This position is for temporary engagement through our staffing partner, Yoh Enterprise Solutions. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States for this position.
This is a hybrid / onsite position.
Naughty Dog is seeking an Associate Producer to play an integral role in organizing and coordinating our AAA projects. This candidate will help develop the studio's production processes and assist in the management of the day-to-day coordination across multiple disciplines.
What you will do:
- Partner with the production team and discipline leads to develop and maintain specific project efforts and discipline plans
- Schedule and maintain tasking of departmental and interdisciplinary teams Break down large complex tasks into meaningful sub-tasks and track team progress
- Manage communication between disciplines and team members for specific project efforts
- Identify all groups that may be affected by an aspect of the project, and involve them - proactively solicit their input and follow up through execution
- Help onboard new hires, and work with Production Leadership to mentor junior members of the Production team
- Improve our games by participating in internal playtests and communicating feedback to the relevant stakeholders
- Work with the tools team to advance the development of our production-related software
- Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed
What skills you will use:
- Minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience in game production with one or more published titles
- Experience with Microsoft Office/GSuite, and task tracking software
- Intermediate experience with spreadsheets
- Excellent organizational and prioritization skills, attention to detail, process knowledge and ability to multitask
- Communication skills with both large groups and individuals, with excellent written and oral communication abilities
- Eagerness to learn new software tools and technologies
Bonus Skills:
- AAA experience
- Working knowledge of project schedules and milestone documentation, monitoring the progress of department milestones and individual tasks against those schedules
- Knowledge of project management methodologies such as Waterfall, Agile, etc Experience with a variety of project management tools (Jira, Shotgun, Microsoft Project, or any other scheduling/task-tracking software)
At SIE, working with our partners, we consider several factors when setting each role’s base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location.
Please note that the individual base pay range may vary based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location.
In addition, this role is eligible for benefit offerings that include medical, dental, and vision. Click here to learn more.
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Skills Required
- At least 2 years of relevant work experience in game production
- Experience working on one or more published titles
- Experience with Microsoft Office or Google Workspace
- Experience with task-tracking software
- Intermediate spreadsheet experience
- Excellent organizational and prioritization skills
- Strong attention to detail, process knowledge, and multitasking ability
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Eagerness to learn new software tools and technologies
- AAA game production experience
- Working knowledge of project schedules and milestone documentation
- Knowledge of Waterfall or Agile project management methodologies
- Experience with Jira, Shotgun, Microsoft Project, or other scheduling and task-tracking tools
What We Do
Naughty Dog is the developer of some of the most critically acclaimed and top-selling video games on PlayStation platforms, having created the classic Crash Bandicoot and Jak and Daxter series, as well as modern franchises Uncharted and The Last of Us. The studio is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Interactive Entertainment based out of Santa Monica, CA and is currently developing The Last of Us Part II. Naughty Dog is also home to Sony World Wide Studios’ ICE Team, a central technology group that focuses on creating core graphics technologies for Sony’s worldwide first-party published titles, including low-level game engine components, graphics processing pipelines, supporting tools, and graphics profiling and debugging tools. We are always looking for top tier talent to add to our development team. Visit https://www.naughtydog.com/careers for career opportunities. We offer successful applicants a highly competitive salary and compensation package including a comprehensive benefits package for all full-time hires.
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