Game Producer

BCForward is currently seeking a highly motivated for a Producer opportunity with our client.

Title: Producer 3

Location: Redmond WA – Onsite

Duration: 2 Months (Chances of Extension)

Anticipated Start Date: ASAP

Please note this is the target date and is subject to change. BCforward will send official notice ahead of a confirmed start date.

Expected Duration: 2 Months

Job Type: [Fulltime] (40 Hrs. Weekly)], [Contract], [Onsite]

Pay Range: $55/hr to $60/hr on W2

Please note that actual compensation may vary within this range due to factors such as location, experience, and job responsibilities, and does not encompass additional non-standard compensation (e.g., benefits, paid time off, per diem, etc.).

Role Overview

Typical Day in the Role

Purpose of the Team:

At World’s Edge, we’re hard at work delivering on the continued legacy of the AGE OF EMPIRES franchise. We’re a passionate group responsible for growing a piece of gaming history, and we’re looking for an experienced Project Manager / Producer to partner with our Executive Producer in managing day-to-day production and workflow for various projects within the studio. Our ideal candidate is: detail-oriented and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment; capable of tracking and communicating complex work items across multiple projects; a great communicator and biased toward an inclusive work environment, and someone who cares deeply about delivering the best possible gaming experience for the fans.

In this role, you are a key contributor between internal and external teams across a wide variety of functions and subject matter expertise. You’ll have direct influence and responsibility for the quality and outcomes of feature development, product publishing efforts, and important partnership

· Key projects:

→ he day-to-day tasks will vary depending on project needs, but key responsibilities include:

→ Identifying, communicating, tracking, and reporting on the individual tasks & work items assigned to you

→ Coordinating across teams to deliver quality on-time, related to features, content, events, testing, localization, product extensions, and user engagement

→ Review and provide informed feedback on development schedules and roadmaps

→ Collaborate with our internal and external teams to remove blockers and ensure pathways to product development and release goals

→ Communicate status and updates on critical work items to key stakeholders regularly

→ Actively unblock work flows by utilizing existing solutions and/or implementing new tools or processes

→ Providing flexible assistance for other Producers as needed

Candidate Requirements

· Disqualifiers:

□ No prior gaming production experience (candidate must have hands‑on experience working on PC and/or console video games).

□ Has not spent the majority of their recent experience as a Producer / Project Manager in games (general tech PM experience alone is not sufficient).

□ Unable to commit to the full 18‑month assignment duration.

□ Not located within reasonable proximity to the Puget Sound / Redmond area or unable to come onsite

The ideal candidate will also possess:

• First-hand knowledge of the AGE OF EMPIRES franchise

• Experience with Games-as-a-Service and operating a live product

• PC technical knowledge & PC gaming experience

• Scrum Certification as a Scrum Master or Product Owner

• Familiarity with C#, C , or other programming languages and basic engineering concepts

• Ability to provide additional perspective to our teams to help improve the overall franchise

Qualifications

• 5 years’ experience in Project Management in PC and/or Console video games

• At least two (2) shipped games on PC or Console with a verifiable Producer role credit

• Proactive team member that can identify gaps and product needs without being prompted

• Strong organizational and collaboration skills that contribute to documenting a plan and helping others accomplish their goals

• Excellent verbal, written, and social communication skills

• Constant drive to learn and adapt to ever-changing surroundings and gaming trends

• Passion for and understanding of gaming and gaming culture

• Self-starter with the ability to work flexing hours as your project demands

• Experience working in a distributed team and comfortable with remote team support

• Experience with Azure DevOps, Teams, Microsoft Office, and other project management tools

Top 3 Must-Have HARD Skills & years of experience for each:

• Strength and skill in organizing and leading meetings, including tracking and managing follow through of necessary outcomes (5 years)
• Use of project management tools, especially ADO, to track work, create dashboards and easily communicate and visualize project state (5 years)
• Producing clear and readable reports appropriate across a variety of altitudes from teammates to Leadership (5 years)

About BCforward:

Founded in 1998 on the idea that industry leaders needed a professional service, and workforce management expert, to fuel the development and execution of core business and technology strategies, BCforward is a Black-owned firm providing unique solutions supporting value capture and digital product delivery needs for organizations around the world. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN with an Offshore Development Center in Hyderabad, India, BCforward’s 6,000 consultants support more than 225 clients globally.

BCforward champions the power of human potential to help companies transform, accelerate, and scale. Guided by our core values of People-Centric, Optimism, Excellence, Diversity, and Accountability, our professionals have helped our clients achieve their strategic goals for more than 25 years. Our strong culture and clear values have enabled BCforward to become a market leader and best in class place to work.

BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.

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