Blizzard Looking for Senior Producer – Possible Wii Title?
Blizzard has an opening for a new, experienced senior producer. Blizzard states several requirements, responsibilities and plusses for their open position, many of which point to a possible Wii title. One of the requirements is to have “shipped” an AAA game while in a producer position for one of the following systems/consoles: Xbox, Xbox 360, PS2, PS3 (?) or Gamecube. Now, this isn’t the exciting part, but one of the plusses that they are looking for (not a requirement) is that the person has production experience for the Xbox 360, PS3 or Wii. So, can we see a Wii title from Blizzard soon? Hopefully Blizzard will release a new title for a next generation console like the Wii, or even port one of there famous titles such as Diablo, Warcraft, or Starcraft. If you are interested in the job though, here’s the requirements –
Responsibilities
- Liaises with different departments to facilitate communication.
- Works with department leads to determine resources necessary to see projects through to completion.
- Coordinates, tracks and manages the activities of personnel to ensure that project tasks are completed on time.
- Provides motivation and direction to ensure that project goals, objectives, milestones, and deliverables are achieved.
- Works with the various console manufacturers to facilitate TCRs, manage development equipment, coordinate trade show efforts, and maintain general communication.
- Contributes to a positive work environment.
- Other duties as may be assigned.
Requirements
- Extensive firsthand experience with Blizzard games.
- Strong passion for both playing and developing console games.
- Recently shipped at least one AAA game in a producer role for one of these console platforms: Xbox, Xbox 360, PS2, PS3, or GameCube.
- Unrelenting self-motivation and initiative to produce nothing but the best games.
- Capacity and desire to learn all facets of the game.
- Exceptional oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively with personnel of all disciplines, including programming, design, art, sound, production, QA, cinematics, sales and marketing.
- Comfortable with public speaking and communicating with the press.
- Experience managing teams and delivering high quality products on time.
- Experience with establishing and monitoring efficient development processes.
- Exceptional scheduling experience with skill in foreseeing potential problems before they occur and executing appropriate courses of action.
Plusses
- Localization experience on a shipped console title.
- Xbox 360, PS3, or Wii production experience.
- Experience in writing software.
Blizzard has an opening for a new, experienced senior producer. Blizzard states several requirements, responsibilities and plusses for their open position, many of which point to a possible Wii title. One of the requirements is to have “shipped” an AAA game while in a producer position for one of the following systems/consoles: Xbox, Xbox 360, PS2, PS3 (?) or Gamecube. Now, this isn’t the exciting part, but one of the plusses that they are looking for (not a requirement) is that the person has production experience for the Xbox 360, PS3 or Wii. So, can we see a Wii title from Blizzard soon? Hopefully Blizzard will release a new title for a next generation console like the Wii, or even port one of there famous titles such as Diablo, Warcraft, or Starcraft. If you are interested in the job though, here’s the requirements –
Responsibilities
- Liaises with different departments to facilitate communication.
- Works with department leads to determine resources necessary to see projects through to completion.
- Coordinates, tracks and manages the activities of personnel to ensure that project tasks are completed on time.
- Provides motivation and direction to ensure that project goals, objectives, milestones, and deliverables are achieved.
- Works with the various console manufacturers to facilitate TCRs, manage development equipment, coordinate trade show efforts, and maintain general communication.
- Contributes to a positive work environment.
- Other duties as may be assigned.
Requirements
- Extensive firsthand experience with Blizzard games.
- Strong passion for both playing and developing console games.
- Recently shipped at least one AAA game in a producer role for one of these console platforms: Xbox, Xbox 360, PS2, PS3, or GameCube.
- Unrelenting self-motivation and initiative to produce nothing but the best games.
- Capacity and desire to learn all facets of the game.
- Exceptional oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively with personnel of all disciplines, including programming, design, art, sound, production, QA, cinematics, sales and marketing.
- Comfortable with public speaking and communicating with the press.
- Experience managing teams and delivering high quality products on time.
- Experience with establishing and monitoring efficient development processes.
- Exceptional scheduling experience with skill in foreseeing potential problems before they occur and executing appropriate courses of action.
Plusses
- Localization experience on a shipped console title.
- Xbox 360, PS3, or Wii production experience.
- Experience in writing software.
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