Production Director

As the Production Director at Wildflower, you will be responsible for overseeing the product’s vision as well as crafting the production processes required to repeatedly ship stellar games. You will maintain a healthy, collaborative, and productive team while supporting all publisher/developer relationships.

We’re a fairly new, small team, working on an innovative, new IP. Day-to-day we face various challenges. Given that, you’re going to need to be…

• A creative problem solver
• Open-minded
• A great listener
• Proactive
• Highly responsible
• Pragmatic
• Considerate
• Decisive

…and a little bit of a dreamer to fit in here.

Minimum Requirements:

We require a minimum of 6 years of production experience and/or at least 3 shipped game titles for this role.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the team in the development and evolution of the game’s vision and strategy.
• Ensure key game features and product choices further the strategic vision of the product.
• Monitor production outcomes and drive any necessary pivots to the product roadmap to deliver on product commitments.
• Effectively prioritize product and team decisions at the organizational level and orchestrate product-level strategic pivots based on analysis of data and new information.
• Holistically responsible for a game from ideation, prototype, pre-production, and beyond, directing all aspects of game development.
• Build a high-functioning team of developers to execute the strategic vision of the product.
• Manage the team’s overall execution strategy, identifying critical path issues, removing roadblocks, and driving efficiency and accountability in execution.
• Lead the team to excellence while fostering a positive team culture and an environment that motivates developers to bring their best effort.
• Continuously assess team and leadership capabilities to ensure that the product teams are set up for success.
• Encourage a learning environment in which constructive feedback is given and the entire team develops a deep understanding and empathy for our players to make player-focused decisions.
• Manage dependencies to ensure teams aren’t blocked.
• Facilitate prioritization conversations, aligning all parties on tradeoffs to meet project goals where necessary.
• Create, maintain, and improve the processes we use to coordinate work.
• Ensure the team has the best organizational structure, processes, and practices that allow them to produce high-quality work efficiently and on time.
• Deeply understand the game’s audience and ensure the product strategy matches the needs of the audience.

Required Experience & Skills:

• 6 years of production experience and/or at least 3 shipped game titles for this role.
• Extensive publisher relations and third-party vendor experience.
• Substantial experience in previous roles as Producer for a video game company.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and organization development skills; has built a creative organization or game project team from the ground up.
• Able to instill a healthy and strong growth mindset within an entire organization.
• Experience leading and functioning in ambiguous, collaborative environments with team members of several levels and disciplines.
• Experience leading and mentoring production team members.
• Experience maintaining excellent relationships with stakeholders.
• Demonstrated success building relationships across a variety of disciplines, personalities, backgrounds, and goals.
• Experience with iterative development methodologies and supporting software.
• Deep understanding of game development, software development process, and project management practices.
• Experience in console and/or PC development, including understanding technical requirements and supporting adoption of new platform features.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Self-starter; you approach challenges creatively and methodically, seeing them through to final resolution.
• Experience with remote work and coordinating work across multiple time zones.
• Leadership and mentorship skills.

Salary Range:

$185,000-$270,000 per year.

Benefits and Perks:

• Competitive Health Benefits; the company pays 100% of employee premiums and a high percentage of dependent premiums.
• FSA/DFSA (Pre-tax Health and Dependent Care Savings Accounts).
• Paid parental leave.
• 401k with a 3% company contribution.
• A flexible work-from-home policy.
• Unlimited, flexible paid vacation.
• Monthly paid holidays and 3 weeks of paid office closures a year.
• Creative & collaborative work environment.
• Just for fun team events.
• New Hire Transition Week: New employees are paid a “week of pay” equivalent starting bonus to allow them to rest and join our team feeling rejuvenated.

Application Review Process:

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, beginning August 14, 2024. This position will remain open until filled. We are looking to fill the role immediately. Please note that due to a large volume of applications, we will only contact candidates we would like to move forward with. You will receive an auto-reply confirming we have received your application. Thank you for your understanding.

Interviewing:

As part of the interview process, we may ask you to take a test to show us your skills and knowledge.

Thank you for your interest!