Producer

RockYou is looking for a Producer to oversee the production cycle of social game from a publisher role using both Agile/Scrum and Waterfall production methodologies

Responsibilities:

Responsible for driving their game’s player appeal and commercial success including influencing the contributions of all groups contributing to the product.
Review Game Design documentation to provide insight and feedback beneficial to the brand/product including monetization methods
Work closely with 3rd party/remote development teams to ensure proper milestone scheduling and delivery
Coordinate with Marketing, QA, Customer Support, Community Management, licensing and legal clearance
Analyze user and telemetry data on a daily basis, paying attention to consumer attraction, usage, trends, churn, retention, and monetization
Synthesize user data into cohesive reports and action-oriented recommendations for executive-level presentations
Work with User Acquisition department to monitor and tune ad spends
Communicate consistently with Ads team in order to optimize ads revenue
Create specs and design suggestions for features and future content releases
Conduct usability and A/B testing to gain demographic data
Create mission content/narrative design and high level design proposals for implementation using proprietary based tool sets

About RockYou
RockYou is dedicated to the development of high-quality games, including the celebrated Zoo World™ franchise. With advertising products that offer brands more meaningful interactions with players, RockYou creates an unmatched value-per-engagement for both brands and users. RockYou's partnerships with world-class talent are part of our steadfast commitment to working with the next generation of social game developers.

This job listing originated on Gamasutra.com, the game industry's leader.

Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required
Minimum 7 years of experience in gaming, preferably in social or short session gaming. Any candidate who has extensive game producer experience but lacks social gaming work experience must demonstrate a fundamental grasp of social gaming mechanics based on personal experience.
Creative intuition and comprehensive knowledge of creating an effective user experience for social games
In-depth knowledge of casual and core social gamers’ behaviors regarding retention, monetization and virality
+ Previous narrative/game design experience
+ Familiarity with .json a plus.
Experience with MS Office, PS, and Jira management software
Ability to exert leadership and a vision for success among groups that are not direct reports or are external entities
Strong oral and written communication and organizational abilities
Results oriented and eager to take personal responsibility for outcomes
Proactive, self-starter personality
Passion for social games