Production

Overview

ZeniMax Online Studios is seeking an Art Producer to join our Elder Scrolls Online team. Be part of a team of highly skilled artists and developers on our award winning MMO as we explore new realms, tell new stories, and make our players heroes.

With a goal of creating a culture as fun and diverse as our game and our players, we welcome applicants with unique skillsets and backgrounds. If you are passionate about making a meaningful contribution to one of the biggest MMOs, we’d love to hear from you!

Responsibilities

• Help organize, manage, and maintain the project art schedule and roadmap
  
• Work to continuously improve predictability across multiple teams using agile development methodologies
  
• Track and analyze team metrics to help make informed decisions on project scope and priorities
  
• Maintain and communicate an overall view of your teams’ deliverables to leadership and stakeholders
  
• Work closely with teams to successfully drive assets from concept to release
  
• Identify and drive team-level process improvements
  
• Maintain a solution-oriented approach to development
  
• Escalate appropriately and efficiently when needed
  
• Act as Scrum Master for multiple teams
  
• Develop and maintain approval pipelines and efficient workflow

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional industry experience
• 3+ years of production or project management experience
• Understanding of Agile development
• Strong project and people management skills
• Strong team building abilities
• Experience tracking complex projects
• Experience with task/work management software
• Must have excellent communication and organizational skills
• Strong negotiation, problem solving, and conflict resolution skills

Preferred Skills

• Expertise in agile development
  
• Strong knowledge of current game art production pipelines and practices including performance metrics tracking and correction
  
• Experience in multiple aspects of game art generation and implementation, including outsourcing
  
• Experience with Jira and Confluence
  
• MMO experience a plus

Overview

ZeniMax Online Studios is seeking a highly experienced Lead Content Producer to join the team developing our next AAA game. This is an opportunity to join a veteran group of developers and contribute to the development of a new, original IP and help create something great.

Responsibilities

• Manage costs at the departmental/multi-team segment level; staffing and budgeting
• Manage and drive the development process for a large, multi-team segment of the project within project guidelines; ensure that work is getting done within established constraints and quality bars within established project processes
• Own the schedules for their area of responsibility; organize, manage, and maintain project schedules and roadmaps
• Coordinate with other teams and departments to make sure teams are aligned for the overall schedule
• Proactively identify project risks and issues; establish actionable mitigation and contingency plans as needed
• Track and analyze team metrics to help make informed decisions on project scope and priorities
• Work to achieve improved predictability across multiple, feature-based teams using agile development methodologies
• Manage and mentor Producers in their area of responsibility
• Coordinate with Game Directors, Product Owners, and stakeholders in their area of responsibility to ensure clarity of direction
• Manage a Production team working with the various Content teams on the project; maintain a deep understanding of all aspects of their area of responsibility

Qualifications

• Must have 7+ years of development experience as a Senior or Lead Producer, having been through multiple product lifecycles and having managed and produced cross-functional content teams from conception to launch
• Experience and familiarity producing and working with Level Design, Narrative, Cinematics, Encounters, Worldbuilding, and Mission/Quest teams
• Demonstrable experience working with new IP; experience in helping to direct teams in pre-production where tools, pipelines, and workflows are just getting started
• Solid familiarity with Production in a live-services, MMO game
• Demonstrated ability to both delegate and manage up

Preferred Skills

• Proficient in Agile Development methodologies including Scrum, Kanban, and Lean Product Management
• Comfortable with Jira and Confluence
• Able to learn quickly and apply new concepts, principles, and processes to their daily work
• Proficient with professional communication and trained in interpersonal skills, including conflict resolution

Overview

ZeniMax Online Studios is seeking a highly experienced Lead Gameplay Producer to join the team developing our next AAA game. This is an opportunity to join a veteran group of developers and contribute to the development of a new, original IP and help create something great.

The preferred location for this role is Hunt Valley, MD, Austin, TX, or Madison, WI. Will consider remote.

Responsibilities

• Manage costs at the departmental/multi-team segment level; staffing and budgeting
  
• Manage and drive the development process for a large, multi-team segment of the project within project guidelines; ensure that work is getting done within established constraints and quality bars within established project processes
  
• Own the schedules for their area of responsibility; organize, manage, and maintain project schedules and roadmaps
• Coordinate with other teams and departments to make sure teams are aligned for the overall schedule
• Proactively identify project risks and issues; establish actionable mitigation and contingency plans as needed
• Track and analyze team metrics to help make informed decisions on project scope and priorities
• Work to achieve improved predictability across multiple, feature-based teams using agile development methodologies
• Manage and mentor Producers in their area of responsibility
  
• Coordinate with Game Directors, Product Owners, and stakeholders in their area of responsibility to ensure clarity of direction
• Manage a Production team working with the various Systems teams on the project; maintain a deep understanding of all aspects of their area of responsibility

Qualifications

• Must have 7+ years of development experience as a Senior or Lead Producer, having been through multiple product lifecycles and having managed and produced cross-functional gameplay and systems teams from concept to launch
• Experience and familiarity producing and working with progression, combat, encounter, AI, and moment teams
• Demonstrable experience working with new IP; experience in helping to direct teams in pre-production where tools, pipelines, and workflows are just getting started
• Solid familiarity with Production in a live-services, MMO game
• Demonstrated ability to both delegate and manage up

Preferred Skills

• Proficient in Agile Development methodologies including Scrum, Kanban, and Lean Product Management
• Comfortable with Jira and Confluence
• Able to learn quickly and apply new concepts, principles, and processes to their daily work
• Proficient with professional communication and trained in interpersonal skills, including conflict resolution