Job Title: Gaming and Media - Producer 3
Location: 100% Remote, must work PST hours
Duration: Contract - 8 months, potential extension
Pay Range: Up to $40/hr (W2) per Request Summary
Job ID: 410321
About BCforward
BCforward is a leading global IT consulting and workforce solutions firm providing services and support to Fortune 500 and government clients. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers needs into a full-service business solutions provider. With delivery centers and offices across North America and India, we take pride in building long-term relationships and delivering excellence through innovation, collaboration, and integrity.
Job Description
We are seeking a Producer to support an Engineering Systems team within a gaming environment. The role will focus on execution, sprint facilitation, planning, retrospectives, task tracking, and blocker management to ensure builds, tests, and engineering systems run smoothly for developers. The Producer will own delivery schedules, manage work item assignments, and maintain accurate ADO documentation.
Responsibilities:
- Facilitate sprint ceremonies, including stand-ups, planning, triage, office hours, and retrospectives, live or asynchronously.
- Own feature delivery schedules, capacity planning, team velocity tracking, and work item assignment.
- Create and maintain sprint and milestone dashboards, calendars, trackers, and transition checklists.
- Create user story stubs, tasks, and bugs with leads and PMs; scrub backlogs and clear stale work.
- Identify and escalate risks, dependencies, and blockers; maintain precise ADO records and documentation.
- Update work items with decisions, owners, status, and next steps; maintain action logs, reminders, and workflows.
- Represent features or workstreams in release forums with leads and PMs; review release queries and confirm next actions.
- Consolidate changelog reviews, track feedback and open items, and confirm follow-up with feature owners.
- Partner with QA to coordinate validation plans, reproductions, regression tracking, and release dependencies.
- Track critical-path work, validation dependencies, readiness signals, release risks, and unresolved bugs.
- Coordinate cross-team dependencies, partner commitments, and technical initiatives; escalate decisions when required.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree AND 4+ years of experience in engineering, product or technical program management, data analysis, product development, or as a producer.
- Deep familiarity with ADO, Jira, or Confluence to manage tasks, plan sprints, and document pipelines.
- Working knowledge of Agile or Scrum frameworks to manage team velocity and milestone delivery.
- Ability to bridge gaps between creative artists, programmers, and executive stakeholders.
- Ability to adapt to change, remain flexible, and adjust work accordingly in a positive manner.
Preferred Skills:
- Bachelor's Degree AND 5-7 years in engineering, product or technical program management, data analysis, or product development OR equivalent experience.
- Producer or TPM experience in a gaming studio, with 4-7 years managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
- Capacity to motivate cross-functional teams and resolve conflicts under tight deadlines.
Why BCforward?
At BCforward, we believe in advancing lives and careers. When you join our team, you gain access to:
- Competitive compensation and benefits.
- Opportunities for growth with global clients.
- A supportive, inclusive culture that values innovation and people.
- Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and projects.
Additional Details
- Schedule: Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week, no overtime expected.
- Equipment or Software: Supplier to provide.
- Assessment Process: Three rounds of hard skills assessments. Cameras on may be required.
About Our Commitment
BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.
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Phone No.: (425) -547-3266