Producer III - Disney/Pixar Games
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Producer III
Disney & Pixar Games
Job Summary
Come and join our talented Product Development Team at Disney & Pixar Games. This unique position requires a highly motivated, collaborative leader to partner with the best game developers from across the globe to build the next generation of Disney & Pixar Games.
The Producer III will provide production and product leadership across a slate of licensed Disney and Pixar games. They will own specific titles directly, manage a team of producers who own additional titles, and partner with our creative, brand strategy, and brand relations teams, as well as our world-class external game partners, to deliver exceptional and authentic Disney and Pixar experiences for gamers and fans alike. The Producer III reports to the Senior Producer and provides regular status updates on all projects within their slate.
This role draws upon your expertise not only as a seasoned game maker and gamer, but also as an authority on gaming trends and a passionate Disney & Pixar enthusiast.
The ideal candidate is a self-starting leader who can clearly communicate with external partners and internal stakeholders, address opportunities and challenges in the production process, and manage a portfolio of Disney & Pixar games across multiple partner relationships.
You will be the point person for production and approval discussions, guiding each game through the lens of our characters and worlds to ensure it is a compelling, appealing, and authentic Disney & Pixar experience.
This is an onsite position in Glendale, CA with domestic and international travel to external development partners.
What You Will Do:
Team Leadership
- Lead and develop a capable team of producers, and oversees the production quality of the projects for which they and their team are responsible.
- Work with the Senior Producer regarding goals, priorities, and individual project progress.
- Mentor team members and shares best practices that foster inclusive creativity and elevate how the team produces games and works with partners.
- Identify opportunities to improve production processes and pipelines for themselves and their team, and applies best practices across the portfolio.
- Create a workplace environment that encourages collaboration and innovative, creative thinking, and inspires and motivates the team through personal example and enthusiasm.
- Lead internal production initiatives based on direction from Disney & Pixar Games leaders.
Game Production
- Own assigned Disney & Pixar game titles and serves as the key day-to-day contact for those projects. Establishes, maintains, and enhances relationships with internal and external cross-functional groups to deliver high-quality, brand-enhancing products that meet franchise, financial, and schedule goals.
- Manage the internal production for Disney & Pixar licensed games, including partner onboarding, brand deep dives, and tracking and communicating all deliverables through the Disney & Pixar Games approval process.
- Oversee milestone reviews and production and content approvals throughout the product lifecycle (from ideation to release to live operations), and manages live service support.
- Provide clear, actionable feedback on game proposals, project schedules, and content roadmaps, and drives feedback and approvals on game design, art, and story.
- Work with the Senior Producer and senior Product Development staff to design and refine the internal production review and approval process, and to contribute to strategic planning for future products.
- Collaborate with key partners to set internal creative and product goals, and is accountable for meeting quality goals, including periodic self-review of gameplay builds for assigned titles.
- Partner with Brand Strategy teams to ensure effective marketing, synergy, distribution, and promotion.
- Proactively identifies risks to schedule, quality, and player experience; develops mitigation strategies and escalates as necessary.
- Uses data and analytics, when available, to drive timely decision making.
- Maintain familiarity with current games and industry trends, including popular gameplay features, trending genres, current platforms, and commonly leveraged retention and monetization techniques.
- Independently balance a workload of diverse projects in varying stages of development while managing a team.
Brand & Franchise Guidance
- Collaborate with partners to create gameplay experiences that authentically represent our brands and engage gamers and fans alike.
- Ensure external game teams have the support they need from Disney and Pixar (such as reference materials, story overviews, and digital assets, when available) to deliver high-quality products that meet financial goals while maintaining brand integrity.
- Provide brand guidance to external partner teams, balancing the needs of the game with the authenticity of Disney and Pixar characters and worlds.
- Exemplify the role of a creative negotiator, representing and advocating on behalf of our development partners, studio leadership, and key Walt Disney Company stakeholders to deliver against our collective product goals.
- Work within existing and upcoming Disney and Pixar IP guidelines to ensure that the gameplay and stories within our products are designed and executed mindfully, authentically, and respectfully.
Basic Skills and Qualifications:
- 7 years of experience in product development/production of mobile, console, and/or PC games or other entertainment with 2 years of people management experience.
- You have shipped multiple mobile, console, and/or PC games with live operations components.
- Working on content based on intellectual properties.
- Experience with large-scale, high-profile, high-complexity projects preferred Practical understanding of all phases of game development (concept, pre-production, production, and post-production/live service), with an eye for communicating game feedback and improvements to partners.
- Interfacing with external partners and developers, including understanding team structures and roles, production pipelines, and common challenges in producing high-quality interactive products.
- An avid fan of games and gaming who stays up to date on new games and is a gameplayer. Clear understanding of gaming platforms (Mobile, Console, and PC) and various game types and genres.
- Passion and enthusiasm for Disney & Pixar properties
- Excellence in managing external partner relationships and solving day-to-day product issues.
- Ability to make confident, intelligent, and difficult decisions that reflect a solid understanding of business goals and strategies.
- Strong negotiation, change management, and conflict resolution skills, and comfort working in a highly matrixed organization with an emphasis on building consensus among multiple stakeholders.
- Ability to identify and assess risks, and to mitigate and escalate as necessary.
- Exceptional time management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects at different stages of development and prioritize effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- A highly motivated, flexible, and solutions-oriented mindset, with a strong sense of ownership and urgency.
- Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication, and presentation skills.
- Proficiency in project management tools such as JIRA, and in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint/Keynote.
- Ability to travel and have a valid passport.
Preferred Skills:
In addition to strong generalist production skills, demonstrated specialization within any of the following categories:
- LiveOps Production
- Production Methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and other production frameworks)
- Games Product Development for IP-based content
Education:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Our Benefits: Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits
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