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These games jobs were last updated on 26/06/08. If you are interested in any of them please quote the ref no(s) and send your CV to Yelena.

US - North

This successful studio first opened its doors in Canada, and has since expanded to a second studio in Texas, as well as creating lasting partnerships with other international publishers and developers. They are famous for creating innovative, highly successful RPG’s, and are now using their tools and technologies to develop other exciting projects in the MMORPG genre. By offering great benefits and a fantastic work environment, the company has consistently been recognized as one of Canada’s top 100 employers.
They are looking for a Producer is an experienced team leader, passionate about RPG’s, with great communication skills and a natural ability to motivate others to be their best. Experience in project management of complete game projects, managing the schedule, milestones and tasks for a large team of people is essential. You are capable of managing all aspects of the project, including requirements, scope, risk and more, including reporting to senior management and publishers on project status and key issues.

The ideal candidate has experience releasing previous titles in the game industry. Specific examples of creative leadership and vision provided in those titles are necessary.

Alberta, Canada $Great Package$

Contact: Ben Ref: 938 25/06/08

Our client was founded by an experienced producer in 2000. In their eight years, the studio has released over 11 titles, every single one to commercial success. They have an exclusive deal with one of the world’s leading video game publishers, and continue to grow with new franchised products, as well as original IP’s. Being located on the East coast of Canada; fresh coastal air, scenic landscapes, beautiful beaches, no traffic jams and affordable living are just a few things their employees can enjoy.
They are looking for an experienced associate producer to bring high quality projects through to completion on schedule and in budget, while maintaining good relationships ther team members at all times.


Primary Duties and Responsibilities Include:

-- Create/write and drive the design process in conjunction with design team.
-- Create schedules in co-ordination with the Technical, Art and Creative Directors
-- Track projects to schedule and milestones
-- Coordination of development staff and task interdependencies to ensure timely and accurate asset flow
-- Identify, contract and direct individuals or organizations outside the project in the creation of assets such as independent contractors, talent, music, sound, voice and video production.

Candidates must have a Bachelor’s level degree (preferably Comp Sci) or equivalent /related experience, minimum of 2 years experience in a project management role, and a good understanding of multimedia and software tools.

Nova Scotia, Canada $DOE$

Contact: Ben Ref: 936 24/06/08

US - Deep South

Our client are one of the premier developers of next generation console and PC titles in the Southwest. Having already established themselves with a solid line of successful game franchises, they’ve continued to expand and were recently named Game Informer's 'Developer of the Year.' With over 15 years in the industry, they have come to rely on their extensive game play experience and understanding of current game technology to produce the most original, engaging games possible. You will lead the development team through all stages of production establishing and executing the project’s short term objectives, while working on an exciting next gen project.

Essential Job Functions:
· Manages daily development tasks.
· Coordinates resources to ensure that schedules and deliverables meet defined objectives and quality standards.
· Establishes, maintains and enhances relationships with all team members.
· Provides input into long term strategic direction.
· Supports the strategic planning and budgeting processes for project.
· Coordinates build and milestone deliveries internally and externally.

Experience/Skills:
· 5-8 years of industry experience
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent industry experience
· Strong process, organizational, and business skills
· Design skills and/or creative background
· Great communication and presentation skills
· Ability to establish and maintain long-term relationships
· Ability to work well with large groups
· Ability to multi-task and to adapt easily to change
· Experience with multi-platform video game production preferred
· Programming skills preferred.

Phoenix, AZ £negotiable

Contact: Ben Ref: 881

Our client is a leading maker of electronics and software for the youth market. Their innovative consumer electronics are used by millions of kids and teens worldwide each day. They have seen great success in the past few years and are expanding rapidly. This position will be responsible for assisting the Director with project development tasks. In addition, to supporting the Director, the Project Manager will own the day-to-day development tasks of SKU feature update projects.

Requirements:
-BS Degree in Computer Science or related field.
-5+ years of software engineering experience.
-3+ years of project management experience.
-Flexibility is critical in this position! It is expected that this person will be responsive to various needs and new project duties as they occur during the course of development.

