish and run production processes, organize and present schedules and data, and facilitate communication for a multidisciplinary organization including Development, Marketing, Business Operations, and multiple external agencies.
A day in the life
As a Lead Publishing Producer, you will:
- Create and manage production processes including establishing milestones, tracking progress and managing risk with multiple contributors including the development team, external agencies, and internal partners
- Implement approval and review processes to ensure buy-in from product leadership, marketing leadership and Amazon Games executive leadership
- Use data and current tasks status to ensure predictability and integrity of delivery schedules across full portfolio of titles in live operations
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in Games Industry (supporting title Development, Release, or Live Ops)
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Passion for games!
- Proven experience scheduling teams, managing external partners, and supporting live service products
- Understanding of live services and the complexities of running a live product
- Passion and broad knowledge of project management and product process
- Experience with a wide variety of development practices including waterfall, scrum/agile etc
- Cross-team collaboration skills
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