Electrotank is an award-winning company with a seven-year history in building cutting-edge, custom multiplayer online games. Creators of ElectroServer, the enterprise multiplayer server of choice for several online gaming community sites, Electrotank specializes in licensing and custom game development, with an impressive client list consisting of such companies as Disney, Mattel, MTV, VH1, and Comedy Central.
Electrotank is hiring Producers to manage the development of large online multiplayer games and virtual worlds. Producers must effectively manage both clients and large teams of developers and artists, balancing creative and business requirements to deliver engaging, scalable worlds and games that exceed client expectations on time and on budget. Position requires exceptional listening, verbal and written communication skills and uncanny organizational and scheduling abilities.
REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE: • Four year degree with a technical or management background preferred • 5 years of production management experience in games or a similar field • Track record including management of 3 large projects from start to finish • Experience planning and scheduling all aspects of projects with teams comprising 20+ members and budgets in excess of $500K • Proven ability to motivate and lead teams • Strong project management skills • Client relationship management experience • Experience in critical analysis of project scheduling process • Exceptional organizational and communication skills • History recruiting high quality technical and creative personnel • Demonstrated ability to anticipate • Strong people management and problem-solving skills, including conflict management and resolution • Effectively manage client relationships • Define deliverables, develop and document scope • Define all internal and external expense lines and resource requirements to create initial budgets and timelines
RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE: • Prepare and deliver production plans, timelines and related documents • Identify and recruit additional external resources as required for project • Lead the overall project and ensure successful, on-time milestone deliveries • Maintain control of all costs related to projects (typically >$500k) • Track deliverables, personnel, performance • Anticipate, identify and proactively address project risks • Tightly manage costs to maintain profitability. • Deliver projected revenue forecasts against assigned projects. • Manage Internal and external team members (typically >10)
• Four year degree with a technical or management background preferred • 5 years of production management experience in games or a similar field • Track record including management of 3 large projects from start to finish • Experience planning and scheduling all aspects of projects with teams comprising 20+ members and budgets in excess of $500K • Proven ability to motivate and lead teams • Strong project management skills • Client relationship management experience • Experience in critical analysis of project scheduling process • Exceptional organizational and communication skills • History recruiting high quality technical and creative personnel • Demonstrated ability to anticipate • Strong people management and problem-solving skills, including conflict management and resolution
