Producer - Audio & Localization (Retro Studios)

Retro Studios

Founded in 1998, Retro Studios is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nintendo Co., Ltd., and a powerhouse in game development. Working hand-in-hand with Nintendo, we craft award-winning titles for the company's cutting-edge platforms, blending innovation, artistry, and gameplay excellence.

Our home base is Austin, Texas, a vibrant city known for its creative energy, live music, stunning natural scenery, and forward-thinking culture. With year-round sunshine and endless options for outdoor adventures, Austin offers the perfect backdrop for world-class developers to stay inspired, balanced, and at the top of their game.

Description of Duties

• Support the audio team and localization efforts to define, track and prioritize work based on product readiness, critical path needs and development priorities.
• Support tracking of localization-ready content, text/VO dependencies, approvals, and delivery status across internal teams and external partners.
• Help define and track overall audio development budgets, including forecasting internal costs and outsourced/vendor budgets.
• Support departmental initiatives by facilitating meetings, taking notes, resolving blockers and capturing/following up on action items.
• Work across disciplines with Leads, Feature Owners, Stakeholders, and dependent groups to capture, vet, organize, prioritize and track work.
• Coordinate and run sprint and milestone planning, reviews and retrospectives.
• Track team velocity and scope vs capacity data to continuously improve accuracy with future sprint and milestone commitments keeping plans up to date.
• Communicate high level status (on track, at risk) and use historic data to inform strategies to hit long term milestone goals.
• Share and refine risk mitigation strategies with Department Directors, Lead Producer and VP of Development.
• Collaborate with other producers and departments to establish and refine content pipelines and development processes.
• Coordinate with the Quality Assurance department for build deployments and build notes.
• Liaise with publisher/legal and studio finance to manage drafting and approval of vendor contracts.
• This job description outlines primary duties and requirements and is not intended to identify all tasks that may be performed; individuals occupying the position may be required to perform other duties. The company may modify job duties from time to time, either in practice or in writing.

Summary of Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in game development as a Producer or Project Manager of cross discipline teams.
• Prior experience in an audio role in game development
• Experience coordinating with engineering, art, and design-based game development professionals.
• Deeply familiar with pre-production and production phases of AAA game development.
• Deeply familiar with Jira, Confluence and other Atlassian products.
• Excellent soft skills with a firm yet supportive demeanor.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent time management skills.

Preferred Skills

• Familiarity with Excel.
• Familiarity with Miro or similar collaborative whiteboard solutions.
• Familiarity with ShotGrid/Flow.