Producer - D&D

Hasbro•Renton, WA

9d•$96,000 - $165,600•Hybrid

About The Position

At Wizards of the Coast, we connect people around the world through play and imagination. From our genre-defining games like Magic: The Gathering® and Dungeons & Dragons® to our growing multiverse, we continue to innovate and build new ways to foster friendship and connection. That’s where you come in! We are looking for a Producer to support our flagship game brand, Dungeons & Dragons! This role is a key member of the team, passionate about facilitating the production and publication of the various products and other support initiatives within the D&D studio. Dedicated to the product release process and its related documents for each of D&D’s major releases, you are key to the launch support of our global releases. The ideal candidate should have proven industry expertise in production workflows, tracking tools and resource management, strong communication and time leadership skills, a passion for product development, marketing and cross functional workflows and an affinity for games/lifestyle brands. A solid understanding of and passion for D&D is a huge asset, and experience solving the challenges of international physical product manufacturing are a strong plus. This role will be a hyrbid role requiring three days a week in our Renton, WA office.

Requirements

3+ Years’ experience working as a Producer, Project Manager, or similar game project management position is helpful.
Passion for entertainment and D&D a huge plus. Please specify any D&D-specific experience/knowledge on your resume.
Confirmed strength in communication and organization
Ability to drive projects forward within a highly matrixed organization:
Provide clear and concise direction/feedback various parties and influence others to embrace their recommendations
Strong project management abilities; capable of prioritizing and balancing multiple projects simultaneously, under tight time constraints and within budget parameters
Experience with marketing processes and pipelines.
Experience working with licensing and external partners.
Proficient with Microsoft Office applications, especially Power Point and Excel
BA/BS or equivalent experience preferred

Nice To Haves

Proficient with SmartSheet, Resource Manager, and Miro are big pluses
Knowledge of the digital game and/or hobby game industries is helpful
Experience solving the challenges of international physical product manufacturing are a strong plus.

Responsibilities

Lead the coordination of releases for the D&D TRPG and drive global alignment of cross-functional teams such as sales, digital and marketing to ensure critical dates and deliverables are met for product schedules.
Build visual representations of chokepoints and proactively suggest solutions to alleviate issues with resources and capacity limits.
Communicate results and recommendations to the broader D&D leadership team; work with cross-functional teams to make decisions regarding adjustments to product release timing and launch support.
Work with Product Managers, Product Marketers, Design Leads, and sales channel teams to resolve ideal placement of these products in the release schedule and communicate these out to relevant teams.
Help handle the larger D&D roadmap across all channels, working with leaders and partners to ensure that workloads are optimized, and revenue targets are not at risk.
Assess, build, and implement schedules and timelines for all assigned projects.
Ability to represent D&D interests and needs with licensing and external partners, communicating efficiently and optimally in various scenarios.