TITLE: Associate Producer - External
DEPT: Production
REPORTS TO: Senior Producer

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES OF POSITION

• To assist in the direction of the development of products.
• To assist management in the scheduling of components to produce top quality product on time and within budget.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Coordinate all external project resources.
• Coordinate external resources, including:  cinematic, music, and contractors.
• Produce project schedules and tracking reports.
• Monitor individual and team progress and report project status to management on a regular basis.
• Track project materials (design, art, music, and cinematics).
• Coordinate and track R&D equipment and orders.
• Reviews and evaluates competitive products.

Level of formal education:

Associate Degree or equivalent with relevant coursework.


Technical training or specialized course work:

Technical and industry specific training and courses to keep knowledge current.

 

Prior direct or relevant experience:

• Minimum 3 years equivalent experience in gaming industry.
• Has clearly demonstrated ability to successfully coordinate diverse functions and groups of people.
• Successful track record of important contributions to successful titles.
• Experience in creating original reports, analyzing results and presenting recommendations to management.
• Strong organizational skills and experience with scheduling teams.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with all level and departments.
• Knowledge of computer hardware and programming.

Specialized knowledge or expertise:

• Strong knowledge of major consumer-based console systems.
• Knowledge of past, current and new games and their technology.

Professional Attributes

• Ability to design and implement a process.
• Properly prioritize and perform multiple tasks simultaneously in an occasionally stressful environment.
• Act in a professional manner at all times.
• Adaptable to changing priorities and tolerance for ambiguity
• Adherence to schedules.
• Analytical problem solving skills.
• Judgment skills based on strong ability to evaluate multiple factors and act or recommend appropriate actions.
• Problem-solving and multi-task ability.
• Oral and written communication skills that reflect clarity and grammatical correctness.
• Team-building skills.
• Works effectively with minimal supervision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work  being performed by employees in this position.  They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications of employees assigned to this job.

For immediate consideration, please take the quick online interview at:

http://tekapplicant.tekgriller.com/jobsearch.asp?CompanyID=392
You may send questions to jobs@namcobandaigames.com