Producer, Game Operations - 31U

Who We Are

Founded in 2005, 2K Games is a global video game company, publishing titles developed by some of the most influential game development studios in the world. Our studios are responsible for developing 2K’s portfolio of world-class games across multiple platforms. Include Visual Concepts, Firaxis, Hangar 13, CatDaddy, Cloud Chamber, and HB Studios. Our portfolio of titles is expanding due to our global strategic plan, building, and acquiring exciting studios whose content continues to inspire all of us! 2K publishes titles in today’s most popular gaming genres, including sports, shooters, action, role-playing, strategy, casual, and family entertainment.

Our team of engineers, marketers, artists, writers, data scientists, producers, problem solvers, and doers, are the professional publishing stewards of our growing library of critically acclaimed franchises such as NBA 2K, BioShock, Borderlands, Mafia, Sid Meier’s Civilization, Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, WWE 2K, and XCOM.

At 2K, we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive work environment, which means encouraging our teams to Come as You Are and do your best work! We are dedicated to diversity and inclusion and want our community of candidates to reflect this commitment. We encourage all qualified applicants to explore our global positions.

2K is headquartered in Novato, California and is a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).

What We Need

Game Operations oversees and coordinates the publishing components that directly impact the development of the game. A Game Operations Producer is a player-obsessed leader, capable of taking charge of a feature, product, or external team and unifying the project or group to work towards a specific set of goals. This role requires the management of multiple moderately sized projects or workstreams on a single AAA product, particularly those directly focused on publishing’s needs from the development studio. In conjunction with the rest of the Operations team, the GameOps Producer is ultimately responsible and accountable for aiding in the regular release of game updates in a timely manner and to a high degree of quality.

What You Will Do

• Establish, maintain, and improve relationships and mutual collaboration with an internal development studio and publishing support teams.
• Build project workback schedules, plans, and related tracking to help guide both development and publishing central support teams.
• Ensure projects are set up for success in hitting quality targets through deep collaboration with both studio development and publishing Quality Assurance teams.
• Develop product and feature budgets and schedules and maintain forecasts of the budget, anticipating, identifying, and resolving overruns with studios, outsourcing partners and other 2K publishing departments.
• Serve as an advisor and counselor to both the Game Operations Lead and Head of Operations.
• Serve as advisor and counselor to other Business Unit Operations team members.
• Coordinate with industry first-parties (Sony, Microsoft, Valve, etc.) to shepherd projects throughout their certification and release management lifecycle(s).
• Coordinate with internal support partners, such as Marketing, Localization, Ratings, Legal, QA, Product,  Analytics and User Research, to ensure alignment and timely execution of milestone deliverables.

What Will Make You a Great Fit 

• 3-5+ years of experience in internal or external game development or publishing.
• 2-3+ years of experience working on a Live game or service.
• Experience building and managing relationships with studios, vendors, internal teams, and other external resources.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written), time and project management skills.
• Ability to assess quality and foresee development challenges during the various phases of product development.
• Ability to identify areas of mis-alignment between cross functional teams and develop strategies to resolve in a timely manner.
• Expected to identify and then take ownership of any responsibilities that lie within the scope of the project and are not currently assigned.
• Must demonstrate strong fiscal sense, in leading budget and scope expectations both within the team and to executive management.

Bonus Points

• Experience with AAA products.
• Experience with F2P game system development titles.
• Experience shipping console & PC or mobile titles and detailed knowledge of those platforms.
• Highly knowledgeable of game industry trends.
• Passion for multiplayer online video games.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to ensuring that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform their essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us if you need a reasonable accommodation.

The pay range for this position in California at the start of employment is expected to be between $87,400 and $130,000 per Year. However, base pay offered is based on market location, and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations. Subject to those same considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a bonus and/or equity awards, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an 'at-will position' and the company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation or benefit program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

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