Director of Production, Unannounced Super Fun Video Game

at  Second Dinner

WHO WE ARE

Ahoy there! We’re Second Dinner! Perhaps you’ve heard of our first game, MARVEL SNAP? Mobile Game of the Year? That was just the beginning! Our next generation of games is “mad hype” and we’re excited to make another attempt at a blockbuster hit. (This time, with you!)
The people here are uber-talented, and bring a bunch of diverse perspectives to the craft of makin’ games. If you can bring something new to the table and expand our point of view, that’s a huge upside.
OH! And we’re fully remote throughout the United States!! So you can totally apply and nobody will be mad at you.

YOUR ROLE

We have massive dreams and a small team of incredible veteran developers. We’re making a TON of progress. So much progress, in fact, that it can feel like creative chaos! It’s so much fun! We need someone who can join in the fun and help us forge our dream into a game that millions of players will play and love for years!
You will report to the Chief Production Officer and as the Production Director, and you’ll be responsible for turning the vision for Second Dinner’s next huge game into a globally launched and successfully live operated reality. You’ll be accountable for the health & productivity of the development team, and planning & execution of the game.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Make sure we know what the heck we’re trying to do in the first place!
• Pull together an achievable vision for the game, in partnership with the discipline leads - and continue to refine this vision as we get smarter through development
• Prioritize the most important next steps to best explore the vision and bring it to life
• Communicate the vision to the team and external stakeholders (which includes the IP partner) and make sure everyone not only understands the vision, but is maximally excited about it, too
• Bring together the best game team ever!
• Work with discipline leads to holistically manage the entire development team - including personnel management and capacity & budget planning
• Manage a small team of producers and mentor the next generation of production leaders
• Guide the team to work together in the best possible way!
• Chart an iterative plan that makes us much smarter every step of the way as we move towards successful launch and sustainable live operation
• Establish the best workflow for super fast, super collaborative, and super joyous game development - including teaming up with outsource teams and keeping the core team the best size possible
• Nurture a development culture that is highly empathetic and collaborate - where people are not afraid to try new things quickly and embrace failing fast to learn fast
• Lead the production team to solve emerging development problems and remove roadblocks so everyone can be at their best working together