What should I be able to do?
•Supervise the development of the current project, and be able to evaluate and constructively criticise it's progress fully to the team and the client.
•Strive and work towards ways to improve the overall view of the project, and always try to achieve the highest standard for each project.
•Co-ordinate team members by considering project management, task prioritisation and risk assesment.
•Work closely with the Department Leads and be able to communicate your ideas fluently, and ensure their viable.
What skills should I have?
•Good Understanding of Project Management, usually using programs such a Microsoft Project is desirable.
•Foresight, Good Management, Organised, Professional, Evaluative, Constructive, Diplomacy, Analytical, Patience, Passion.
•Verbal and Written Communication skills, enabling you to negotiate and listen comfortably and put the points to your advantage.
What qualifications should I have?
•Bachelors or Masters Degree in a relevant field (Business, Media etc.)
•Considerable experience in the industry, including Management Technique, Disciplinery Tactics and Health and Safety consideration. (usually 3-5 years plus).
What are my Roles and Responsibilities?
•Consult with clients about projects, and be able to communicate back to the Department Leads logically, taking into account limitations, deadlines and budgeting.
•To motivate and guide the Department Leads aswell as their staff, and ensure they're working to the best of their abilities.
•Develop and maintain the schedule of the project and ensure that it runs dilligently and on budget.
•Manage the overall development of the project and it's success.
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Making a game can be an extremely complex and time-consuming process. In order to achieve a high standard title with next-gen game play a wide range of expertise is needed. Within this blog, Stimula © aims to help you understand a wide vareity of job roles within the gaming industry and also how the many different types of organisations that make our gameplay possible function... We hope to give you an insight into the range of diverse skills needed to make a hit, from programmers to artists!