Senior Producer

Turtle Rock Studios•Irvine, CA

6d•$115,000 - $150,000•Hybrid

About The Position

At Turtle Rock, UI/UX is a high-value driver of major features in our games, not just a support function. As a Senior UI Producer, you’re the production hub of all things UX and UI. You are not only the day-to-day planner, runner, and advocate of a cross-functional UI team of designers, engineers, and artists, you are also a key driver in building UI-led features across the wider team.

Requirements

5+ years experience in the games industry
At least 2 years working with larger teams in a cross-functional feature production capacity
Expert with Jira (Jira Plans experience a plus), Confluence, the Google suite
Expert project management skills: resource management, time management
Warm and supportive verbal/written communication skills, even under pressure
Proficient at multitasking and managing competing priorities
Effectively communicate risks and obstacles to both team members and stakeholders

Nice To Haves

Shipped at least 1 AAA title
Experience working with teams with timezone deltas of 3 hours +/-
Strong passion for playing games
Experience working with contract/outsourcing partners
Experience managing feedback from test and focus groups

Responsibilities

Take ownership of high level initiatives and work with all departments to complete goals.
Own and maintain the UI roadmap and the UI backlog, ensuring progress or changes are communicated across various channels.
In partnership with the UI Design, Art, and Engineering Leads, conduct milestone planning, task and bug prioritizations to ensure the team is working on the right things at the right time.
Work with other Producers to plan and schedule work across teams for features led and supported by UI.
Work with UI leads and team to create estimated tasks for work and follow the work through its lifecycle, unblocking as needed along the way.
Manage change requests, both at the stakeholder and team level. Negotiate compromises and propose solutions to get the project’s needs met.
Keep stakeholders apprised of feature production status (leading regular feature review meetings, weekly team syncs, stakeholder syncs).
Maintain and improve team processes (kick-offs, planning, stand ups, triages) to ensure work is asked for, created, and completed in a predictable manner.
Maintain and improve feature pipeline and team workflows.
Proactively identify production problems, establish facts, and propose solutions.
Ensure meetings are productive, noted, and that actions captured are followed up on.
Be the reliable, stable source of information, support, and engagement that our team counts on to thrive.
Playtest with the studio and UI team to iterate based on playtest feedback and player experience.