At Wizards of the Coast, we connect people around the world through play and imagination. From our genre defining games like Magic: The Gathering® and Dungeons & Dragons® to our growing multiverse, we continue to innovate and build new ways to foster friendship and connection. That’s where you come in!
We are looking for an innovative Producer to support our flagship game brand, Dungeons & Dragons! This role is a key member of the team, passionate about facilitating the creation of the various products and other support initiatives within the D&D studio. Dedicated to the product creation process and its related documents for each of D&D’s major releases, you are key to the development of products as well as the launch support of our global releases.
The ideal candidate should have proven games industry expertise in production workflows, tracking tools and resource management, strong communication and time leadership skills, a passion for product development, design/development workflows and an affinity for games/lifestyle brands. A solid understanding of and passion for D&D is a huge asset, and experience solving the challenges of international physical product manufacturing are a strong plus.
What You'll Do:
- Lead the design phase for the D&D TRPG products and drive alignment with other disciplines and the larger development timelines.
- Work closely with creative team to flesh out specific tasks to bring designs to life.
- Manage the schedules and timelines for all assigned projects.
- Build and operate reports and visual representations of chokepoints and suggest solutions to management to alleviate issues with resources and capacity limits.
- Communicate results to the broader D&D leadership team; work with cross-functional teams to make decisions regarding adjustments to product release timing.
- Work with Product managers, Producers, Design Leads, art directors, graphic designers and editors to resolve task collisions and resourcing issues and communicate these out to relevant teams.
What You'll Bring:
- 3+ Years’ experience working as a Producer, Project Manager, or similar game project management position.
- Passion for fantasy properties and D&D a huge plus. Please specify any D&D specific experience/knowledge on your resume.
- Confirmed strength in communication and organization.
- Ability to drive projects forward within a highly matrixed organization: ability to provide clear and concise direction/feedback to partners and the ability to influence others to embrace their recommendations.
- Strong project management abilities; capable of prioritizing and balancing multiple projects simultaneously, under tight time constraints and within budget parameters.
- Understanding of the challenges associated with being a global organization. Experience working with international partners a plus.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office applications, especially Power Point and Excel.
- Proficient with SmartSheet, 10,000ft, Control Center and Product Plan.
We are an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer
The above is intended to describe the general content of and the requirements for satisfactory performance in this position. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of the duties, responsibilities, or requirements of the position.
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