Job Description

Intrepid Studios is seeking an experienced Technical Producer who is passionate about MMOs to lead the planning, management and completion of all technical projects and work closely with Production to help bring our highly ambitious project to life in the most efficient manner possible!

Responsibilities

• Establish, coordinate, track, and manage the activities of project resources to ensure that project tasks are completed in a timely manner, within scope, and at expected quality
• Determine and communicate schedules, status, updates, major decisions, risks, and blockages
• Evaluate internal processes and implement improvements as required
• Facilitate collaborative review processes between stakeholders and team members
• Cultivate relationships in order to drive a project forward
• Work closely with game teams and provide oversight of the master schedule to help manage team resources
• Follow processes to capture change requests, communicate impact, request stakeholder decisions, and execute changes as applicable
• Determine requirements for work effort from project stakeholders to build clear and concise project schedules and plans
• Identify, track, manage, and resolve issues attributed to both internal and external factors
• Provide motivation and clear direction to ensure that project goals, objectives, milestones, and deliverables are achieved
• Lead and drive status meetings to be as functional and efficient as possible

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience managing technical projects
• Knowledge of project management software and Agile methodology
• Comfortable working in new or ambiguous areas where learning and adaptability are necessary
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills both written and verbal
• Administrative knowledge and experience of Jira and Confluence with hands on experience in setting up projects, dashboards, reporting capabilities, and custom JQL filters.
• Knowledge of IT systems and terminology
• Game Industry specific experience and a passion for MMOs

Pluses

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Software Engineer, or equivalent work experience
• PMP Certification
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Expertise navigating internal relationships to optimize efficiency
• Proactively identify opportunities to improve pipelines, overall efficiency and transparency
• Work within JIRA to establish a simplistic snapshot of status and progress of every project to accuracy and proper maintenance.
• Work with the teams to keep a one-year roadmap established every quarter, i.e. continually work ahead to improve production and efficiency

Required Application Materials:

• Resume
• Cover Letter which should include:
  • Relevant information about yourself that demonstrates exceptional ability and goes beyond your resume
  • Why you are interested in working at Intrepid
  • What games you are currently playing

What We Offer:

• Medical health benefits covered 100% for employee & dependents
• Paid vacation & Sick days
• Company Bonus’
• Company matched 401k
• Fun & creative environment
• Healthy work life balance 
• Free onsite gym

Interview Overview:
Below you'll find an outline of the interview plan for this role. Please note that while this is what we expect the process to look like; we may ask you for supplemental information or require an additional step before making a final decision.

• 30 min interview with a member of our Talent Team
• 30 min interview with the hiring manager
• Test
• Panel interviews with several members of the hiring team
• Final interview with the executive team
• References calls & a background check

The Legal Bits:
We offer competitive pay based on market standards plus a significant annual bonus structure. The base salary for this role is between $85,000 - $136,000, depending on skills and experience. Individual compensation decisions are based on a number of factors, including experience level, skillset, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company. We expect the majority of the candidates who are offered roles at our company to fall throughout the range based on these factors.
Job descriptions are not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that may be required of the employee.
We encourage individuals from all backgrounds, including race, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, to apply for positions. We are an equal opportunity employer and we're committed to a fair and consistent interview process and employer experience.

About Us:
Founded in 2015, Intrepid Studios is the independent developer and publisher of the upcoming and Most Anticipated MMORPG, Ashes of Creation. Based in beautiful Southern California, Intrepid has assembled a veteran AAA team of tremendous talent and experience in the MMORPG industry. The gaming industry can be a turbulent storm of hiring cycles and layoffs. We’ve set out to do something different, to break this cycle and create an independent studio capable of withstanding the chaos of this industry. We’ve brought on-board a team of professionals that hold a diverse set of skills, and who all share a singular goal: making fun games. The studio is designed to be an open place for collaboration and communication, a place that is conducive to team building and success. Our goal is to build a family that will laugh together, play together, succeed together, and stay together.

All posted positions are full-time with generous medical benefit options covered 100% by employer for employees and dependents plus paid vacation & sick days, and 401k with matching. 

We're proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Intrepid Studios will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Applicants of all ages, identities, and backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Intrepid Studios will provide reasonable accommodation to employees who have protected disabilities consistent with local law.

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Note to Recruiters and Placement Agencies: We do not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Unsolicited resumes received will be considered our property and will be processed accordingly.

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