Story Producer - Gears of War - The Coalition (12-Month Fixed Term Contract)
About The Position
The Coalition is a flagship first-party studio within XBOX Game Studios and the home to one of gaming’s most critically and commercially acclaimed series, Gears of War. We are a group of diverse and talented individuals working for a common purpose to push the limits of XBOX's entertainment platform and devices. As a studio, we lead from our values and work together to promote respect and inclusion, a growth mindset and grit, all while putting our team first. If you have the fire to work with our driven team, then come work with us. The developers of Gears of War are looking for a dynamic and organized Story Producer for a 12-month fixed term contract. The Story Producer is responsible for coordinating one or more multidisciplinary teams composed of artists, designers, and technical artists and working directly with their Senior Producer to drive features to completion. In this role you will coordinate the critical dependencies between the groups and solve issues. As part of the Production team, you will be expected to help create and foster a collaborative, healthy, and high performing work environment. You will assist in the creation of production roadmaps based on backlogs and partner with product owners to establish sprint and milestone goals. They will execute against this plan by coordinating with their respective teams, communicating status, blockers and risks, following up on deliverables and ensuring the team has everything they need to succeed.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree AND 1+ year(s) experience in production roles in gaming or entertainment industry, or other multi-disciplinary leadership OR equivalent experience.
Nice To Haves
- 2+ years experience in story production for games.
- 1+ year(s) experience managing relationships with stakeholders.
- Production experience with a variety of project management methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall etc.)
- A good understanding of the game development cycle with an understanding of the creative process and its impact on business needs.
- Dependable organization, communication, and presentation skills.
- Experience with JIRA, Hansoft or other project management software is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Organize and track cinematic content, partnering with Narrative, Cinematics, Audio, Design, Engineering.
- Track and manage milestones, dependencies, risks, and deliverables for cinematics, voice-over, and story content, and escalating issues as needed.
- Organize and track work across multiple disciplines and collaborators.
- Facilitate communication between stakeholders and development teams, ensuring alignment on priorities & schedules.
- Run production meetings, capture action items, and drive follow-through on outstanding work and blockers.
- Contribute regular status updates, prepare reports on progress, risks, and upcoming deliverables.
- Administer project related processes internal and external to the team, such as running scrums / sprints, ensuring tickets are updated, and following up on blockers.
- Handle formal and informal organizational communication with stakeholders.
- Assist the Senior Producer in milestone planning, execution, and evaluation.
- Coordinate internal and outsourced development efforts supporting cinematic production, voice-over recording, performance capture, and narrative implementation.
- Identify opportunities to improve production workflows, team communication, and development processes.
- Help ensure story content, cinematics, and voice-over assets are delivered according to project priorities, quality expectations, and milestone commitments.
- Communicate goals to the team and motivate them to execute on time and at a high-quality level.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
