Associate Producer

Naughty Dog•Santa Monica, CA

1d•$40 - $61•Hybrid

About The Position

Naughty Dog is seeking an Associate Producer to help organize and coordinate AAA projects. The role contributes to developing the studio’s production processes and supports day-to-day coordination across multiple disciplines. This is a temporary engagement through staffing partner Yoh Enterprise Solutions and is a hybrid/onsite position. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States. The Associate Producer partners with production staff and discipline leads to develop and maintain project efforts and discipline plans, schedules and tracks team tasks, and coordinates communication between disciplines. The role also supports onboarding and mentoring, contributes feedback through internal playtests, and works with the tools team to advance production-related software. Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed.

Requirements

At least 2 years of relevant work experience in game production, with one or more published titles.
Experience with Microsoft Office or GSuite and task-tracking software.
Intermediate spreadsheet experience.
Excellent organizational and prioritization skills, attention to detail, process knowledge, and ability to multitask.
Strong communication skills with large groups and individuals, including excellent written and oral communication abilities.
Eagerness to learn new software tools and technologies.
Must be authorized to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

AAA experience.
Working knowledge of project schedules and milestone documentation, including monitoring department milestones and individual tasks against schedules.
Knowledge of project management methodologies such as Waterfall and Agile.
Experience with project management tools such as Jira, Shotgun, Microsoft Project, or other scheduling/task-tracking software.

Responsibilities

Partner with the production team and discipline leads to develop and maintain project efforts and discipline plans.
Schedule and maintain tasking for departmental and interdisciplinary teams.
Break down large, complex tasks into meaningful sub-tasks and track team progress.
Manage communication between disciplines and team members for specific project efforts.
Identify groups affected by project work, solicit their input proactively, and follow up through execution.
Help onboard new hires and work with Production Leadership to mentor junior Production team members.
Participate in internal playtests and communicate feedback to relevant stakeholders.
Work with the tools team to advance production-related software.
Take on additional responsibilities as needed.