Producer, Game Studio Job at Netflix in Los Angeles

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Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.

We’re a group of developers, artists, and storytellers that make games full of wonder, danger, and humor. Everyone at our studio, whether an industry vet or new voice, impacts each game through collaborative feedback, mutual respect, and creative empowerment. If you want to make games that leave a meaningful impact on players : we want to hear from you.

We’re looking for new teammates who deeply care about the work they do, the stories they tell, and the people they create with. As part of the Netflix team, we strive to hire the best and value integrity, excellence, respect, inclusion, and collaboration.

At Night School, production helps keep the art, design, story, audio, engineering, and marketing teams coordinated, collaborating, and on track to build unique and compelling narrative game experiences. Iteration and autonomy is a core production value at Night School. Where there is a gap in process or way to improve a workflow, the production team is empowered to make positive adjustments to bring about a higher quality to our development processes and ultimately our game experiences. We’re always looking for ways to reduce project risk and maximize potential.

Responsibilities

Support studio developers and projects to drive vision and execution at a high quality.

Ensure high visibility to the teams and stakeholders on the strategy and status of projects and goals.

Mentor, motivate, support your teammates and partners by identifying and helping to remove friction, roadblocks, and project risks.

Work with leadership on building and maintaining project timelines, production plans, and budgeting.

Partner with other producers and project leads to strategize around priorities, resourcing needs, etc.

Build strong working relationships within Night School and greater Netflix Games organization.

Skills & Requirements

3+ years of game studio production experience shipping video games.

Strong fluency in game development methodologies, best practices, and production systems.

Leadership and communication skills with a passion for working with creative teams.

Proficient with project management suites Google Suite, Jira, Confluence, etc.

Excellent communication, writing, analysis, and organizational skills.

Thrives in uncertainty and has an enthusiasm for working with new or bleeding-edge tech stacks.

Preferred Skills

Hands-on development experience building games as a developer and understanding of the creative and technical side of making games.

Experience with game publishing on major platforms such as PlayStation, Switch, Steam, Xbox, etc.

Experience with narrative-focused games and / or games designed around innovative gameplay.

Knowledgeable about the game industry from a player's and developer’s perspectives.

About You

Passionate about storytelling, video games, and video game development.

Strengths include being goal-oriented, conscientious, tenacious, thoughtful, meticulous, organized, and being both a great listener and communicator.

Self-starter that works well autonomously and is willing to find solutions, be curious, and ask questions when needed.

Desires to support and guide a team to achieve their goals from a “bottom up” rather than “top down” management approach.

Filters team creative ideas, ambitions, and goals through the lens of strategy and pragmatic next steps.

Proficient at interpersonal communication, negotiation, and diplomacy.

Receptive to and skilled at giving and receiving critique and feedback.

Lifelong learner who wants to bring experience and knowledge to the project and team every day.

Generally, our compensation structure consists solely of an annual salary; we do not have bonuses. You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options. To determine your personal top of market compensation, we rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to determine your compensation in the market range. The range for this role is $60,000 - $270,000.

Netflix provides comprehensive benefits including Health Plans, Mental Health support, a 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match, Stock Option Program, Disability Programs, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, Family-forming benefits, and Life and Serious Injury Benefits. We also offer paid leave of absence programs. Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off. Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off. See more detail about our Benefits here.

Netflix is a unique culture and environment. Learn more here.

Inclusion is a Netflix value and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates. If you want an accommodation / adjustment for a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, please send a request to your recruiting partner.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity builds stronger teams. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.

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