Senior Producer

Epic Games • Cary, NC

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About The Position

Epic Games is looking for a Senior Producer to join the LEGO Fortnite production team. This role is responsible for partnering with an initiative leader to deliver fun, high-quality live content for LEGO Fortnite. The ideal candidate will excel in organization, possess exceptional communication abilities, and be comfortable managing schedules for complex projects. Passion for technology and games, along with experience in artistic environments, is preferred. The Senior Producer will lead by example, playtest the game, foster professional candor, and ensure consideration of estimates, direction, and player input. They will collaborate with Design, Engineering, Art, QA, and production teams to scope, schedule, and deliver projects, ensuring the team has optimal organizational structures and processes for efficient, high-quality output. This role involves owning the outcome by driving tradeoff decisions across disciplines, partnering with the Release team, and maintaining project databases like Shotgrid and JIRA. The Senior Producer will also own the schedule by building and maintaining project plans, schedules, and roadmaps, considering inter-team dependencies for successful releases. Proactive communication of project status and risks to stakeholders is essential.

Requirements

• Developed 2+ games from concept through launch in production/project management roles with 3+ years operating a live service game
• Strong experience using JIRA and other core project management tools
• Deep understanding of game development, partner approval processes, and dependency chains
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail with demonstrated strong communication skills with varying levels of stakeholders, within your team and throughout the company
• Experience in an environment where you had to exhibit amazing problem-solving skills daily, viewing each new problem as an opportunity for success
• Self-starter, you approach challenges creatively and methodically, seeing them through to final resolution
• Ability to drive high velocity, high impact development cycles, balancing out short-term needs and long-term vision
• Ability to adapt and be effective in new situations within a highly dynamic environment

Nice To Haves

• history of working within artistic environments

Responsibilities

• Lead by example: play testing the game, inspiring professional candor in others, and ensuring full consideration of estimates, direction, and player input
• Partner with Design, Engineering, Art, QA, and production teams to scope, schedule, and ensure deliverables
• Ensure the team has the best organizational structure, processes, and practices that allow them to produce high quality work efficiently and on time
• Own the outcome: Help drive complicated tradeoff decisions involving all disciplines. Be a partner to our Release team and make sure major databases (Shotgrid and JIRA) are being kept up to date
• Own the schedule: Build and maintain project plans, schedules, and roadmaps considering dependencies across multiple development teams to ensure successful releases
• Proactively communicate: Provide transparency on project status and risks to stakeholders in order to ensure they are properly informed of any impacts from upcoming releases

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision HRA
• Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• 401k with competitive match
• Robust mental well-being program through Modern Health (free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents)
• Company events
• Company-wide paid breaks
• Unlimited PTO
• Sick time
• Paid sabbatical for 7 years of employment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed