Associate Producer

2 Hours ago • All levels • Game Production

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Job Description

As an Associate Producer at Blind Squirrel Games, you'll assist the Production Department in daily operations. Responsibilities include ensuring efficient development processes, acting as a communication conduit within the team, collaborating on goal setting and scheduling, and identifying/removing impediments to success. You'll also contribute to process improvements and reinforce the company culture. The ideal candidate possesses strong communication and organizational skills, is proactive, detail-oriented, and a team player. A passion for video games and understanding of game development processes are essential.
Must have:
  • Strong communication skills
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Proactive, detail-oriented, problem-solving
  • Leadership skills, teamwork
  • Understanding of video game creation
  • Passion for video games
Good to have:
  • Previous video game production experience
  • Knowledge of game development methodologies

Description

 
As an Associate Producer at Blind Squirrel Games, you will work alongside and assist other members of the Production Department in the daily production operations of one of our many exciting projects! 

This full-time role is based out of our Auckland, NZ studio, and we are focusing on local candidates.

This role will include the following responsibilities: 

· Ensuring the development processes for your designated areas of responsibility operate effectively and efficiently. 
  
· Acting as a vital conduit of information across your team making sure they are kept informed of project status and any issues or needs. 
  
· Working with more senior team members to create goals and schedules and track team progress towards those goals. 
  
· Reinforcing our company culture of transparency, constant improvement, and empowering support. 
  
· Identifying issues that affect the performance of your team and diligently removing impediments to success. 
  
· Helping to implement improvements to processes and procedures. 
  
To succeed at this role, you will need to demonstrate the following: 
· Strong communication skills.

· Strong organizational skills with the ability to juggle different tasks.

· A disposition to be pro-active, inquisitive, detail orientated, resourceful and solve problems to a deadline. 
  
· Leadership skills. 
  
· Ability to follow instructions and be a team-player. 
  
· Enthusiasm for learning new processes, software, and other tools. 
  
· An understanding of how video games are created, the different roles involved and how they work together. 
  
· A passion for playing and a deep knowledge of video games in general.
The following experiences or knowledge will be to your advantage:

  • Any kind of previous video game production or development experiences

  • Knowledge of different game development methodologies and processes.


Blind Squirrel Entertainment, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Eligibility to participate in benefits and perks may vary depending on position term and location.    
  
We share personal information collected internally, with affiliates and with service providers for the purposes set forth by the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and with your consent. For the avoidance of doubt, Blind Squirrel Games does not sell your personal information to third parties, as those terms are defined in the CCPA. 

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About The Company

Blind Squirrel Games is an independent video game studio located in Orange Country, CA; Austin, TX; & Auckland, NZ.

We are a team of passionate and talented game developers dedicated to creating AAA gaming experiences across all platforms. Our high-quality HD remasters have reshaped and reimagined some of the most storied titles in the industry. We build original creations that will become memorable titles for the future.

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