Full-Time

Lead Producer

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Demiurge Studios

Demiurge Studios

51-200 employees

Video game development and publishing studio

Consumer Software
Gaming

Expert

No H1B Sponsorship

Boston, MA, USA + 1 more

More locations: Remote in USA

Strong preference for candidates in or willing to relocate to Boston; hybrid role for candidates based in Boston.

Category
Project Management
Strategy Development
Business & Strategy
Requirements
  • 10+ years game industry experience (or equivalent professional experience), including time as Lead Producer or Development Director.
  • Experience working in a leadership role through each phase of the game product life cycle (e.g. prototype, pre-production, production, launch, and live operations)
  • Experience leading cohesive, creative teams ranging in size from 10 to 60 people.
  • Demonstrated ability to create aligned project roadmaps and timelines, and to adapt them to each phase of development.
  • Proficiency in driving process change under a variety of agile and fixed-time development processes.
  • Demonstrated ability to deliver high-quality products under budget, time & resource constraints.
  • History of successfully working with external stakeholders and navigating client and vendor relationships.
  • Ability to lead distributed teams, including a mix of internal developers, co-development partners, and outsourcing.
  • Excellent written and verbal communications skills, including motivation, mentoring, and conflict resolution.
  • Experience developing (and playing!) 3D action games, especially open-world RPGs
  • Bonus points for other discipline experience (engineering, art, design, etc).
Responsibilities
  • Collaborate with the EP and discipline leads to define the development strategy and methodology.
  • Maintain strong connections with internal and external stakeholders, sharing progress, setting expectations, and resolving any issues that arise.
  • Build, validate, and maintain a clear development plan, including dependencies, milestones, and deliverables.
  • Proactively identify and manage project risks - in technology, timeline, staffing, and general team health.
  • Lead the team’s production staff on a day-to-day basis, ensuring they have clear goals and objectives and are leading their groups effectively.
  • Collaborate and negotiate with project leadership to evaluate trade-offs among scope, time-to-market, and quality.
  • Coordinate development efforts from the front line, focusing effort, driving for outcomes, and keeping your team motivated.

Demiurge Studios develops video games for various platforms, including consoles, PCs, and mobile devices. The studio is known for creating engaging free-to-play mobile games, often using popular licenses like Marvel and SEGA. Their games generate revenue through in-game purchases and microtransactions. What sets Demiurge apart from competitors is their extensive experience in the industry, having worked on well-known titles such as Borderlands and Mass Effect, and their strategic partnerships with major game publishers. The company's goal is to create high-quality games that resonate with players while maintaining strong collaborations with top developers.

Company Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Founded

2002

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • The rise of cloud gaming expands Demiurge's audience without needing high-end hardware.
  • Cross-platform play trends align with Demiurge's multi-platform game development expertise.
  • Demiurge's focus on free-to-play games benefits from the popularity of live-service models.

What critics are saying

  • Industry consolidation may limit Demiurge's partnership opportunities with major publishers.
  • Subscription-based gaming services could reduce market share for Demiurge's free-to-play games.
  • Regulation of loot boxes and microtransactions may impact Demiurge's monetization strategies.

What makes Demiurge Studios unique

  • Demiurge Studios excels in porting games, notably Mass Effect to Windows in 2008.
  • The studio specializes in free-to-play mobile games with big-name licenses like Marvel Puzzle Quest.
  • Demiurge has a strong history of partnerships with top-tier developers like Epic Games and THQ.

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Benefits

Competitive Compensation Packages

Health Insurance

401(k)

Relocation Assistance

Studio Events and Holiday Parties

Generous Time-off

Healthy Work Life Balance