Senior Producer, Technical

PeopleFun is an award-winning creator of mobile games for players across the globe. We are part of AppLovin, a publicly traded company, with world-class projects, resources, and infrastructure. PeopleFun is a Dallas-based game studio founded and led by game industry veterans, where game developers thrive on collaboration, creativity, teamwork, and fun. Our games are played by over 25 million players each month, and we have a number of exciting mobile games in development to fuel the future growth of PeopleFun.
We believe in bringing People together through Fun by creating the best in class social features and communities in our games that enables our players to engage deeply with other players. Secondly we endeavor to bring our studio teammates together by creating the very best game teams that foster healthy collaboration, incredible productivity, and life-long professional relationships.
Candidates who reside or will reside in the following locations are eligible for this role: California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington D.C. and Washington State.
Summary
Peoplefun is seeking a Senior Producer to own production processes within its flagship game, Wordscapes. This Senior Producer will be responsible for owning the overall schedule and execution plan for a pod in addition to coordinating scrum ceremonies and updating/maintaining Jira. The ideal candidate is proactive, collaborative with strategic & tactical ability

Responsibilities

• Own the schedule, execution plan and production processes for game development through all phases (from concept to live ops), ensuring high quality and on-time delivery
• Proactively identify issues & risks, driving mitigation strategies and affective resolutions
• Maintain Jira as a source of truth, keeping backlog, sprint tasks, and workflows comprehensive and up-to-date
• Report and provide production transparency for all internal stakeholders, including Product Owners and Executive Team members
• Review, define, improve, and implement processes, best practices, tools, and technologies for successful Product Development
• Provide continuous feedback, support, and empowerment to fellow members of the Wordscapes game team, setting clear goals, holding partners accountable for deliverables and recognizing strong performance
• Maintain market context via ongoing game, competitor, business models, mechanics & technologies research, sharing learnings with peers, team members and leadership

Requirements

• 4+ years of professional experience as a Game Producer or related capacity (mobile experience preferred)
• Demonstrated experience leading a project from ‘beginning to end’ and/or 1+ years producing live ops team as a Lead Producer\
• Demonstrated experience working within highly collaborative, cross functional work environment

Desired Qualities

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and/or related work experience
• Demonstrated ability to understand complex technical requirements and create organized, detail oriented roadmaps
• Proactive self-starter, who values servant leadership and prioritizes providing accurate & timely updates to cross functional partners
• Strong understanding of and appreciation for mobile gaming products & ecosystem

BenefitsCompetitive compensation packagePerformance bonuses401K with 3% employer matchingFamily friendly cultureFlex PTO policyMedical/Dental/Vision insuranceOn-Site Gym and free Yoga classes$1,500 annual budget for career development & education$1,000 annual game device and IAP budgetFree drinks & snacks, catered lunch on FridaysHappy hours, social events and more
PeopleFun is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, protected veteran status, medical condition or disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.