Senior Content Producer
ZeniMax Media · Dallas, TX
- On site
- Full-time
- $150,000 / year
- Dallas, TX
Job highlights
- Lead game production, manage schedules and milestones.
- Collaborate with discipline leads and senior management.
- Drive features to completion and remove roadblocks.
- Manage and mentor direct reports in game development.
- Utilize project management software for success.
About the role
Job Overview
Come join Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning development team behind Starfield, The Elder Scrolls and Fallout. Bethesda Game Studios strives to offer its employees a well-balanced home and work life by providing competitive salaries, a generous benefits program, and offices located in some of North America’s best cities. With a goal of creating a culture as fun and diverse as our games and our players, we welcome applicants with unique skillsets, experience levels and backgrounds. If you are passionate about making a meaningful contribution to some of the most significant games in the industry we’d love to hear from you! We will consider candidates for any of our four Bethesda Game Studios office locations: Rockville, MD; Montreal, Quebec; Austin, TX; Dallas, TX.
Responsibilities
Your Daily Life at Bethesda Game Studios
As Senior Content Producer, you will…
- Work with the team leads to produce realistic schedules and milestone plans that are focused on the delivery of high-quality features and assets
- Define and manage feature sprints in coordination with discipline leads
- Remove roadblocks and successfully drive features to completion
- Communicate with senior management on development status and project risks
- Collaborate with leads to determine best practices, development pipelines and resource allocation
- Manage direct reports
Qualifications
What Makes You S.P.E.C.I.A.L.
- You have at least 5 years of game production experience, preferably online
- You possess the ability to prioritize product initiatives by balancing both business and qualitative needs
- You have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively to solve problems
- You have experience managing and mentoring direct reports
- You have the ability to create project schedules and milestones, monitor the progress of department milestones and individual tasks against those schedules
- You have excellent organizational skills, are detail orientated, and have the ability to multi-task under pressure
- You have experience with any modern project management software
- You are familiar with Bethesda Game Studios’ games
Preferred Skills
Bonus Skills
- You have previous experience working with distributed development teams
Salary Range
Senior Content Producer - The typical base pay range for this position at the start of employment is expected to be between $95,000 - $215,000
ZeniMax has different base pay ranges for different work locations within the United States, which allows us to pay employees competitively and consistently in different geographic markets. The range above reflects the potential base pay across the U.S. for this role; the applicable base pay range will depend on what ultimately is determined to be the candidate’s primary work location. Individual base pay depends on various factors, in addition to primary work location, such as complexity and responsibility of role, job duties/requirements, and relevant experience and skills. Base pay ranges are reviewed and typically updated each year. Offers are made within the base pay range applicable at the time.
At ZeniMax certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, such as merit increases and discretionary bonuses. These awards are allocated based on individual performance and are not guaranteed. Benefits/perks listed here may vary depending on the nature of employment with ZeniMax and the country work location. U.S.-based employees have access to healthcare benefits, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellbeing benefits, paid vacation time, paid sick and mental health time, and several paid holidays, among others.
This is position is in a union and represented by the Communication Workers of America.
Key skills/competency
- Game Production
- Schedule Management
- Team Leadership
- Cross-functional Collaboration
- Risk Management
- Resource Allocation
- Project Management Software
- Mentoring
- Quality Assurance
- Game Development
Skills & topics
- Senior Content Producer
- Game Production
- Production Management
- Schedule Management
- Milestone Planning
- Team Leadership
- Direct Reports
- Project Management Software
- Online Games
- Bethesda Game Studios
- Rockville
- Austin
- Dallas
- Full-Time
- Gaming Industry
How to get hired
- Tailor your resume: Highlight 5+ years of game production experience, focusing on online games, and showcase your ability to manage direct reports and mentor teams.
- Showcase your skills: Emphasize your experience with modern project management software, your ability to balance business and qualitative needs, and your excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
- Demonstrate Bethesda familiarity: Mention your knowledge of Bethesda Game Studios' titles and your passion for contributing to significant industry games.
- Prepare for interviews: Be ready to discuss your experience in defining feature sprints, removing roadblocks, communicating project risks, and collaborating on best practices and resource allocation.
- Highlight remote experience (if applicable): If you have experience with distributed development teams, be sure to include this as it's a preferred skill.
Technical preparation
Behavioral questions
Frequently asked questions
- What are the primary responsibilities of a Senior Content Producer at ZeniMax Media?
- As a Senior Content Producer at ZeniMax Media, your primary responsibilities include working with team leads to create realistic schedules and milestone plans, defining and managing feature sprints, removing roadblocks to drive features to completion, communicating development status and risks to senior management, collaborating on best practices and resource allocation, and managing direct reports.
- What experience is required to be considered for the Senior Content Producer role at ZeniMax Media?
- To be considered for the Senior Content Producer role at ZeniMax Media, you need at least 5 years of game production experience, preferably in online games. You should also have experience managing and mentoring direct reports, the ability to prioritize product initiatives, and familiarity with modern project management software and Bethesda Game Studios' games.
- What are the preferred skills for a Senior Content Producer at ZeniMax Media?
- Preferred skills for the Senior Content Producer position at ZeniMax Media include previous experience working with distributed development teams. This indicates an ability to manage and collaborate effectively with remote team members.
- What is the typical salary range for a Senior Content Producer at ZeniMax Media?
- The typical base pay range for a Senior Content Producer at ZeniMax Media is expected to be between $95,000 and $215,000 annually. This range can vary based on the specific work location within the U.S. and other factors like experience and responsibilities.
- What benefits does ZeniMax Media offer to its U.S.-based employees?
- ZeniMax Media offers U.S.-based employees a comprehensive benefits package. This typically includes healthcare benefits, a 401(k) plan with company match, disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, paid vacation, sick and mental health time, and several paid holidays.
- What is the work arrangement for the Senior Content Producer position at ZeniMax Media?
- The job description indicates multiple U.S. office locations (Rockville, MD; Austin, TX; Dallas, TX) and also mentions Montreal, Quebec. While not explicitly stated as remote or hybrid, the mention of distributed development teams as a preferred skill suggests a potential for hybrid or remote work arrangements, or at least experience managing such teams.