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Amazon Senior Producer, Amazon Games in Seattle, Washington
Description
Amazon Games is looking for a Senior Producer to join us as we build exciting new casual mass market games with a multiplayer component. You will help establish an entirely new category for gaming and should be comfortable with a degree of ambiguity that’s higher than most projects. In this role you will lead game development, organizing milestones and schedules, aligning product visions and facilitating communication across both internal and external teams. You'll also be innovating new ways for users to play games, working closely with designers, artist and technical leads to ensure they are hitting the highest quality bar possible. We think big, create great IPs, and work with some of the biggest and most beloved global IP licenses. We are customer-obsessed and build our games with a focus on innovation and quality to nurture long-term relationships with our global customers and partners.
The opportunity to delight millions of gamers is massive, but it's also an ambiguous challenge. You will leverage your game production knowledge to create magical experiences for Amazon customers who play games. You'll work with world-class external game developers to build great games while establishing respectful and collaborative relationships. You thrive in an entrepreneurial environment and will collaborate with art, design, engineering, and other stakeholders to resolve ambiguity and balance competing priorities.
Key job responsibilities
Be part of a multi-disciplinary brain trust and work closely with external developers to ideate, build, and launch great original games, while refining our workflows and improving our processes.
Be a self-starter who is able to work alone or as a member of a team.
Have a penchant for digging deep and finding solutions to complex game production problems.
Excellent communication skills, as well as analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to work on multiple concurrent projects and interface with all levels within the organization with candor and respect.
Translate stakeholder feedback into clear directions for external agencies and developing partners.
Be able to take the high strategic view as well as dive deep and execute.
Leverage data-driven customer insights and deep knowledge of formats and placements to make informed decisions.
Identify areas of risk and establish/execute mitigation plans.
Manage production processes including establishing milestones, tracking progress and managing risk, working with multiple contributors including internal and external development teams
Own and drive review processes to ensure buy-in from product leadership, marketing leadership and Amazon Games executive leadership
Remain up to date with products and services across the game industry, and also within Amazon, Twitch, and Amazon Game Studios.
About the team
Amazon Games applies the principles of Amazonian culture to the world of game design. We have a diverse team of talented, creative people pairing their love of making games with the unique strengths that come with being part of Amazon. Across all of our teams and locations, we are united by a common purpose: to share great gaming experiences with customers around the world. We believe in a future where everyone is a gamer and everyone can create, compete, collaborate and connect through games, and we are looking for the right people to help us build that future. With the power of Twitch and AWS at your fingertips, you will have the chance to innovate in gameplay, creativity, marketing, and technology, while working alongside some of the smartest and most creative minds in the industry.
Basic Qualifications
10+ years of game industry experience
5+ years of professional experience managing, product managing, or producing game operations at scale
Experience working with third-party developers
Experience communicating with customers, technical teams, and management to collect requirements, describe products, and address feedback
Experience in delivering design solutions for projects of large scope and complexity
Bachelors degree in related field or equivalent experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Passion for games!
Experience working with casual, family, or social games
Experience creating end-to-end game experiences from the concept stage to shipping
Shipped games across a variety of platforms on time and on budget
Experience with a wide variety of development practices including waterfall, scrum/agile, etc.
Experience building games in a wide variety of genres, for a variety of platforms, from mobile to console
A passion for emergent technologies and new gaming trends
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $136,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $291,200/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.