Timbre Games Looking for Production Director at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Full Time

We are Timbre Games (part of the Sumo Digital Group), a new studio in Vancouver, Canada focused on making exciting, innovative game experiences. Timbre’s vision is to change the games industry through the original games we make, as well as how we make them. We’re building an inclusive, supportive culture that allows us to explore fresh, new (and sometimes weird) ideas. We’re searching for more visionary explorers to join our team of diverse voices, coming together to develop games that are accessible to a wide audience.

If you’re thinking about your next adventure, send us your resume to talk to our team about how you can add your voice to the games we’re working on.

Production at Timbre Games

Producers at Timbre draw on their organizational leadership skills to create processes and structure that foster innovation and fun. Through their stewardship of our Agile production, they create an empowered, highly accountable, and collaborative team culture. They are champions of the Agile process and mindset who confidently guide cross-discipline teams through iteration cycles, removing impediments to the teams’ success. Embracing uncertainty and curiosity, Producers create the space for the team to try new ideas, understanding that iteration and experimentation are key to game development. The creative space we shape enables our development team to create an accessible, player-first experience, a key ingredient in Timbre’s development philosophy!

In this role as Lead Producer you’ll be joining a brand new Timbre development team during our prototyping phase on our first original IP video game project.

As a Lead Producer At Timbre Games, You Will

• As the most senior member of the project Production team and a part of the project leadership team, you will partner with creative and technical leadership to take a project from pitch through prototype shepherding it through the greenlight process
• Be a key leader in scaling our Agile Production processes and production team at Timbre in collaboration with Production and Studio leadership, fostering innovation in this space
• Be responsible and accountable for scoping and the project budget as well as developing and reviewing project roadmaps, including milestone deliveries, with quality as the focus for success
• Create a coaching culture by guiding the team through challenges, and empowering them to identify solutions
• As a people manager, helping your team to achieve their career goals and professional growth
• Become an expert in and devise best practices in Favro, our collaborative planning tool in partnership with wider production team
• Partner with recruitment on inclusive and diverse hiring, building a team from the ground up to execute on the projects vision
• Drive and foster a player experience culture of development while also participating in playtests, giving feedback on the game with an eye for quality

What You Bring

• 7+ years of experience in a production role, with at 2 years in a leadership role from prototype to final on a shipped console or PC game
• Experience of Agile development processes on a game development team or a deep desire to learn and grow this knowledge
• In depth understanding of how production functions in game development and the need for creative space to experiment, adapt and learn
• Adaptable and empathetic team facilitator and communicator who can motivate and manage across multiple disciplines and partners creating an inclusive team culture for all
• Proactive risk management with a keen eye for when escalation is needed
• Excellent organizational skills with a strong capability to manage multiple complex priorities

What You’ll Gain

Timbre aims to foster a workplace environment that empowers our team to do their best creative work. Below are a list of some of the benefits we offer to ensure you reach your full potential. As we continue to grow, we are co-creating more values-driven benefits to support our team.

• Competitive salary & comprehensive health benefits, including extended health, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short / long-term disability, 24/7 counselling through an employee assistance program and a health spending account available to you from your first day
• Annual bonus & up to 5% RRSP matching available to you from your first day
• Flexible paid time off, plus holiday closure between Christmas and New Years, as well as National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
• Work with us in Vancouver or remotely across Canada, utilizing our $500 work from home allowance
• 1 year gaming subscription and weekly gaming days
• My Pathway – a Career Development Program to provide a clear path for you to grow at Timbre
• 8 learning days per year and unlimited access to Udemy online courses
• A values driven culture with direct access to leadership

Timbre’s Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Timbre Games is located in beautiful Vancouver, BC, Canada and on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. Although our roots are in Vancouver, we work with a remote, distributed team across Canada. If you are interested in an opportunity at Timbre Games but are not presently residing in Canada, please note that we may be able to offer assistance in immigrating / relocating under the right conditions.

Timbre Games is an equal opportunity employer and considers all candidates for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, marital status, military or veteran’s status (including protected veterans, as may be required by federal law), sexual orientation or any other category protected by law. We celebrate all backgrounds and attributes that make us unique and amazing – in this world and the ones we create!

At Timbre, we try to be mindful and not set unrealistic requirement expectations in order to apply. If you don’t tick all of the boxes of the role that you’re excited about, we encourage you to send your resume to our General Application inbox on our careers page , or, follow Timbre on LinkedIn to stay in touch with our newest openings.

Accommodations will be provided as requested by candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

If what we’ve shared above resonates with you, connect with us today!