D&D 5E New position advertised by WotC: Associate Game Producer

[Gecko85]

http://company.wizards.com/about/careers/associate-game-producer-dd-job-renton-wa-us?careers-view=1

POSITION PURPOSE


The Associate Game Producer will manage internal and external contributors, including partners, vendors, and licensees in order to publish Dungeons & Dragons analog and digital products on time and on budget. The Associate Game Producer will review and oversee licensed D&D product and ensure that story and Intellectual Property content is communicated to partners and internal team members. Additionally, they will communicate tasks and work assignments to a team and track the progress of deliverables, as well as advise the senior producer in the day-to-day execution of assigned projects.


MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES


- Coordination and review of licensee submissions
- Create schedules and monitor resource needs on projects
- Administer day-to-day business, such as expense reports, ordering and mailing product, travel arrangements
- Support art directors in the review and commissioning of assets and administration of the art database.
- Support writers in the research of content and administration of the IP database.
- Meet with key contacts in Brand, Design, Development, Story, and Marketing to ensure project objectives, strategies and tactics are carried out.


Key Relationships


Internal:


- Senior Producer
- Licensees
- Design
- Art Direction
- Story
- Marketing
- Organized Play
- Production
- Project Management


External:


- 3rd Party Vendors
- Writers
- Editors

 

[Jan van Leyden]

Well, a competent Associate Games Producer might have prevented the Codename: Morningstar fiasco.

 

[SirAntoine]

I hope they continue to support the earlier editions.

 

[transtemporal]

I read "Glorified Project Manager & General Dogsbody".

 

[GMMichael]

Now hiring: dedicated worker who doesn't mind watching his coworkers get laid off.

 

[Jester David]

I think I saw this advertised on ENWorld a little while back. The fact we're seeing another push either means they're nearing the end of the fixed-date hiring period or they're having trouble finding someone to take the job.

As [MENTION=6685730]DMMike[/MENTION] says, this is pretty much a temporary position. So it might not be a surprise people are reluctant to interview. It's a good job for people who live in the area, but certainly not a good job to move to take.

It does look like a very minor office type job that just happens to concern D&D. Manage licences, do paperwork and filing, and generally be the personal assistant to the entire department.

 

[Mistwell]

OK, so that's THREE people being hired, after two people were laid off. First, licensing. Second, communication. Third, producer.

We're now UP on the total number of WOTC employees working on D&D.

What will the naysayers and doomsdayers do now?

 

[Zaran]

OK, so that's THREE people being hired, after two people were laid off. First, licensing. Second, communication. Third, producer.

We're now UP on the total number of WOTC employees working on D&D.

What will the naysayers and doomsdayers do now?

I'm thinking this job is the same one as the one for licensing.

 

[Mistwell]

I'm thinking this job is the same one as the one for licensing.

Could be.

 

[Jester David]

Could be.

The posting date is 02/02/2015, so it looks like WotC was just re-tweeting the existing posting.