PRODUCTION
What We Do
Whether it's driving a vision from start to finish or collaborating with teams to inspire and deliver projects of Epic quality, Epic's production teams take pride in consistently delivering world-class products and experiences.
What You'll Do
Epic Games Publishing is looking for a quality-focused Release Manager to work closely with our producers, programmers, build engineers, and QA teams to oversee the build and release process for multiple cross platform titles. In this position, you will work directly with an incredible group of developers and 1st party partners to bring quality game experiences to players around the world.
In this role, you will
Developing new practices and structures to better scale release management and stabilization processes across our published portfolio
Owning the scheduling, coordination, quality control and external certification process across multiple platforms and/or products
Acting as the liaison between external partners (such as Sony, MSFT, Nintendo) and the development team, coordinating and negotiating development plans, exceptions, sales/mktg/publishing content, as well as releases
Knowing and owning the process for submitting builds to external partners inside and out, and is the expert on all things related to external build certification
Owning publishing tools process as related to build certification and release. Coordinating internal and external release notes, known issues, and knowledge base updates
Working with the different teams to determine release content plans and shepherd that content through external party approvals for release, establishing and maintaining the bug triage process, determining and prioritizing must-fix issues for release and working with appropriate team members to ensure bug fixes happen as planned, to identify and resolve risks related to releases
Ensuring releases have passed all required checks and approvals leading up to live deployment and effectively communicating approved exceptions to all necessary parties. Developing regular status reports broadly informing stakeholders on risks and progress across submissions, sales and lifecycle needs
What we're looking for
Strong project management and communication skills
Willing and able to pick up any disparate tasks thrown your way - engineering, dev, prod, etc.
Demonstrated ability in right-sized process development and improvement
Experience with build and release processes for a Software or Games as a Service product
Familiarity with Video Game Ratings boards (ESRB/IARC/PEGI) processes and requirements
Experience working with database technology
Exposure to Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft platform certification processes
Technical orientation and a strong understanding of software development
Knowledge of game development process and exposure to working with shipped and live titles
EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE
Our intent is to cover all things that are medically necessary and improve the quality of life. We pay 100% of the premiums for both you and your dependents. Our coverage includes Medical, Dental, a Vision HRA, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance & a 401k with competitive match. We also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents. Throughout the year we celebrate our employees with events and company-wide paid breaks. We offer unlimited PTO and sick time and recognize individuals for 7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical.
