Job Description

Senior Interactive Producer

Los Angeles, California, USA

About the Job:

Wevr, creator of TheBlu (Sundance), Gnomes & Goblins (Jon Favreau) and the recently released Harry Potter VR experiences is searching for a Senior Interactive/Game Producer with a strong technical orientation to oversee development of a brand new Oculus Quest sports game. 

About The Role:

• Own and drive the production and delivery of the project as part of its core leadership team
• Create project requirements, budget, schedules, milestone and review plans
• Identify resource constraints/requirements and screen/onboard other team members as needed
• Define/track deliverables and lead reviews for external/offshore team 
• Provide regular status/budget reports and capacity plan updates for the project executive team
• Actively optimize and improve workflow to drive efficiency and deliver a AAA quality product
• Identify and deliver solutions for production risks, dependency problems and constraints
• Utilize project management tools (eg, Jira, Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite software) for translating tasks into backlogs, sprints and day-to-day project tracking
• Support operations within the studio to enable our production development teams
• Work closely with QA to review the status of builds and bug priorities, and assist as needed
• Ensure project scope and quality expectations are met

 About You:

• At least 5+ years experience as a Lead or Executive Producer in game, VR, animation or real-time/interactive entertainment development 
• Experience managing offshore teams
• Superior written and verbal communication skills
• Positive attitude and love of working with and motivating people
• Superior critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Experience managing expectations and adhering to project scope/timelines between teams and leadership to hit milestones
• Experience with game industry software tools like Jira production management software processes (Game Design, Prototyping, Project Management and QA)

Our Studio:

• Loves working with a diverse range of people
• Loves to develop its employees personally and professionally and promote from within
• Welcomes remote workers
• Has an open vacation policy
• Offers competitive compensation 
• Provides benefits for medical, dental, vision (W2 employees)
• Offers life/AD&D coverage and long-term disability (W2 employees)
• Offers the chance to work alongside Academy Award winning creatives and game industry veterans who have shipped some of the industry’s best selling games

More About Wevr:

Wevr is a leading interactive software company producing best-in-class virtual worlds. Wevr's multiple award winning ocean experience TheBlu, remains one of the most popular introductory VR titles to date. Wevr created groundbreaking Harry Potter immersive experiences in partnership with Warner Brothers. A creative collaboration with Jon Favreau (Iron Man, The Jungle Book, Lion King), Gnomes & Goblins is an Emmy finalist for Outstanding Innovation in Interactive Media. Wevr has produced innovative interactive experiences with creatives including Reggie Watts, Run the Jewels, and Deepak Chopra, and has earned partnerships with Samsung, Time, NYT, Vulcan, Google and others. At the forefront of the metaverse ecosystem, Wevr is developing a cloud software platform, Wevr Virtual Studio, enabling 3D artists to easily make and share 3D projects. Wevr’s world class leadership team is comprised of repeat successful software entrepreneurs and Academy Award-winning digital entertainment pioneers who have delivered massively successful products including Avatar, The Lion King, Call of Duty and The Sims. Wevr is a diverse and fully distributed workforce company.

***Applicants for employment in the U.S. must possess work authorization, which does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa.