People Can Fly is looking for a Production Assistant. This person will be responsible for facilitating the internal development processes, working with internal groups to develop the game. This person will work in a production department and report to a Lead Producer.
Responsibilities:
- Assisting the Lead Producer in scheduling the work for elements of the project
- Monitoring and scheduling tasks across the development teams to meet the agreed deadlines
- Making constant assessment of production documents and JIRA, ensuring the information is up to date
- Reviewing and tracking builds and other milestone deliverables, identifying and communicating risks
- Participating in meetings, creating and distributing the minutes, following up on the agreed actions
- Helping the development teams in meeting production objectives and deadlines
- Working with QA to organize the playtests with the required stakeholders, gather feedback and process it into actionable tasks
Qualifications & requirements:
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel or Google Docs and Sheets
- Passion for games
- Very good level of spoken and written English
- Strong communication skills
- Excellent organizational and time management with the ability to effectively switch between the tasks
- Excellent teamwork, focus on contributing to good working relationships throughout the team
- Proactive in finding new ways to problem solve and work with resolutions
Preference to applicants with:
- Experience with JIRA
- Experience working in a production, project management or administration role
- Understanding of project management and development practices