Technical Producer Job Listing at Foundation 9 Entertainment, Inc. in United States of America

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Technical Producer
Location: OR - Eugene - Pipeworks
Job Code: 954
# of openings: 1

Description

Pipeworks seeks Technical Producer candidates who interact with both internal and external contacts to ensure projects are delivered timely, on budget, and within the quality expectations of clients

Responsibilities:

* Own portions of product management that are focused on technology such as analytic systems, CMS, database and internal tools both for backend and game clients
* Coordinate with external partners, internal teams and senior management to make optimal decisions about technical direction
* Identifying critical path risks and issues, pulling together teams of people to resolve them
* Inform and build the feature roadmap for engineering projects and processes
* Organize and oversee daily stand-ups to coordinate team members
* Manage backlogs and work with customers to prioritize them
* Create schedules to be tracked and ensure a strong sense of ownership and accountability for each team member’s contributions
* Continuously assess risk and resolve conflicts between budget, schedule and design goals
* Provide daily, weekly and monthly reports on team progress to multiple levels of management
Qualifications:

* Developed at least 2 game or online projects in a production management role
* Highly responsible, self-directed, detail oriented problem solver with a desire to contribute to a creative environment
* Outstanding organization, communication and exceptional management skills/leadership
* Exceptional project management practices and software knowledge including Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio and Word
* Bachelor’s degree preferred
Demonstrated Ability To:

* Work well/respond to deadlines displaying professionalism
* Communicate effectively within a large group/multiple project environment
* Think critically, and apply analytical skills in resolving complex issues
* Quickly master proprietary tools and development processes
* Take direction and criticism
Pluses:

* Well versed in game genres and platforms
* Sense of game play and visual design
* Technical skills and/or education
* Database management
* Software development
About Pipeworks

Pipeworks Software was founded in 1999 by a group of people who came together with a commitment to making high quality games and delivering a satisfying experience to our clients. Those ideas continue to drive everything that we do today. We are a versatile developer of fun console games, with an emphasis on absolute dependability for our publishing partners. When we commit to something, we will deliver it at a high quality and on time. Pipeworks is part of Foundation 9 Entertainment, a collective of independent game development studios located all over the world.

During our 11 years in business, we have crafted titles including platformers, brawlers, driving games, rhythm games, and board games. We have the distinction of shipping a launch title for the Nintendo Wii,Rampage: Total Destruction, which has sold over one million units. We have also shipped these exciting titles:Godzilla: Unleashed, Boogie, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Deadliest Warrior, Monopoly, Zumba, U Draw and Charm Girls Club.

Besides being one of the first independent developers to work on the Wii, Pipeworks was also in on the ground floor of development on the Microsoft Xbox and Xbox 360, creating the boot ROMS for both systems and several cutting-edge Xbox demos, designed to show off the capabilities of the system before it launched.

Pipeworks is located in the Pacific Northwest in beautiful Eugene, Oregon, home to the University of Oregon.