Producer (6 Month Contract)

IllFonic

About The Position

IllFonic is looking for a contract Associate Producer to own the production process for the Single Player portion of a new game project. Responsibilities include monitoring outsource development, identifying and removing roadblocks, and proactively communicating risks and issues. The job requires persistence, patience, and discipline. Experience working with outsource developers in a different time zone strongly preferred. Please include anything else that you think helps us better understand how you can make IllFonic a better place to work! About the Company Founded in 2007, IllFonic is an independent video game developer and publisher with studios in Lakewood, Colorado and Tacoma, Washington. Our staff is composed of video game, music, and technology veterans redefining how indie and middle-market games are made and marketed. Current and past titles / collaborations include Halloween: The Game, Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game, Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed, Arcadegeddon, Predator: Hunting Grounds, Friday the 13th: The Game, Dead Alliance, Star Citizen, Evolve, Armored Warfare, and Nexuiz.

Requirements

3+ Years in a Production Role
1+ shipped titles
Experience managing a Single Player game mode
Experience working with outsource teams in different time zones
Experience on both PC and Console
Experience with the following software: JIRA, Confluence, MS Office Suite, MS Project, Google Suite
Strict use of code names and complete confidentiality of project information is required
Highly organized and self-motivated
Good people skills
Fast learner
Resourceful
Analytical thinker

Nice To Haves

Experience with Horror games
Deep knowledge of / experience with the Horror genre
Chinese language skills
Project Management Training / Certificates
College Degree

Responsibilities

Monitor progress on Single Player development
Schedule and attend meetings with outsource developers, with significant time zone differences
Identify, track down, and solve issues that are blocking the outsource development team
Identify areas of risk and proactively communicate them
Create and monitor tasks for Single Player content/cutscenes in Jira
Coordinate with the internal production team on cross-discipline features
Keep internal documentation up to date
Accurately communicate the status of the mode up within the organization
Champion the quality of the Single Player mode during development
Personally play the Single Player mode and provide feedback
Personally test the Single Player mode and identify issues
Coordinate QA and Localization related to the Single Player mode