GameLoft Vietnam

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Job purpose:

Gameloft for Brands R&D Producer is mainly responsible of overseeing the development of new and innovative solutions and experiences.

He is in charge of managing the entire process of research and development (from the first pitch proposal to the release), collaborating with other teams, allocating human resources and controlling project status to ensure that projects meet their deadlines and match Gameloft’s high quality standards.

Accountabilities:

1. Project Management and Support
Have an excellent understanding of web and mobile technical possibilities and limits as well as Gameloft Games constraints to ensure it will bear the best performance possible for the user;
Have a deep interest in everything high-tech; be able to update himself/herself with the latest hardware and software possibilities to find possible solutions and can identify opportunities
Have a good understanding of digital best practice; be able to suggest, pitch and convince an internal audience made of both production-oriented and business-related employees of the interest of developing specific solutions;
Be solution oriented and find workarounds in ‘showstopper’ situations;
Have the ability to foresee issues/risks of the different projects in development and take immediate preventive actions to avoid them;
Be able to apprehend complex technical issues and transcript them in layman’s terms for non tech savvy people;
Be able to make/update plans with accurate estimations of tasks durations and clear milestones, taking into account task dependencies and targets to reach;
Coordinate the R&D team (Programmers) with Artists and Quality Assurance effectively in order to track project’s progression, team’s productivity, solutions performance and quality;
Coordinate Support Teams / External Stakeholders (Ads Server, Backend Teams…) to ensure the smooth implementation of missing and needed feature into Gameloft Games;
Be the key contact of his/her projects; communicating fluently, clearly and concisely;
Be able to provide clear and complete status of the project to upper management and stakeholders (HQ Producer, Business teams…);
Conduct post-mortem analysis to learn from both successes and mistakes in order to improve processes and establish best practices.

2. Resource Management
Coordinate the team wisely and pro-actively, in order to ensure smooth implementation of the assigned projects;
Work with Gameloft for Brands R&D Senior Producer and other internal departments (Quality Assurance, Game Design, Artists, Hardware, Administration) to organize resources allocation for his/her projects, in order to optimize the available resources, and maximize the productivity of the team;
Organize brainstorming sessions with team-members and Creative team in order to propose new, innovative experience that match brand’s expectations, an/or current mobile game trends;
Know team members' strengths and weaknesses, and assign suitable tasks and responsibilities to the right persons, allowing them to give their best;
Analyze in a proactive way team issues and fully understand the circumstances to take proper measures from relevant perspectives;
Proactively coach and develop team members to drive them to the best performance in collaboration with Department Heads (Programmer, Game Designer, Artist, Quality Assurance): define training needs, organize the workshop within the team, facilitate the team members to join the training courses organized by company
Be able to evaluate staff's performance and give them clear SMART objectives in order to guide them and improve their skills;
Take care of the morale, motivation, working behavior of team members in order to make them fully committed to the project as well as to comply with studio regulations; when needed, raise issues with Department Heads and HR for suitable solutions;
Organize team building activities.
Actively propose and implement suggestions/ideas to control/reduce Turnover and Overtime in the team;

3. Contribution in Management
Actively raise ideas/solutions to prevent/solve problems in game production, to improve working processes, methods of management, coordination between teams (inside and outside the Studio), as well as studio organization in general;
In collaboration with Department Heads (Programmer, Game Designer, Artist, Quality Assurance), evaluate team members during evaluation periods in a constructive way, pointing out their strengths and weaknesses; identifying good elements and improve team members that are still under expectations.

4. Reporting
Reporting to G4B R&D Senior Producer, G4B Production Managers, G4B VP Production, GL VN CTO

1. Knowledge
Excellent knowledge of web and mobile development and new technologies
Web design and coding (JS/C#) knowledge is a definitive plus!
Good understanding of digital trends and standards (web, mobile); having worked in a creative agency is a plus!
Good understanding of Video Game Production processes;
Good understanding of iOS and Android platforms (ex: main features, devices specifications…);
Good knowledge of Machine Learning (recognition, AR/VR/XR, …) is a plus;
Good knowledge of Cloud AWS hosting is a plus;
Good knowledge of Streaming is a plus;
Good knowledge of Game Server (multiplayer) is a plus;
Good knowledge about Web and Game Security is a plus;

2. Hard Skills
Having KPI (R&D department and at Studio G4B level) objectives and delivery results at heart: this position is not only about research, but also development and provide clean and functional deliverables ; know how to make planning and use resources effectively based on project’s constraints (scope, resources, deadline);
Excellent organization skills: be able to juggle between several projects simultaneously, and deal with on the spot requests whenever necessary. Prioritize tasks and define clear milestones and objectives. Manage time and workload to avoid overloading or disorganization;
Risks Analysis: able to foresee issues and take immediate preventive actions;

3. Soft Skills
Result-oriented and with positive mindset in order to overcome obstacles and reach challenging objectives;
Think out of the box : strong ability to propose new ideas, be able to innovate and improve existing formats in order to generate the user experience possible;
Common sense: face new situations with an open-minded attitude: demonstrate flexibility of thinking.
Be able to find solutions to efficiently solve issues or emergencies;
Leadership: inspire others to higher standards of performance. Know how to motivate team members, encourage initiatives, recognize and reward in proper way good performance or contribution;
Able to handle pressure and to work in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines;

Additional Information:
Why join the Gameloft universe?
Because you want to be part of an exceptional experience, within a company that is constantly growing!
Because you want to work with talented people who are industry pioneers!
Because you want to join a global company and meet great people around the world from all walks of life.
Or, just because you’re looking for a great place to work!

What we offer
Exciting diversity with our talents from around the world
Recognition and rewards based on your performance
Creative, modern and open working place
Continuous and professional training to fully develop your potential
Work hard, play hard and enjoy various activities
Health check-up annually
We can’t wait to find our next great talent!

Please submit your CV, cover letter or portfolio (if applicable)
Please note that only selected candidates will be contacted and your CV will be saved in our files for a period of 6 months.