Job Description

About The Role & Team

The Producer I is responsible for providing product leadership, guidance, and support to external product partners for games across mobile, console, PC, and/or AR/VR gaming platforms. Primarily lead a combination of small to large-scale products, in addition to have the ability to produce multiple titles simultaneously.

You will own product within Lucasfilm Games and working closely with the Executive Producer in managing the production process in support of the partners vision, including external partner onboarding, collaborating, and coordinating ideation, project tracking, managing all internal/external product communication and product deliverables, overseeing milestone reviews, collaboration with other business units, production/content approvals, and management of live service support.

The Producer I will report to the Executive Producer

This is a Full-Time role

What You Will Do

Game Production

• Driving assigned titles within Lucasfilm Games and being the key day to day contact for those projects. Responsible for establishing, maintaining, and enhancing relationships with internal and external cross functional groups to ensure maximum brand equity in Lucasfilm Games IP that deliver high quality/brand-enhancing products that meet franchise, financial and schedule goals.
• Analyze and track product development schedules, perform milestone reviews, track all submissions, and submit weekly written progress reports on each assigned title.
• Review and analyze feedback generated by junior production staff and the senior team, including periodic self-review of gameplay builds, on all partner submissions covering all aspects of the product, including art direction, gameplay and franchise feedback and approval. Responsible for acquiring consensus across internal stakeholders.
• Lead presentations and product demos as vital to peers, management, and other stakeholders.
• Work closely with the senior members of the Production team to collaborate with partners on new interactive product concepts, including concept design and game identity.
• When available, use data and analytics to drive decision making and ensure that decisions are made in a timely fashion.
  
  
  

Brand & Franchise Management

• Provide brand guidance to external partner teams balancing the needs of the game and the authenticity of the Lucasfilm Franchise’s characters and worlds.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to ensure maximum brand equity in Lucasfilm IP that deliver innovative, high quality/brand-enhancing products across art, sound, story and game design.
  
  
  

Required Qualifications & Skills

• 3 – 5 years of experience specifically in product development/production of Console, Mobile, PC, and/or AR/VR games or other entertainment.
• Has shipped mobile, console, and/or PC games with live operations components.
• A practical understanding of all phases of development: concept, pre-production, production and post-production/live-service with a creative eye able to communicate game ideas and improvements to our partners.
• Partners closely with Producer III/Sr. Producer/Executive Producer in managing relationships with external partners, identifying and solving day to day product issues.
• Ability to make confident, intelligent and difficult decisions that reflects a solid understanding of the business goals and strategies.
• Previous experience interfacing with partners/developers, understanding team structures and roles, production pipelines, and common challenges in producing high-quality interactive products.
• Detail oriented and able to manage multiple projects at different stages of development.
• Outstanding negotiation, change management, and conflict resolution skills.
• Able to identify/assess risks and strategies to mitigate and escalate as necessary.
• Solid sense of ownership, flexibility, and urgency.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in project management tools such as JIRA and Airtable.
• Knowledge of Agile and Scrum, Kanban, and other production methodologies.
• Experience with Excel, Word, PowerPoint / Keynote.
• Passion for the latest games and game platforms (Mobile, Console, PC, as well as AR/VR).
• Demonstrate affinity and familiarity with Lucasfilm Franchises.
• Robust interpersonal skills with emphasis on building productive relationships with external partners, managers and peers.
• TRAVEL: This role will occasionally require travel to meet with domestic and international partners. You will need a valid US Passport (or international equivalent) in good standing.
  
  
  

Education

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  
  
  

Additional Information

Benefits and Perks: Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities, and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.

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The hiring range for this position in San Francisco, California is $90,300 to $124,000 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.