ABOUT OUR STUDIO
Our headquarters is where the gaming culture and Southern California lifestyle meet, creating a vibrant work environment that epitomizes our belief that every day should be well played. Daybreak San Diego is the home of Darkpaw Games, creators of the legendary EverQuest and EverQuest II games. This is also the home of Rogue Planet Games, developer of the award-winning MMOFPS PlanetSide 2.
The perks of working at Daybreak San Diego extend well beyond the beautiful weather in this prime location. Access to the local gym, as well as on-site fitness classes, game nights, and a strong appreciation for the local craft brew scene are just some of the ways that make working at Daybreak exciting! Working here is about being part of a community.
Find out more about our studio at www.daybreakgames.com.
THE OPPORTUNITY
The Executive Producer is responsible for being the Studio Head, leading the overall studio business and organization at Rogue Planet Games located in San Diego, CA, and reporting to the CEO of Daybreak Games. This position will be responsible for:
- Overall direction and success of the studio as a business unit
- Leading the team in establishing and guiding the long-term vision and direction of the game IP for the studio and franchise
- Owning the vision for product, process, practices, people, and tools across the franchise
- Establishing and driving execution of business plan for studio and franchise IP
- Scoping and developing the execution plan against the vision
- Sequencing and stack-ranking priorities into near-, medium- and long-term for successful execution against the business plan
- Establishing/refining resource plan, team and organizational structure to successfully execute against plan
- Partnering with department leaders to establish and maintain the product vision, scope, staffing plan, schedule, and budget
- Leading development, management, and direction of:
- Live game service and operations
- Content production, systems, features for the live game
- Leading exploration and development of investment plan for new game opportunities with the studio’s core IP
- Managing studio and development teams
- Overseeing studio staffing across all key disciplines (e.g., production, design, engineering, art, live service, product management, project management and operations)
- Driving financial performance for the studio (e.g., existing live title and new investments)
- Reporting game and business performance to stakeholders and publisher on a regular cadence
- Fostering relationships with partner teams and shared services to support the game
- Being a passionate ambassador for the game IP
Other Criteria
- Required Experience & Skills
- 10+ years of production, development, and product management experience on a live game as a service product
- 3+ years of leadership role (within the 10+ years of game experience)
- Must have shipped multiple successful titles, with significant experience in cross-platform and large-scale live operations
- Strong knowledge and experience with F2P GaaS economy design and service operations
- Experience with and full embrace of data analytics and data-driven decision-making:
- Familiarity and utilization of A/B testing framework
- Leveraging data to estimate expected outcomes and potential ROI, then stack rank and prioritize
- Market awareness & analysis
- Consumer awareness & analysis
- Player and marketing management & analysis
- Highly process-driven expert in SDLC with proven track record of quality development and execution against plans
- A passion for being in the trenches, driving day-to-day decisions, while never losing sight of the high-level vision.
We invite you to get in the game with us and help us make exciting experiences!
ABOUT OUR COMPANY
Daybreak Game Company LLC is a recognized worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online games. Best known for blockbuster hits and franchises such as DC Universe™ Online, PlanetSide®, EverQuest®, and Dungeons and Dragons Online®, Daybreak creates, develops, and provides compelling online entertainment for millions of gamers worldwide. We are the game publisher for Darkpaw Studios, Rogue Planet Gaming Studio, Dimensional Ink Games, and Standing Stone Games. We make games that bring people together and build lasting communities and are totally devoted to delivering the ultimate gaming experience! Find out more about our company at www.daybreakgames.com.
Be Aware of Fraudulent Recruiting Activities
Daybreak Game Company will never ask applicants for social security numbers, date of birth, bank account information or other sensitive information in job applications. Additionally, our recruiters do not communicate with applicants through free e-mail accounts (Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or through online messaging apps (WhatsApp, Hangouts). We will never ask applicants to provide payment during the hiring process or extend an offer without conducting a phone, live video or in-person interview. Please contact Daybreak Game Company’s People & Culture team at people@daybreakgames.com if you encounter a recruiter or see a job opportunity that seems suspicious.
Daybreak Game Company, LLC. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to Diversity in the workplace.
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