Producer, Call of Duty - Santa Monica, United States - Activision

Activision

Verified Company

Santa Monica, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Requisition ID:
R022851

Job Title:
Producer, Call of Duty

Reporting To:
Senior Manager, Production

Department:
Production Management Group

Location:
Santa Monica, CA

Your Platform
Founded in 1979, Activision has continuously reinvented the world of entertainment as a leader in the videogame industry.

With a history of delivering iconic game changers - like Pitfall, Tony Hawk, Guitar Hero, Crash Bandicoot, Skylanders and Call of Duty - our obsession is delighting our players around the globe.

Focused and committed to innovation, we consistently deliver the most beloved, engaging and successful entertainment.

And while we have world-class franchises, infrastructure and resources, our success comes from a passionate, dedicated and diverse team of people producing greatness together.

So, if you're interested in our biggest priority, it's our people.

Your Mission
Activision Publishing is currently looking for a Producer to join the Call of Duty franchise.

We are looking for an individual who has a passion and proven track record for producing and launching great games.

As a Producer on Call of Duty you will be responsible for providing support to the production and development teams in a variety of areas.

This entails active involvement through all phases of development including pre-production, production, alpha, beta, and submission.

Specific duties are supervising areas including but not limited to QA, localizations, ratings, legal clearance, build schedules, first party submissions, and other similar aspects of production.

The Producer manages important areas of production, which can include direct management of a support sku, while also serving as a catch-all for any production tasks that require attention.

Your responsibilities will include:

Oversee different aspects of Call of Duty production including localizations, ratings, legal clearance, and other production related areas
Provide ongoing risk assessments to production team leadership with respect to weaknesses, bottlenecks, and risks to schedule; help troubleshoot and resolve issues
Drive and lead daytoday production of a support sku, patches, or downloadable content
Work closely with Developers, QA, and other partner groups to be responsible for submission of skus to first parties
Work closely with QA and Technical Requirements groups to be responsible for the QA process including coordination and communication between production team, QA, TRG, and developers; also includes managing bug database
Build strong relationship with development teams as part of providing support to them
Manage build schedules, deliveries, and distribution
Be a secondary point of contact for crossfunctional groups including Brand Management, Marketing, PR, etc.
Contribute creative feedback to production team leadership to help ensure product is meeting quality and feature goals
Record meeting notes when needed and translate them into a coherent, organized recap and list of action items

Player Profile

Understands fundamentals of scoping, scheduling, staffing, budget, and project management
Able to create scenarios for submission and release; knowledge of First Party timelines and processes
Ability to prepare waterfall, roadmaps, shorttomedium term schedules and planning
Identify bottlenecks in the project workflow/schedule
Identify issues, provide options for resolution of owned areas
Resourceful, steadfast and committed to delivering results
Proactive & productive; responds quickly to challenges
Allocates own tasks and responsibilities to ensure deadlines are met
Understands how to tailor communication style to the audience (internal/external/developer)
Earns trust & respect of peers; is viewed as a great teammate
Good enough isn't; a passionate advocate for excellence
Builds strong relationships across the organization
Can influence without authority
Maintains high standards despite pressing deadlines
Effectively balances competing priorities & spends time on what's most important

The Producer should also demonstrate:

Strong written and verbal communication skills
Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills
Strong problem sleuthing skills
Strong project management skills including organized and focused methods of working and task prioritization
Ability to selfmanage and selfpace
Ability to adapt to changing situations and development team cultures
Ability to work under pressure
Good knowledge of game development methodologies
Positive attitude and passion for making games; an affinity for FPS
Commitment to staying current with production methodologies, ideas and processes

Our World
At Activision, we strive to create the most iconic brands in gaming and entertainment. We're driven by our mission to deliver unrivaled gaming experiences for the world to enjoy, together. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment