Senior Producer

Who We Are

Founded in 2005 2K Games is a global video game company publishing titles developed by some of the most influential game development studios in the world. Our studios are responsible for developing 2Ks portfolio of world-class games across multiple platforms. Include Visual Concepts Firaxis Hangar 13 CatDaddy Cloud Chamber and HB Studios. Our portfolio of titles is expanding due to our global strategic plan building and acquiring exciting studios whose content continues to inspire millions of players around the world! 2K publishes titles in todays most popular gaming genres including sports shooters action role-playing strategy casual and family entertainment.

Our team of engineers marketers artists writers data scientists producers problem solvers and doers are the professional publishing stewards of our growing library of critically acclaimed franchises such as NBA 2K BioShock Borderlands Mafia Sid Meiers Civilization Tiny Tinas Wonderlands WWE 2K and XCOM.

At 2K we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive work environment which means encouraging our teams to Come as You Are and do your best work! We are dedicated to diversity and inclusion and want our community of candidates to reflect this commitment. We encourage all qualified applicants to explore our global positions.

2K is headquartered in Novato California and is a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).

What We Need

2K is looking for a seasoned and strategic Senior Producer to join our Core Games Publishing team. Youll collaborate closely with Gearbox and internal publishing groups to support milestone delivery cross-functional alignment and operational execution across multiple high-profile AAA projects. Reporting to a Lead Producer or Executive Producer you will serve as a right hand in managing the day-to-day on a brand new IP and the opportunity to support other franchises currently in development helping drive execution of project plans identifying and mitigating risks and maintaining clear lines of communication across all stakeholders. This is a role for someone who thrives in a fast-paced creatively ambitious environment and who brings clarity ownership and accountability to complex cross-functional efforts.

What You Will Do

• Industry & Product Expertise - Understand and communicate how individual features and creative goals map to player expectations and broader product strategy. Leverage knowledge of the game development process genre-specific considerations and player motivations to guide planning and decision making.
• Judgment & Decision-Making - Support milestone planning and delivery by collaborating with dev and publishing partners to ensure the right information flows to the right people at the right time. Use judgement through a player-first lens to prioritize efforts and escalate issues with clear actionable recommendations that drive decision making.
• Production Leadership - Drive day-to-day publishing production support for multiple titles. Track progress flag risks and coordinate across functions to ensure milestone success. Actively contribute to improving tools and processes that benefit the broader team and publishing function.
• Relationship Building - Develop strong working relationships with studio and publishing peers. Act as a steady trustworthy point of contact who listens follows through and drives alignment across groups with differing priorities. Partner closely with a Lead or EP to provide consistent coverage and continuity across projects.
• Communication - Craft clear concise updates for stakeholders at all levels. Support the creation of decks reports and milestone documentation that drives decisions and support transparency. Work closely with peers across both the development and publishing teams to account for all voices on the projects.
• Player-Focus - Actively champion the player experience in all stages of development. Work closely with Research Community and Product Management teams to synthesize findings elevate key insights and ensure those insights directly inform feature prioritization tuning and live content decisions. Maintain awareness of player sentiment and identify opportunities to close gaps between design intent and actual player experience.
• Quality-Focus - Maintain a high bar for quality across all deliverables from milestone builds to final polish. Proactively track quality risks advocate for resolution of known issues and collaborate with QA studio and publishing partners to improve test coverage prioritize bugs and reinforce a culture of excellence across all disciplines. Help ensure the game delivers a consistently engaging and stable player experience across platforms and release windows.

What Will Make You a Great Fit

• 5 years of experience in game production publishing production product management or related roles with exposure to full game lifecycles including post-launch operations.
• Comfort with distributed development including studios in different time zones or regions.
• Hands-on experience with live service games or ongoing content production.
• Experience working cross-functionally with development teams and internal publishing groups (i.e. Marketing Commercial QA Research).
• Proven ability to manage schedules deliverables and communications across multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Comfort with ambiguity and strong instincts for risk spotting and issue triage.
• A proactive mindset: you spot gaps ask questions and push to improve how things get done.
• Excellent communication skills including the ability to write clearly lead meetings and create documentation that drives alignment and action.
• Skilled at building trust and alignment across a wide range of partners developers executives and publishing functions alike through thoughtful communication and a player-first mindset.
• Deep passion for games and a keen ability to articulate what makes a quality AAA game in a given genre.
• Embodies 2Ks values and serves as a role model for excellence integrity and creative leadership.
• Unafraid to roll up sleeves and help out wherever needed.
  

Bonus Points

• Experience helping to establish new IP reinvigorate dormant IP and/or grow. franchises with an active playerbase are all welcomed pluses.
• A self-motivated lifelong learner who recognizes the games industry is always. evolving; the only constant is change.
• Background in QA Community or User Research a plus.

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The pay range for this position in Washington New York and California at the start of employment is expected to be between $133900 and $187500 per year. However base pay offered is based on market location and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates such as job-related knowledge skills experience and other objective business considerations.

Subject to those same considerations the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements including a bonus and/or equity awards and eligibility to participate in our 401(K) plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program.

Regular full-time employees are also eligible for a range of benefits at the Company including: medical dental vision and basic life insurance coverage; 14 paid holidays per calendar year; paid vacation time per calendar year (ranging from 15 to 25 days) or eligibility to participate in the Companys discretionary time off program; up to 10 paid sick days per calendar year; paid parental and compassionate leave; wellbeing programs for mental health and other wellness support; family planning support through Maven; commuter benefits; and reimbursements for fitness-related expenses.