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About the Role
Zynga is seeking a passionate, motivated, and expert Executive Producer to join their team. This role requires shaping a game from its earliest stages and leading a team through development, from concept and prototyping through production, launch, and live operations. The Executive Producer will be the production anchor, collaborating with creative and technical leaders to guide and motivate the team, cultivating a positive team culture.
Responsibilities
- Take a pragmatic, results-oriented approach to project management, prioritizing flexibility and continuous iteration.
- Work with key reports to create an organizational structure, processes, and project plan for efficient, high-quality production on time and budget.
- Collaborate with multiple teams to proactively achieve results and outcomes.
- Articulate goals and team principles to foster a stimulating and fun work environment and culture.
- Identify and guide the team around potential hazards in the game development process.
- Define and implement best practices, ensuring clear communication across the team and with other production leaders to set organizational standards.
- Help the game team navigate all stages of the development process.
- Build and strengthen communication between teams and locations.
- Own product quality and act as the player advocate to the team.
- Coordinate and conduct post-mortems and retrospectives for continuous learning and improvement.
- Foster a positive culture.
- Effectively communicate the core experience of the game to other parts of the Zynga organization.
- Ensure the product leverages the ideas and resources of the larger organization.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience leading and guiding multidisciplinary teams through all stages of development.
- At least 2 games shipped as Executive Producer, Development Director, or Game Director.
- Mobile experience preferred.
- Proven ability leading multi-disciplinary teams to create and grow great games.
- Strong understanding of successful game titles, foundational mechanics, and live-service models.
- Extensive knowledge of and fluency in the game development process, from concept through live operations.
- Ability to motivate, support, and guide others to attain successful outcomes and business objectives.
- Experience with various project management tools (Jira is a plus).
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal).
- Strong analytical skills with keen attention to detail.
- Problem solver.
- Flexibility and adaptability are key.
Skills
- Project management
- Communication
- Analytical skills
- Problem-solving
- Flexibility
- Adaptability
Location
- California
- Illinois
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 10+ years of experience
- Executive Producer
- Development Director
- Game Director
Salary/Compensations
- California: $190,000 - $235,000 USD per Year
- Illinois: $170,000 - $220,000 USD per Year
- Total compensation may include bonus and/or equity awards.
Benefits
- World-class benefits package
- Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance coverage
- 14 paid holidays per calendar year
- Paid vacation time (15 to 25 days) or eligibility for discretionary time off program
- Up to 10 paid sick days per calendar year
- Paid parental and compassionate leave
- Wellbeing programs for mental health and wellness support
- Family planning support through Maven
- Commuter benefits
- Reimbursements for fitness-related expenses
- Eligibility to participate in 401(K) plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program
About the Company
- Zynga brings people together through the power of play.
- A global leader in interactive entertainment and a label of Take-Two Interactive.
- Games have been downloaded over 6 billion times, connecting players in 175+ countries.
- Diverse game portfolio includes FarmVille™, Words With Friends™, Zynga Poker™, and many more.
- Founded in 2007 and headquartered in California, with teams spanning North America, Europe, and Asia.
- Zynga is where fun meets innovation.
Equal Opportunity
- Zynga is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to creating and celebrating diverse thoughts, cultures, and backgrounds.
- Employment is based on substantive ability, objective qualifications, and work ethic, not on protected characteristics.
- Zynga provides necessary support and accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities, health conditions, or impairments.
- Contact accommodationrequest@zynga.com for accommodation requests or support.
- Zynga does not conduct interviews or make offers over third-party messaging apps.
- Zynga does not engage in financial exchanges during recruitment or onboarding.
- Zynga's in-house recruitment team will only contact individuals through official Company email addresses (zynga.com, take2games.com, naturalmotion.com, smallgiantgames.com, themavens.com, gram.gs).