Executive Producer.

Job Title : Executive Producer

Function : Production

What We Need :

Firaxis is looking for an experienced Executive Producer (EP) to helm production on our next title! Partnering with the Creative Director, you will lead and empower the development team, drive to success through each achievement, and foster a collaborative team environment.

What You Will Do :

The EP will own end-to-end development of the title and act as the business owner for the product. You will champion the creative vision, look after the health of the organization, and strategically assess and guide the project team through each phase of development. Specifically, you will :

• Be accountable for product quality. Ensure that game features and functionality support creative pillars and strategic goals.
• Preserve a creative environment, motivate all developers, nurture team health, and foster a culture of success
• Work with Firaxis Leadership Team to formulate strategies and operating plans for the dev team and implement or adjust the plans as needed
• Oversee and direct the work of the production team, managing leads / seniors and developing the entire department
• Act as the standard bearer for production excellence both in practice and mentorship
• Assist in crafting and sustaining budgets, cost forecasts, and resourcing plans
• Partner with supporting functional teams including marketing, publishing, licensing, finance, customer service, and quality assurance
• Contribute to company goals and core values, and reinforce through actions
• Build work schedules with internal and external teams, team leads, and executive management
• Manage projects to schedule across evolving priorities, departmental interdependencies, and resource issues and risks
• Plan for all project publishing needs, including key artifacts, submissions, release, marketing, and PR items
• Mitigate production issues and challenges between schedule, cost, and scope targets and proactively offer solutions

What You Bring :

Who We Are : MAKE LIFE EPIC

Founded in 1996, Firaxis Games is a world-renowned game development studio with an unwavering mission to "build games that stand the test of time". The name Firaxis, a fusion of "fiery" and "axis," communicates the company's dynamic development process that results in the creation of ground breaking titles with unparalleled gameplay delivered to gamers around the world. Under the creative direction of industry legend Sid Meier, Firaxis has released dozens of hit games on multiple platforms and is recognized as an industry leader in game development.

CORE VALUES

GAMEPLAY FIRST

Let gameplay drive decision making

BE ACCOUNTABLE

Deliver great work for the studio, the team & yourself

PEOPLE FOCUSED

Maintain an environment where people are happy

EMBRACE ENTHUSIASM

Find opportunities to contribute and collaborate

WORK SMART

Put effort where it pays off the most

STUDIO LEGACY :

Named World's #1 Developer of the Year by Game Informer Magazine in 2012, Firaxis is very proud of its legacy of developing award winning titles. We have won multiple BAFTAs, Awards, Game of the Year titles, and category awards (from "Best Strategy Game" to "Best PC Game") across our products.

Additionally, our company was also featured in SmartCEO's "Best-Run Book" for company culture and praised for a focus on "family, fun and flexibility." Firaxis was also named a finalist in SmartCEO's Healthiest Company Awards for 2016.

Firaxis Games prides itself on maintaining a quality of life inside and outside the studio - when our team members are happy and healthy, creativity can flourish. We offer boot camp fitness and yoga classes at the office, a free gym with shower, regularly catered lunches and breakfasts, biweekly Friday Happy Hours, company events and parties, and a "FunZone" complete with billiards, foosball, video games, and tabletop gaming space. We are also a philanthropic studio and offer employees the chance to volunteer with local charities and nonprofits throughout the year.

Full Time employees can also take advantage of Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage, 401K retirement savings, a wellbeing initiative with the opportunity to earn cash rewards, an Employee Assistance Program, and paid time off and paid holidays.

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