For a full job spec and details, please contact Yelena Spector at yelena@datascopeUSA.com.

Atlanta, Georgia $80-85k

Contact: Ben Ref: 901

US - East

Our client is an extremely well known developer who has seen much success over the past decade. They pride themselves on keeping a fun, highly productive work environment while making games and technology that appeal to everyone. The company has created multiple million-selling, award-winning titles and their latest game broke sales records on Xbox 360, selling more than 3 million copies worldwide in its first ten weeks.
They are seeking someone to assume a number of organizational and scheduling duties regarding the studio’s internal, and possibly external, products. A large part of the responsibility will be shepherding the internal teams through the production, testing, and submission processes. This position involves handling the press and marketing events, managing relationships with publishers, managing relationships with software/hardware vendors, and possibly some management of external titles and off-site personnel.

Qualifications:

Candidates must have experience as a developer producer with shipped titles, preferably major AAA titles on multiple platforms. They must have extremely strong organizational skills, strong meeting facilitation skills, and must be able to manage an internal team, keeping tensions low and morale high through a ship crunch.

East Coast $HIGH

Contact: Ben Ref: 949 26/06/08

Our client was founded by an experienced producer in 2000. In their seven years, the studio has released over 11 titles, every single one to commercial success. They have an exclusive deal with one of the world’s leading video game publishers, and continue to grow with new franchised products, as well as original IP’s. Being located on the East coast of Canada; fresh coastal air, scenic landscapes, beautiful beaches, no traffic jams and affordable living are just a few things their employees can enjoy. You will be responsible for providing organizational and creative leadership on video game development from initial design through to code release by managing projects to schedule and budget.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities
-Responsible for one franchise of one or more SKUs.
-Define and track projects to schedule and milestones.
-Coordination of development staff and task interdependencies to ensure timely and accurate asset flow.

Essential Skills, Knowledge and Experience
-Bachelor's level degree (preferably Comp Sci) or equivalent /related experience.
-Minimum of 3 years experience in a project management role.
-Good understanding of multimedia and software tools.
-Proficiency in project management software.
-Excellent organizational and communication (both verbal & written) skills.
-A proven ability to multi-task, make decisions and solve problems efficiently and effectively.
-Self motivated and avid game player.
-Able and willing to work additional hours as necessary to successfully complete tasks.
-Excel as a team player and strive to maximize team/department performance.
-A dedicated work ethic and commitment to excellence.

East Coast, Canada $DOE CAN

Contact: Ben Ref: 925

US West Coast and Canada

Our client is a well known international developer with a reputation for releasing some of the highest quality entertainment and cutting edge original content in the industry. Over the last 9 years they have grown to over 300 developers working at two modern studios, making them one of the largest and most successful independent developers in the world. Primary Responsibilities:
-Manage budgets and profit and loss performance goals of the product
-Support the strategic planning process for the product
-Responsible for understanding the complete process of making a quality game including art, code and design pipelines
-Define and create schedules and milestone deliverables for project
-Coordinate with staff and task interdependencies to ensure timely and accurate deliveries
-Support the Creative Director in defining development processes and pipelines that support work-life balances while ensuring maximum productivity
-Manage Art Director and Lead Programmer and Associate Producer
-Facilitate and drive team communication
-Provide financial, technical and creative input to management on the product
-Coordinate resources through the company to ensure successful completion of the product
-Establish, maintain and enhance relationships with inside and outside creative resources / clients
-Interact with publishers / marketing to ensure effective distribution and promotion of the product

Required:
-3-yrs established experience at Producer / Project Management level within console platforms, experience on the Wii platform highly desirable
-Published production credit(s) on AAA title(s)
-Inspired leader, proven team player, motivator and coach
-Experience with multiple platforms
-Extremely organized & detail oriented
-Ability to create, track and maintain comprehensive large-scale project schedules, experience utilizing SCRUM highly desirable
-Proactive in identifying inefficiencies in production pipeline and proposing sensible solutions
-Expert knowledge of hardware and software game industry trends
-Advanced MS Project skills.

