Senior Narrative Producer
About The Position
CD PROJEKT RED is seeking a Senior Narrative Producer to work on Cyberpunk 2, the next mainline Cyberpunk 2077 game. The role guides developers in delivering content and supports an innovative, collaborative production culture. Working closely with the Lead Narrative Producer, narrative leadership, and cross-functional development teams, the Senior Narrative Producer helps align narrative production with the project's vision, goals, and production needs. The position oversees narrative production processes, including planning, scoping, scheduling, roadmaps, and requirements gathering, while managing cross-disciplinary dependencies, risks, and bottlenecks. It also supports cohesive, empowered teams through coaching and mentoring, and advocates for effective production workflows and continuous improvement. The role is based in Boston, US, and is performed in-office in a hybrid or full-time capacity.
Requirements
- At least 7 years of experience as a Producer in game development, including leading projects, managing producers, and building and developing teams.
- Experience developing and shipping AAA narrative RPG titles, including managing large-scale projects.
- Experience overseeing gameplay content production from planning and development through delivery.
- Experience leading and collaborating with cross-functional teams throughout the game development lifecycle, fostering team autonomy and collaboration; Agile experience is preferred.
- Strong understanding of game development pipelines, technical constraints, and engineering practices such as test-driven development, continuous integration, and DevOps.
- Proficiency with project management and collaboration tools, particularly Jira and Confluence.
- Ability to identify challenges early, propose practical solutions, and collaborate to resolve them.
- Candidates selected for the position must complete a background check in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
Nice To Haves
- Genuine passion for games and a deep understanding of the gaming industry.
Responsibilities
- Work with the Lead Narrative Producer to drive the development and growth of the production team.
- Cooperate with narrative leadership and cross-functional development teams to maintain alignment with the project's vision and goals.
- Partner with Narrative, Quest Design, Cinematics, Animation, Audio, and other teams to align narrative content with project vision, goals, and production needs.
- Build and nurture cohesive, effective, collaborative teams empowered to self-organize and deliver high-quality narrative experiences.
- Oversee and improve production processes, including project planning, scoping, scheduling, roadmaps, and requirements gathering.
- Manage narrative content and cross-disciplinary dependencies effectively.
- Identify and address bottlenecks, dependencies, and risks across the narrative production pipeline, supporting incremental delivery and frequent integration.
- Ensure narrative goals, priorities, and deliverables are clearly defined, transparent, and understood across collaborating teams.
- Advocate for useful improvements to narrative production workflows and challenge the status quo where needed.
- Visualize and prioritize work, remove obstacles, and help teams proactively identify and solve production challenges.
- Coach and mentor teams, fostering ownership, collaboration, continuous learning, and development.
Benefits
- Company-paid medical healthcare, including dental, vision, and mental health coverage.
- Free mental health support, including access to counseling, psychiatric care, and well-being webinars.
- Paid leave: 26 vacation days, 10 sick days, and 12 calendar holidays per year.
- 401(k) with employer matching.
- Lifestyle Spending Account of $100 per month for fitness, wellness, internet, home office equipment, learning, streaming services, and more.
- Menstrual leave: one additional day off for employees who menstruate when experiencing period pain.
- RED Parents Network support for working parents, including childcare benefits and family-friendly events.
- Flexible working hours.
- Access to trainings, lectures, courses, internal workshops, knowledge-sharing initiatives, online tutorials, and e-learning classes.
- Welcome pack.
- Dog-friendly office.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
