Game Producer

Waves mission is to unite humanity through immersive 3d entertainment. Our vision is to be the live entertainment hub of the metaverse: a place where anyone can attend perform live or be a part of a 24/7 live entertainment community. No matter where or who you are our platform welcomes youjoining on mobile streaming a 2D social video or immersing you in 3D VR. Virtual shows (Waves) are the heartbeat of our platform. Unlike other virtual experiences Waves are unique because they happen live enabling realtime interaction and connection between performers and audiences.

As the Producer reporting into the Executive Producer (and dotted line into Chief Product Officer) you will support both the creative and operational strategies for the delivery of shows and the development of the user facing side of our platform. This role combines expertise in live entertainment production and game development with a keen interest in emerging AR/VR/XR technologies. You will oversee and facilitate the endtoend production of virtual experiences while collaborating with product engineering and design teams to evolve our platform. A significant aspect of this role will be based onground at our Culver City studio location where youll have a hand in daytoday operations and ensure seamless . Youll thrive in a fastpaced ambiguous startup environment where leadership adaptability and creative problemsolving are essential.

Responsibilities

• Show & Platform Production: Support the entire production process for virtual shows from concept to and guide the development of platform features to support immersive interactive experiences. Ensure seamless integration of technical and creative elements in virtual shows leveraging knowledge of both live production and platform development to enhance user experience.
• Team Support: Coordinate a diverse team of artists developers and studio crew from the inception of virtual shows through to live production. Provide guidance support and structure to ensure alignment with creative and technical goals.
• Logistics & Project Management: Manage and coordinate the logistics of live show production and product delivery ensuring smooth integration with the platform and optimal delivery to users. Translate highlevel priorities into actionable project tasks and goals for crossfunctional teams track both in progress and emergent tasks across teams including art code and live operations.
• Agile Methodology & Risk Mitigation: Apply Agile principles in a flexible and creative manner to meet project goals adapting processes to the needs of the team and the evolving nature of the projects. Regularly assess and mitigate risks related to schedules pipelines and team morale. Provide proactive solutions and adjustments as needed.
• Scope & Schedule Management: Accommodate and communicate changes in project scope schedule and learnings in a fastpaced Agile environment. Ensure that all changes are managed effectively.
• CrossTeam & Stakeholder Communication:Foster effective communication among team members working on multiple projects across different time zones and locations (in person and virtual). Ensure all team members are aligned and informed. Communicate with management and key stakeholders about risks mitigations opportunities and challenges in a dynamic environment.

Required Qualifications

• 4 years of experience in live production game development and/or immersive content production.
• Deep understanding of live entertainment game development processes and/or emerging AR/VR/XR technologies.
• Proven track record of working on largescale complex productions in a fastpaced environment. Able to help team through the building and implementation of highly technical and heavily creative work
• Knowledge of pipelines and team structures for building and deploying digital assets from concept to utilization.
• Experience coordinating crossfunctional teams in both creative and technical domains.
• Ability to both assess and translate stakeholder feedback on aesthetics design UX/UI etc.
• Strong problemsolving skills with the ability to work under pressure and adapt quickly to change.
• Excellent attention to detail communication and teambuilding skills.
• Knowledge of development and projectmanagement tools such as Asana Confluence Jira etc.
• Proven ability to interface with executives both internal and external.

Desired Qualifications

• Familiarity with game engines (Unreal) and knowledge of virtual production workflows highly preferred.
• Familiarity with motion capture pipelines.
• Familiarity with the prototyping and deployment of real time game engine visual effects.
• Multiple titles shipped preferably in games or AR/VR/XR space.
• Strong gameengine technical knowledge preferably Unreal.
• Familiarity with games as a service live ops etc.
• Proven knowledge of the principles of game design.

Salary Range:$80000 $120000**

**Salaries at Wave are based on a few factors including a candidates location (to account for any cost of living differences) their experience level and their performance during the interview process. On top of a cash salary we also include company equity in the form of stock options with every full time offer as well as other benefits (insurance 401k unlimited PTO laptop/desktop and other IT equipment as needed subsidized monthly home internet etc). Salary ranges at Wave are determined based on the job requirements experience level and market data attained from compensation surveys.

Be wary of scammers! All Wave communications will come from an email address that ends with @wavexr. Any other communications from similar domains like wavexr or are fraudulent. We will never ask you to send us money nor will we conduct interviews via chat applications like WhatsApp or Discord.