Publishing Producer

Who We Are

Founded in 2005, 2K Games is a global video game company, publishing titles developed by some of the most influential game development studios in the world. Our studios are responsible for developing 2K’s portfolio of world-class games across multiple platforms. Include Visual Concepts, Firaxis, Hangar 13, CatDaddy, Cloud Chamber, and HB Studios. Our portfolio of titles is expanding due to our global strategic plan, building, and acquiring exciting studios whose content continues to inspire all of us! 2K publishes titles in today’s most popular gaming genres, including sports, shooters, action, role-playing, strategy, casual, and family entertainment.

Our team of engineers, marketers, artists, writers, data scientists, producers, problem solvers, and doers, are the professional publishing stewards of our growing library of critically acclaimed franchises such as NBA 2K, BioShock, Borderlands, Mafia, Sid Meier’s Civilization, Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, WWE 2K, and XCOM.

At 2K, we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive work environment, which means encouraging our teams to Come as You Are and do your best work! We are dedicated to diversity and inclusion and want our community of candidates to reflect this commitment. We encourage all qualified applicants to explore our global positions.

2K is headquartered in Novato, California and is a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).

What We Need

Develop quality games, from concept through post-launch updates, and assist in maintaining the creative vision of game franchises for 2K Games. A Producer is a player-obsessed leader, capable of taking charge of a feature, product, or external team and unifying the project or group effectively towards a specific set of goals. This role requires the simultaneous management of multiple products or workstreams on a single AAA product. They are ultimately responsible and accountable for shipping products in a timely manner and to a high degree of quality. Additionally, the Producer is encouraged to contribute to the growth of the Publishing Production group whether through improving group-wide processes or spearheading initiatives around training or sharing their institutionalized knowledge.

What You Will Do

• Establish, maintain, and improve relationships and mutual collaboration with internal and external studios
• Develop and maintain product schedules and roadmaps to handle multiple projects at a time, with different deadlines and requirements
• Develop product and feature budgets and schedules and maintain forecasts of the budget, anticipating, identifying, and resolving overruns with studios, outsourcing partners and other 2K publishing departments
• Ensure adherence to schedules and budgets through enforcement of milestone approval or disapproval as per established contracts or internal processes
• Ensure projects are set up for success in hitting quality targets through collaboration with 2K’s User Research, Consumer Insights and QA depts.
• Coordinate with industry first-parties (Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo) to shepherd projects throughout their lifecycle
• Coordinate with internal partners, such as Marketing, QA, Product Management, and Analytics, to ensure alignment and timely execution of milestone deliverables

 What Will Make You a Great Fit  

• 3-5+ years of experience in internal or external game development or publishing
• 1-2 years of experience working on a Live game or service
• Experience building and managing relationships with studios, vendors, internal teams, and other external resources
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written), time and project management skills
• Experience shipping console & PC or mobile titles and detailed knowledge of those platforms
• Ability to assess quality and foresee development challenges at all phases of product development
• Expected to identify and then take ownership of any responsibilities that lie within the scope of the project and are not currently assigned
• Must demonstrate strong fiscal sense, in leading budget and scope expectations both within the team and to executive management
• Experience with industry-first parties (Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo) seeing projects from concept to gold master

Bonus Points 

• Experience with AAA products
• Proven track record of using analytics to drive data informed product decisions.
• Experience with F2P game system development titles
• Knowledgeable of game industry trends and enjoys playing strategy games

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to ensuring that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform their essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us if you need a reasonable accommodation.

Please note that 2K Games and its studios never use instant messaging apps or personal email accounts to contact prospective employees or conduct interviews and when emailing, only use 2K.com accounts. 

#LI-Remote
#LI-Onsite
#LI-Hybrid