AUSTRALIA $HIGH

Contact: Ben Ref: 930

Our client is a leading developer, publisher, and marketer of interactive entertainment software with offices all over the world. In this Seattle Studio, they have gathered over 70 talented developers, and together their games have sold over 3 million copies. With the full support of their parent company, and the creativity and hard work of their staff, their next release is expected to continue an already stellar record of critically acclaimed, commercially successful hits. Responsibilities:
-Work closely with our design teams to maintain and track development tasks and milestones.
-Coordinate scheduling and delivery of project milestones.
-Act as liaison between upper management, other departments and the design team.
-Be an advocate for and facilitate design based initiatives.
-Operate at a high level of enthusiasm and efficiency, dedicated to achieving product quality and timely objectives.
-Is reliable, consistent, motivated and flexible in effective and efficient communication concerning project status and direction.

Requirements:
-Proven success in taking games from concept through ship.
-Strong organizational, communication and problem solving skills.
-Knowledge of the game design and development process.
-Must be a team player and a self starter.
-5+ years of production experience with 3 shipped game titles minimum.
-Game savvy.
-College degree required.

Seattle, WA $DOE

Contact: Ben Ref: 923

This Bay area client has been bringing cutting edge gameplay and graphics to video gaming since 1992. With over 20 published titles they have proven excellence in the 3rd and 1st person action genre. They now utilize their internally developed, state of the art technology and tools to consistently create the best possible gameplay experiences. Our client is looking to add a dedicated Sr. Producer to their development team, to lead the development of a key product.

The ideal candidate will be an experienced, motivating leader with a proven history of turning great people into a great team and guiding them to critical success.

As the Sr. Producer you will influence and lead the development from concept to release as well as manage the development cycle. Establish and maintain relationships with internal production and development teams, as well as ensure milestones and development time schedules are met. This position requires passion for producing and for world-class games.

Primary Responsibilities include:
-Deliver the project in accordance to the specifications, to an industry level quality, on-time and in-budget, across all of the sku’s and international formats in production
-Maintain team and project vision.
-Overall manager for at least one internal development team.
-Maintain the project schedule and metrics at all times.
-Directly manage group of discipline leads.
-Mentoring junior producers.
-Coordinate with PR & Marketing towards the products public messaging.

Qualifications:
-6+ years of relevant industry experience as a Producer
-A proven track record of creating, developing and shipping top quality console, coin-op or PC entertainment software. Proven ability to produce AAA-titles. Next Gen experience a plus
-Produced at least 1-2 internal projects from start to completion.
-Ability to manage AAA, multi-SKU testing procedures/teams
-Strong interpersonal and written communications skills
-Solid technical background/education
-Strong organizational skills
-Motivated team player able to work well in groups
-Proven public speaking experience
-Strong understanding of the competitive landscape in terms of Video Game industry past/future trends
-Skilled in all phases of game development: concept/pitch, pre-production, production, alpha, beta, QA testing, and console manufacturer testing.
-Proficient in Microsoft Project, Excel, Word, and Power Point.

Bay Area, CA $HIGH

Contact: Ben Ref: 910

Founded in 1993 this Ontario studio proudly ranks as one of the world's top development studios in the interactive entertainment industry. They pride themselves on having one of the best teams in the industry and provide them with a rewarding, challenging, and fun atmosphere. Main Responsibilities:
- Assists the Producers with scheduling and task tracking for defined areas of the project
- Collaborate with Producers and Team Members to establish realistic expectations for timelines, estimates and project deliverables.
- Manage large aspects of game production as directed by the Producer
- Use project management software tools to assist in maintaining detailed project plans and to track status.
- Facilitate team communication and ensure timely dissemination of information.
- Ensure timely delivery of necessary assets for localization, manage the implementation of localized assets, and submit localized SKUS to foreign partners.

Qualifications:
- Demonstrated strengths in taking initiative with a desire to learn and be challenged
- Ability to create, maintain, assess, and adjust project schedules
- Ability to adapt and address issues encountered in the product development process
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience of the customary procedures and development strategies in game development preferred
- Passion for making and playing great games.

Ontario, Canada $DOE CAN

Contact: Ben Ref: 745