Black Forest Games are looking for a Senior Producer to work on their upcoming Unreal Engine-based projects!
You will be responsible for the management of one or more core aspects of the projects, working collaboratively with team leads and other producers on building roadmaps for features, identifying key success criteria, dependencies, risks, implementing and improving cross-functional workflows, troubleshooting communication, and helping teams deliver on time and in quality.
Your responsibilities will include...
Ensuring development methodology and creative visions are aligned and maintained
Making sure communication flows on time and on target
Converting short and long-term development plans into concrete actions for all functions, such as artistic, design, technical, and QA
Assisting in coordinating across the development teams and supporting other non-game development endeavours such as play-testing sessions, interviews, and key asset provision
Liaising with external parties when needed
Participating in leadership activities and meetings with other producers and leads to define improvements and objectives
Reporting directly to the Development Director
The skills and experience you'll bring to the role...
5+ years’ professional development as a Producer or similar title
Credits on 2 or more AAA products from initial conception to release
Outstanding group-communication skillset with proven ability to work within a team in English
Proactive project and people management capabilities in a multi-cultural environment
Strong self-starter work ethic with ability to motivate others to get results
Acting as an organised centre of information, with strong analytical and problem-solving mentality
Expertise in Agile or Waterfall development methodologies and tools
Keen ability to prioritize tasks and issues in relation to goals and constraints
Strong command of MS Office products
Bonus points if you have skills and experience in...
Complex action games
Unreal Engine
Major pipelines of development like localisation, facial animation, and large gameplay or technical systems
Confluence, Kanban boards, and common bug trackers
Automating project reporting
Programming language or design best practices
Perks and Benefits...
Flexible working hours
Work-life balance
Additional health insurance
Fitness area in the studio
Social events
Relocation support
Free German language classes
Black Forest Games is part of the fastest growing publisher in Europe, Embracer Group, and the biggest studio of THQ Nordic Vienna. Their last release was the highly successful remake of ‘Destroy All Humans!’.
Black Forest Games are based in the south of Germany, directly at the French border, we combine the creative freedom and culture of an independent studio with the financial security of a big publisher.
