Join Romero Games as we develop John Romero’s next First Person Shooter in partnership with a major publisher! This is an unprecedented opportunity to join a thriving independent development studio and work on a high-profile title that will be played by millions of gamers worldwide.We’re seeking a Release Manager to take ownership of our build release cycle, ensuring smooth high-quality build deliveries across multiple platforms.This role would be integral to planning, scheduling, and executing releases both for internal playtests, and future customer facing releases. Collaborating with teams to maintain alignment and improve processes, a key driver in enhancing release capabilities, ensuring stability, compliance, and the best player experience across platforms such as PC & Consoles.This role would also focus on internal playtesting releases, where the whole company and/or different teams join together to play the latest version of our products and provide their feedback. This is a vital, complex and time-consuming process, offering the opportunity to lead initiatives, develop scalable practices, and directly impact the success of our internal development practices and future releases.This position is open to remote work for the right candidate, with the option to relocate to our office in Galway, Ireland.What You Will DoOwnership of our build release lifecyclePlan, schedule and execute our internal playtest and external releases across multiple first parties.Go/No-go reviews & post-release monitoring.Maintaining a release schedule and ensuring alignment across teams.Monitoring player feedback and helping process it with internal groups.Maintain internal playtest release scheduleCovers long / short / immediate term playtest release schedulingCovers all-hands playtests, plus any smaller scale playtests to be scheduled internally and externally.Book and chair playtest scheduling meetingsMaintain list of playtest stakeholdersEnsure correct process is followed to protect the quality of playtest buildsMonitor and optimise playtest > feedback > playtest iteration loopEvangelise training to improve feedback qualityEnsure that expectations are clear to all involvedMonitor playtest feedback - assess quality & provide support / course correction if requiredMonitor playtest feedback reception by design - ensure it’s being acknowledged (at minimum), responded to with context and acted on where appropriate (goal)Monitor / drive / optimise all playtest processesWork with QA to own the release of playtest buildsWork with dev to define clear process for “ad-hoc” playtests outside of regular scheduleDraft and send playtest briefing messagesDraft weekly playtesting report: successes, failures, participation, key feedback points obtained, key responses to feedback and actions arisingSupport all playtest events including internal, small and large scale for both pre- and post-launch!Playtest Data Gathering / TelemetryWhat You Need To HaveExperience of Release SchedulingProven experience in Release Management, with a strong understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle.Expertise in managing releases for multi-platform products.Excellent communication skills, capable of interfacing with all levels of stakeholders and external partners.Experience of playtesting processKnowledge of playtesting best practicesKnowledge of game development processUnderstanding of game structure and feature / content intentsKnowledge of FPS design & product spaceUnderstanding of what makes good feedbackOrganised approach to schedulingClear and concise report writing abilityWhat Is Nice To HaveLarge scale presentation experienceData Gathering and representationBenefitsOwnership. Everyone in the company benefits from ownership in the company.Vacation: Time off for vacation. Five weeks vacation per year + 10 national holidays.Hybrid Working. Flexible working hours, including work-from-home and remote work.Sabbaticals: At 5+ years, should you choose to take unpaid time for a personal project, we will cover 20% of your pay provided that it is in your area of interest.Premium Health. Premium health benefits, plus extended healthcare coverage.Fertility Leave: For employees undergoing IVF treatment, surrogacy or other forms of fertility treatment.Relocation assistance. Flexible start dates, relocation reimbursement and assistance in finding housing.Life-Friendly Policies.Menopause: Up to five days off per year for appointments or recovery days.Compassionate Leave / Bereavement.Parental Leave and Support.Professional Development: World-class workshops on accessibility, diversity, design and more.Social Events.Expert Speakers.Bike to Work Programme.We intend to use your data for recruitment purposes only and it will be kept only until the role is filled. You can find our privacy policy on our website at RomeroGames.com.
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