Tbwa Chiat/Day Inc is hiring: Producer II in New York

The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company. It’s why we have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. It’s why we focus deeply on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination. And it’s why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it’s worth paying for.

About the Role

The New York Times is looking for a Producer II for Games to support its fast-growing subscription games portfolio.

This is an opportunity to work on the NYT Games Apps. Our newly redesigned app took home both an Apple Design Award and an App Store Award for Culture and Impact in 2024. We are now looking for a Producer II who is excited to work with our App Squad to continue to build out the apps that bring games like Wordle, Connections, Strands, Spelling Bee and the Crossword to players all over the world.

You'll be part of a fast-growing and independent team at The New York Times. You'll have the chance to shape the future of our apps, shepherding new features through all stages of development. You will inspire and motivate the team to achieve its goals.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with Product, Design, Engineering and Editorial to manage and execute complex programs from start to finish.
• Connect business goals and player desires.
• Unite and motivate large cross-disciplinary teams to ship regularly.
• Ensure project scopes and schedules are well defined.
• Anticipate issues, monitor risks and remove roadblocks.
• Familiar with agile software development practices and leading iterative process improvement for cross-functional teams.
• Cultivate a healthy culture of curiosity, communication, collaboration and inclusiveness.
• Ensure the team delivers the most impactful work, making roadmap trade offs when needed.
• Communicate a plan of action for risks and dependencies.
• Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.
• You will report to the Director of Production and this role may be based in New York City.

Basic Qualifications:

• 4+ years mobile development production experience (iOS or Android)
• Familiar with multiple types of development concepts (waterfall, scrum, Kanban).
• Experience shepherding app feature teams through the development of new, high-impact features and ongoing live operations.
• Proficient in SaaS-based collaboration tools required to lead modern game teams, including G-Suite, JIRA, and more.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Passionate about games, game development, and the games business as a whole.

The annual base pay range for this role is between:

$120,000 - $140,000 USD

The New York Times is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce, one that reflects the varied global community we serve. Our journalism and the products we build in the service of that journalism greatly benefit from a range of perspectives, which can only come from diversity of all types, across our ranks, at all levels of the organization. Achieving true diversity and inclusion is the right thing to do. It is also the smart thing for our business. So we strongly encourage women, veterans, people with disabilities, people of color and gender nonconforming candidates to apply.

The New York Times Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. The New York Times Company will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws.