Senior Producer

Founded in 2012, Anshar Studios focuses on 1st and 3rd party game development for all major gaming platforms.  

Currently, we are employing over 150 specialists in our studio in Katowice, and we are open to new talented people willing to join us on site or remotely from Poland. 

Working with Anshar gives you the opportunity to develop your skills, participate in challenging projects, and team up with a bunch of skilled people with a passion for video games.  

Anshar Studios is looking for a talented Senior Producer (level 3 in a 4-level seniority structure) to join our team on-site in Katowice or remotely from anywhere in Poland. 

Responsibilities: 

• Working with 1-2 teams of around 25 professionals in total during development of an AA game. 
• Implementing and maintaining Lean/Agile methodologies throughout the project development process to optimize efficiency and effectiveness. 
• Investigating the parameters of a given product development objective and identifying key questions, establishing a minimum timeline, setting a target budget, and pinpointing risk areas.
• Performing a cost / benefit analysis. Report the feasibility of moving forward, as well as the minimum features necessary for successfully meeting the overall business objectives. 
• Driving the creative and technical product planning and development processes for a large feature set or a software functionality. 
• Working with relevant discipline stakeholders, write a concise feature specification that clearly describes expected outcomes and supporting requirements.  

• Being aware of the overall production schedule and workflow related to product/feature development.

• Collaborating within or between disciplines to find the best solutions to the team's significant technical and creative challenges. 

• Managing milestones, reporting progress to management on a regular basis.  

• Communicating decisions made to all primary and secondary stakeholders, with sound reasoning and a willingness to explain further whenever necessary.  
• Being readily available and suitably prepared for any internal or external project discussions or presentations organized by Management or the team. 

Requirements: 

• At least 4 years of experience in the game industry as a producer or project manager. 
• A minimum of 1 credited commercially released Triple-I/AA title. 
• Ability to evaluate core project drivers of quality vs. cost vs. time and prioritize critical features over 'nice to have'.  
• Ability to clearly explain recommended courses of action based on an articulated contextual scenario and clear decision criteria.  
• Ability to apply qualitative judgement to decision-making, whether based on own prior work experience or data-driven learning.  
• Ability to easily judge when project activities successfully support product goals, when project activities are moving beyond the project's initial scope, and when to stop and rethink the original project goals and expected benefits.  
• Ability to successfully contribute to overall project strategy, while also able to collaborate successfully at the detail level.  
• Ability to present and communicate across disciplines, to small and medium groups.  
• Ability to collect, analyze and organize stakeholder requirements; confident in making informed decisions.
• Ability to demonstrate a high level of initiative, autonomy, and self-sufficiency.  
• Ability to successfully work under pressure in an organized fashion.  
• Maintaining a high level of professionalism when collaborating with colleagues and representing the company publicly. 
• Good understanding of Scrum and Kanban methodologies. 
• Intermediate English (B1/B2 level). 
• Fluent Polish (C1/C2 level). 

Pluses: 

• Ability to help Producers (junior and specialist seniority levels) with advice in their assigned areas; to troubleshoot issues and find resolutions; as well as to estimate required time/effort for their related work areas.  
• Education in related fields, such as video game development or project management. 
• Advanced knowledge of Atlassian and Office 365 tools. 
• Fluent English (C1/C2 level).  

We offer: 

• Flexible work hours. 
• Private life and health care insurance. 
• Co-financing of Multisport cards. 
• English lessons. 
• Assistance with relocation. 
• No crunch policy. 
• No non-compete policy. 
• Pet-friendly office. 
• Co-financed, and treated as workdays, participation in a selection of conferences and workshops. 

Salary: 

• 12 000 – 18 000 PLN net/month - B2B 
• 10 000 – 15 000 PLN gross/month – employment contract 

Submission / Portfolio Instructions: 

• Submission of CV is required. 
• Filling out a spreadsheet with credited & released titles is mandatory (we will send you the file along with the invitation to the next stage of recruitment process).
• A Cover Letter is optional. 
• Must be willing to complete a test task.