Production Director, Game Studio

3 days ago

Los Angeles, California, United States Netflix Full time
Production Director, Games

At Netflix, we're looking for a seasoned Production Director to join our Night School Studio team. As a key member of our leadership team, you'll be responsible for driving the success of our games, ensuring they're delivered on time, of high quality, and meet our creative vision.

About the Role

This is a unique opportunity to join a talented team of developers, artists, and storytellers who are passionate about creating games that leave a lasting impact on players. As a Production Director, you'll be the driving force behind our studio's games, working closely with our Studio Director, Creative Leadership, and Technical Director to shape our production vision and framework.

Key Responsibilities
  • Resource Management: Oversee estimation, load balancing, planning, and road-mapping of resources to ensure efficient use of our team's time and expertise.
  • Leadership & Mentorship: Lead the production and operations discipline of the studio, mentoring Producers and Operations personnel to help them improve their professional skills and achieve their career goals.
  • Development Philosophy: Create and govern the development philosophy and framework of the studio, ensuring alignment of production practices throughout the studio.
  • KPI Alignment: Ensure all product teams are aligned on production KPIs related to quality, velocity, and other key metrics.
  • Agile Methodologies: Nurture and strengthen development culture and agile methodologies throughout the studio.
  • Task Management: Partner with department leads on prioritization, scheduling, communication, and day-to-day management.
  • Process Development: Develop and iterate on production pathways, ensuring efficient and effective workflows.
  • Release Management: Manage internal and external releases, coordinating across multiple stakeholders.
  • Team Building: Hire, mentor, and manage a team of production experts, fostering a collaborative and inclusive studio culture.
  • Cross-functional Collaboration: Work with partner teams within Netflix on shared development priorities and initiatives.
  • Strategic Planning: Collaborate with studio leadership team to create development strategies, execute key initiatives, measure progress, and iterate throughout the project.
Requirements
  • Experience: At least 10 years of production experience, including 5+ years in a studio leadership role with multiple shipped high-quality, multi-platform games.
  • Narratively Rich Games: Strong experience in managing and launching high-quality, creatively charged games.
  • Technical Knowledge: Hands-on expertise with Jira and Confluence, including knowledge of plug-ins and best practices for smooth workflow management.
  • Leadership: Empathetic and attentive leader with proven leadership experience. Ability to lead inclusively and hold people accountable.
  • Agile Practices: Strong understanding and application of agile production methods and practices.
  • Matrix Environment: Experience working in a matrix environment and communicating seamlessly with other game development disciplines.
  • Creativity & Innovation: Passion for creating structure and organization out of chaos, building systems to support creativity and innovation.
  • Feedback & Collaboration: Demonstrable track record of providing and accepting feedback, with strong partnerships with creative and technical leadership.
  • Passion for Games: Deep passion for playing, incubating, building, and shipping video games.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity of thought and background builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.

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