Producer - Minecraft Gameplay

As a Producer at Mojang Studios, you will be responsible for planning, prioritization, and resource management crucial for meeting project milestones and releases. This includes driving production processes and ensuring transparency around progress, risks, and mitigations. You will work collaboratively with creative and engineering managers to build healthy, high-performing teams, ensuring that everyone is aligned and motivated towards our shared goals.

To apply for the Producer role at Mojang Studios, you should have experience in gaming or tech companies, ideally in a Producer or similar role. Leading cross-functional teams, including developers, designers, and artists, is key. Strong communication and problem-solving skills, excellent self-leadership abilities, and fluency in English within a production context are also essential to be successful in this position.

The work culture at Mojang Studios is creatively charged and collaborative. Emphasizing the power of play, we aim for diversity and inclusion in all aspects of our projects. You'll find a supportive environment where innovative thinking is encouraged, and the contributions of each team member are valuable. Our studio promotes flexibility and communication, fostering a positive atmosphere that aligns with our goal of creating awesome gameplay experiences for our community.

At Mojang Studios, the Producer role is pivotal within our agile development environment. You will continuously prioritize tasks and help plan the scope of projects, ensuring the team is focused on delivering new and improved features effectively. Your role involves metrics setup and performance measurement to fine-tune processes and adapt practices proactively, ensuring the team remains productive and can meet evolving project timelines.

The Producer position at Mojang Studios is primarily a full-time role based in Stockholm with a hybrid remote working model. While you have some flexibility, the role requires you to be onsite every week to maintain collaboration and synergy within your teams and drive the production efforts effectively.

In your response, emphasize your method for assessing urgency and impact, using data or team insights where applicable. Highlight the need for flexibility and how communication is key in aligning team expectations with project goals.

Share a specific experience where you faced challenges, the strategies you implemented, and how these led to successful outcomes. Focus on team dynamics, collaboration, and lessons learned that you can apply to future projects.

Discuss your philosophy on team motivation, incorporating aspects like recognition, encouraging creativity, and allowing autonomy. Share concrete examples of how you’ve fostered a positive and driven team environment in past roles.

Enumerate key qualities such as excellent communication, strong organizational skills, adaptability, and a collaborative spirit. Explain how these traits contribute to overcoming hurdles and guiding teams to success.

Detail a conflict resolution strategy that emphasizes open communication, active listening, and finding common ground. Provide an example of a past experience where you navigated similar challenges.

Talk about various tools such as Jira or Trello and methodologies like Scrum or Kanban. Explain why you prefer specific tools and how they help you maintain productivity and transparency across teams.

Discuss your commitment to diversity and inclusion in team building. Offer examples of initiatives you’ve championed or participated in to elevate different perspectives and contribute to a richer creative process.

Share the key metrics you monitor, such as user engagement, feature adoption, or team productivity. Explain how you leverage these metrics to inform future decisions and project adjustments.

Describe how you engage with gaming communities, attend conferences, or consume relevant literature to keep your knowledge fresh. Highlight any sources you find particularly informative or inspiring.

Share your personal connection to Minecraft or Mojang Studios' values. Highlight how this aligns with your skills and career aspirations, and express enthusiasm for contributing to a brand that values creativity and community.