Lead Producer

WHAT MAKES US EPIC

At the core of Epics success are talented passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative welcoming and creative environment. Whether its building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences were always innovating.

Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. Were constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.

PRODUCTION

What We Do

Whether its driving a vision from start to finish or collaborating with teams to inspire and deliver projects of Epic quality Epics production teams take pride in consistently delivering world-class products and experiences.

What Youll Do

Epic Games is seeking a Lead Producer to help build several initiatives as part of our collaboration with this role you will serve as a key production leader responsible for driving development across internal teams external partners and co-development studios. Youll bring structure and momentum to a complex high-visibility project by managing relationships aligning priorities and clearing the path for creative and technical teams to do their best work.

The ideal candidate is a seasoned production leader who thrives in dynamic environments brings a builders mentality to ambiguous challenges and has a track record of shipping high-quality experiences through diverse team structures. You are the kind of person who sets the tone for a project by enabling the people around you and driving the work forward with clarity and conviction.

In this role you will

• Lead day-to-day production across a multi-disciplinary team directly managing producers and partnering with leads and directors to drive development milestones and long-term roadmap execution
• Partner with creative and technical leadership to help define the vision structure and ways of working for the team building the game ensuring the people and the process are set up to deliver something epic
• Manage relationships with external IP holders and partner organizations establishing processes and workflows that align business product and development teams around shared goals
• Oversee co-development engagements with external studios managing established partnerships while also identifying onboarding and building new co-dev relationships from the ground up
• Own the projects planning and health end to end from requirements gathering and dependency mapping to risk identification and mitigation keeping senior leadership informed and the work moving forward no matter how circumstances evolve
• Operate effectively across globally distributed teams building communication rhythms and processes that bridge time zones and keep everyone aligned
• Proactively identify inefficiencies and implement scalable solutions that improve team velocity and production health

What were looking for

• Significant experience in a production leadership role on AAA game development with a track record of shipping high-quality titles
• Demonstrated experience managing co-development relationships with external studios including both maintaining existing engagements and building new partnerships
• Experience working with IP holders and external partners with the ability to navigate complex stakeholder relationships across business product and creative teams
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a strong problem-solving orientation; comfortable operating in ambiguity building process where little exists and adapting quickly to keep development moving forward
• Proven ability to lead and develop other producers fostering growth and maintaining high standards across the team
• Experience leading production across teams distributed across multiple time zones
• Expert communication and organizational skills; someone who leads with transparency builds trust quickly and brings calm to high-pressure situations
• Deep understanding of dependency-driven pipelines scheduling asset tracking and project management practices and tools
• Experience in game development incubation and pre-production
• Live service game experience is a plus

EPIC JOB EPIC BENEFITS EPIC LIFE

We pay 100% for benefits for both employees and dependents and offer coverage for supplemental medical dental vision critical illness telemedicine Life and AD&D long term disability insurance as well as weekly indemnity (short term disability) and a retirement savings plan with a competitive employer addition to the EAP (employee assistance program) we also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.

ABOUT US

Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4500 employees globally. For over 25 years weve been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epics award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity interactive experiences for PC console mobile and VR it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment automotive and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games we strive to build teams of world-class talent.

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