Senior Launch Producer

About Us

AEXLAB is a virtual reality technology studio. We create meaningful technologies that make people feel present and connected in virtual worlds for gaming, training, simulation and more. Our mission is to apply our technologies to further virtual reality as a first-class social experience.

In active development, we are building the ultimate VR first person shooter experience, VAIL VR. Our flagship title emphasizes tactical gunplay, high-caliber combat, and collaborative teamwork. Featuring social and matchmaking systems, players can find games for casual or competitive play. Forge lasting friendships and work together with your teammates to achieve victory.

The Role

The Senior Launch Producer is a key role within the studio publishing team with responsibilities to both internal teams and external partners. The primary responsibility for this role is to partner with internal and external game teams to set up products for publishing success by helping teams bake release readiness into their product from the concept phase through final release and sustained engineering. This may include coordination between the product team and all release adjacent teams such as marketing, support, and business development. Our ideal candidate should love to play games, be knowledgeable of the indie game space, and have a passion for the latest game development methods, tools, and platforms.

Responsibilities:

• Be the subject matter platform expert and stay current on multiple platform requirements, platform release processes, and any platform-specific backend idiosyncrasies for primary SKUs as well as any related add-on or sustained engineering efforts

• SKU management and tracking for ancillary efforts including localization, add-on content, or store/retail marketing asset support

• Be the final point of contact and responsible for preparing and submitting all products to each platform following any platform-specific release processes

• Maintain a holistic schedule with key dates for all products across all publishing disciplines such as marketing, QA, partnerships, etc.

• Consult with product teams on platform requirements and ensure these requirements are incorporated into project schedules

• Establish and maintain regular communication and verification cadence with product and development teams

• Act as a liaison between product teams and other pieces of the publishing pipeline

• Provide guidance to developers throughout the development process of their game including in the following areas but not limited to: QA pass/fail management, asset design, and launch timing

• Collect developer feedback and champion that within the company, particularly related to the launch experience, tooling and solutions

• Meet regularly with developers and studios/marketing teams to ensure alignment on launch goals and next steps

Qualifications: 

• 5+ years of previous organizational / project management experience in the game development industry

• Affinity with the publishing process on Steam, Epic, PlayStation, and Xbox

• Strong creative, analytical, and organizational skills

• Ability to prioritize tasks efficiently between multiple titles and long and short term

• Able to effectively communicate with multi-disciplinary team members in person and long distance

• Enthusiastic, self-motivated and able to take the initiative as the need arises

• Knowledge of and comfort dealing with industry standard legal documentation

• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills

• Must. Love. Games. 

AEXLAB is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that seeks to hire, develop and retain the most talented people from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. If you are passionate about the future of gaming, VR, and community, we’d love for you to join us.