Production Director

Are you on a mission to create games that bond players together into deeply invested communities?  Would you like to work on something comedic with lighthearted and whimsical characters?  Do you care deeply about setting your team up to deliver on their goals in a healthy, sustainable way? Are you excited to get your hands dirty, help grow a team, and find the most effective ways to collaborate together – remotely and in-person – on a new IP and game?

As a Production Director, you will refine and continuously improve production best practices for a growing team as it works from prototype through ship and into live support. You will build the production team for the project and support your producers to ensure we deliver a high-quality game on time and on budget. You will also work as part of the project leadership team to ensure we build a healthy, open, and supportive team culture.

We look for candidates who value joining a mission-focused team with a diverse set of backgrounds, experiences, interests, and viewpoints.

Responsibilities

• Be accountable for delivering a new game at PlayStation that reflects our committed project goals with a team that is willing and able to support the game on an on-going basis.
• Working with the General Manager, build a development roadmap outlining project staffing needs, timeline, and key feature delivery from prototype through ship and live support.
• Collaborate with feature leads and the Production team to produce regular project risk assessments and mitigation plans.
• Collaborate with other project leaders to align on standards for Production tools and best processes and drive continuous improvement as we move through development. Create and drive a vision for the future of the game’s development that is aligned with the team’s needs.
• Drive a consistent Production approach across the development team.
• Foster an understanding of project goals and vision within the project team and Production discipline.
• Build, mentor, and direct the production team for the project. Collaborate with them to define near-term goals. Support them in achieving career objectives.
• Cultivate an inspiring and rewarding Production culture to build one of the best places in the industry for Producers to learn and grow.
• Set standards for quality people management for the Production team and then model those standards.
• Organize, align, and drive the project production team to ensure excellence in all facets of development.
• Collaborate with other project leaders to ensure alignment with studio best practices.

Required Skills

• Track record of delivering high-quality games as a Production Director or comparable product leader
• Demonstrable experience producing all phases (concept to launch) of large-scale, high-quality development including live game services
• Ability to prioritize and manage complex organizational and executional issues
• Champion for agile ways of working and a proven track record of applying agile concepts and practices
• Comfortable dealing with ambiguity, including effectively leading a team in spite of that ambiguity
• Demonstrable Product acumen to inform subjective product opinions
• High “EQ” and excellent people skills
• Demonstrated excellence as a communicator and facilitator