Why Sony Interactive Entertainment?
Sony Interactive Entertainment isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. As a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, we’re part of a proud legacy of innovation and excellence. SIE is a dynamic technology company, delivering cutting-edge hardware and network services to more than 100 million people and an entertainment leader, home to some of the most beloved and recognizable intellectual properties (IP) in the world. Our role at SIE is to create and nurture the experiences under the PlayStation brand, a name synonymous with entertainment excellence and creativity.
Division Overview
The PlayStation Studios: Creative team is an award winning, global internal creative agency within PlayStation Studios. We endeavour to build a working environment where we can flourish and create industry leading work. Structured around 2 teams; Brand & Strategy and the Creative Studio, comprising of four core disciplines; Design & illustration, UI/UX, Motion & 3D, Film and Video. We deliver projects in collaboration with our game development and marketing/PR teams.
Role Overview
The Senior Producer will lead delivery of high-end product imagery, key visuals, and motion content for PlayStation hardware projects and game content. Working within the Motion & 3D team of PlayStation’s Creative team, the Senior Producer will manage multiple projects from brief through to completion. Reporting to the Manager of Production, with heavy day-to-day liaison with the Senior Manager of Creative, they will work closely with 3D Designers, other Producers, and Heads of disciplines to manage each project's lifespan, keep budgets scoped and updated, and ensure all Creative Arts processes are followed.
The role requires an extremely detail-oriented individual, capable of managing multiple systems and documents whilst linking the cause and effect between them. The individual will need to adapt quickly under pressure, with a clear and logical process to then brief out. Lastly, building strong working relationships is key to the success of this role. The ideal candidate will be personable and a team player.
Responsibilities
- Oversee the production of Motion & 3D projects from brief to final delivery, on time and within budget.
- Ensure the Senior Manager of Creative has visibility of all projects, including comms and status.
- Own timelines and team schedules.
- Facilitate daily scrums and regular meetings, updating teams on project status and resolving any potential issues.
- Generate project scopes and schedules in conjunction with Senior Manager, Operations and the wider team.
- Own the project budget, problem solving and resolving potential overspend.
- Brief the Motion Graphics and wider teams as per project requirements.
- Communicate clearly and in a timely manner with clients whilst maintaining relationships.
- Ensure all assets are technically compliant before sending to the Designers.
- Ensure final deliverables are approved by relevant team members, QA’d and technically compliant.
- Conduct client meetings solo and represent the interests of the team.
- Be responsible for accurate and timely team effort tracking.
- Regularly work with global teams based in North America and Japan.
- Attend wider team meetings that fit multiple time zones.
- Work with the Manager of Production on maintaining and improving the operational and financial side of the workflow.
- Develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external partners.
- Adhere to all Creative Arts processes.
Qualifications
- Excellent organizational skills; detail-orientated, systematic and accurate.
- Strong ability to prioritize workload.
- Understands and problem-solve the implications of any feedback on the project.
- Fully understands the creative and the reasonings behind it.
- Protects the creative within budget and schedule.
- Proactive, uses initiative and is solution-driven.
- Strong communication, collaborative, and interpersonal skills.
- Strength in managing differences in opinion and facilitating compromise.
- Comfortable working at pace; flexible and adaptable to change.
- Discreet – Confidentiality is hugely important to our clients.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience as a producer working within creative team/agency.
- Experience delivering Motion Graphic projects.
- Experience with client-facing communication.
Nice to Have(s):
- Consumer hardware or tech product launch experience.
- Game industry experience.
- MIRO experience.
- Knowledge of the CG and motion graphics industry.
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Equal Opportunity Statement:
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