Associate Production Director

Job Title:

Associate Production Director

Requisition ID:

R026048

Job Description:

Elsewhere Entertainment is looking for an Associate Production Director to join the development of a new IP.

Feed your creativity while collaborating with our team of highly skilled developers to build something innovative, exhilarating, and expansively entertaining.

We are seeking a highly experienced, creatively astute, and strategically minded Senior Producer to support our Animation team. The Senior Animation Producer will be responsible for overseeing the planning, execution, and delivery of all animation content for our AAA title, including character animation, cinematics, facial animation, and motion capture. This role requires a deep understanding of animation pipelines in game development, exceptional communication skills, and the ability to effectively balance artistic vision with production realities and technical requirements.

As a member of the production department, you’ll be focused on creating and managing schedules, tracking development, and ensuring team deliverables are met on time and at quality. In this role, there will be a focus on animation requirements and delivery on features.

As a member of the project, you will help take the studio and our game from great to even better—with a focus on inclusivity, mutual respect (for ourselves and our players), thoughtfulness, empathy, professionalism, and collaboration.

This role is based in our Malmo, Sweden office and follows an onsite work schedule of four days per week. Work arrangements may change at the company's discretion to meet business needs.

You’ll help us by…

Collaborating with the Animation Director, Game Directors, and other department leads to define and maintain the long-term vision, strategy, and roadmap for animation across the project

Translating artistic and gameplay goals into clear, actionable production plans for the animation team

Anticipating future animation technology, tool, and talent needs and proactively planning for their development and integration

Leading the planning, scheduling, and tracking of all animation projects, from pre-production through production and post-production

Managing complex interdependencies between animation and other disciplines

Ensuring timely delivery of high-quality, performant, and bug-free animation content within budget and resource constraints

Driving the implementation of efficient animation workflows and best practices

Directly managing the production efforts of the Animation team, fostering a highly collaborative, creative, and efficient environment

Facilitating communication and acting as a central point of contact between the Animation team and all dependent departments

Defining clear deliverables, feedback loops, quality expectations, and integration plans for outsourced animation

Proactively identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks associated with animation development, including scope creep, technical challenges, artistic iteration, and resource constraints

Developing and implementing contingency plans to address unforeseen issues

Driving conflict resolution and facilitating decision-making processes

Providing regular, clear, and concise updates to Executive Leadership, Game Directors, and other stakeholders on animation status, risks, and strategic progress

Ensuring comprehensive documentation of animation pipelines, tools, and content

You’re awesome because you have…

Proven experience (10+ years) in Production or Project Management in the Games or Digital Content space

Strong communication skills with the ability to lead multiple teams

An understanding of the technical process of software development

A track record of helping ship software products in rapid development cycles

The ability to build regular reports of key actions and risks at different levels of detail

The ability to collaborate and thrive as part of a creative team

Creativity in problem solving and a positive, respectful team-first attitude

Organization methods and the capability to meet agreed timelines

Comfort with self-critique and accepting outside feedback

Bonus points for…

Experience using Jira, Confluence, and Shotgrid

Experience using Microsoft SharePoint

Enjoyment of playing a variety of video game genres and titles

Not sure you meet all the qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! At Activision, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

Our World

At Activision, we strive to create the most iconic brands in gaming and entertainment. We’re driven by our mission to deliver unrivaled gaming experiences for the world to enjoy, together. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, Crash Bandicoot™, Tony Hawk’s™ Pro Skater™, and Guitar Hero®. As a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and products, our “press start” is simple: delight hundreds of millions of players around the world with innovative, fun, thrilling, and engaging entertainment experiences.

We’re not just looking back at our decades-long legacy; we’re forging ahead to keep advancing gameplay with some of the most popular titles and sophisticated technology in the world. We have bold ambitions to create the most inclusive company as we know our success comes from the passionate, creative, and diverse teams within our organization.

We’re in the business of delivering fun and unforgettable entertainment for our player community to enjoy. And our future opportunities have never been greater — this could be your opportunity to level up.

Ready to Activate Your Future?

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