Senior Narrative Producer at CD PROJEKT RED in Boston, MA

Company Description

To create revolutionary, story-driven RPGs which go straight to the hearts of gamers — this is our mission. Want to dive deeper into our company’s culture? Explore our social media and check out our YouTube channel and Beyond the Game Blog where we share behind-the-scenes insights and stories direct from our team members!

Job Description

CD PROJEKT RED is seeking a Senior Narrative Producer to join our team working on Cyberpunk 2, the next mainline Cyberpunk 2077 game. In this role you will be at the forefront of our creative endeavors, guiding our developers to deliver content and foster an innovative and collaborative production culture. If you are passionate about creating games and have the experience guiding teams to success, we’d love to hear from you!

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Lead Narrative Producer to drive the development and growth of our production team.
• Cooperate with our narrative leadership and cross-functional development teams, ensuring alignment with our vision and goals.
• Partner closely with Narrative, Quest Design, Cinematics, Animation, Audio, and other development teams to ensure narrative content is aligned with the project’s vision, goals, and production needs.
• Form and nurture cohesive, effective, and collaborative teams that are empowered to self-organize and deliver high-quality narrative experiences.
• Oversee and enhance production processes, including project planning, scoping, scheduling, roadmaps, and requirements gathering, ensuring narrative content and its cross-disciplinary dependencies are effectively managed.
• Identify and address bottlenecks, dependencies, and risks across the narrative production pipeline, fostering incremental delivery and frequent integration.
• Ensure narrative goals, priorities, and deliverables are clearly defined, transparent, and understood across collaborating teams.
• Advocate for actionable and beneficial improvements to narrative production workflows, challenging the status quo where needed.
• Visualize and prioritize work, remove obstacles, and help teams proactively identify and solve production challenges.
• Support the growth of our teams through dedicated coaching and mentoring, fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, continuous learning, and development.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience as a Producer in game development, including leading projects, managing producers, and building and developing teams.
• Experience developing and shipping AAA narrative RPG titles, including managing large-scale projects.
• Experience overseeing gameplay content production, from planning and development through delivery.
• Experience leading and collaborating with cross-functional teams throughout the game development lifecycle, fostering team autonomy and collaboration, preferably in an Agile environment.
• Strong understanding of game development pipelines, technical constraints, and engineering practices such as test-driven development, continuous integration, and DevOps.
• Proficiency with project management and collaboration tools, particularly Jira and Confluence, to support efficient production workflows.
• Ability to identify challenges early, propose practical solutions, and collaborate on resolving them.

Nice to have

• A genuine passion for games and a deep understanding of the gaming industry.

Additional Information

This job requires working in Boston, US.
Working mode: in-office in a hybrid or full-time capacity.

As part of our pre-employment process, candidates selected for this position will be required to complete a background check in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

Health & Well-Being

• Company-paid medical healthcare (dental, vision, and mental).
• Free mental health support, including access to counseling, psychiatric care, and a variety of well-being webinars.
• Paid leave - 26 days of vacation, 10 sick days, & 12 calendar holidays per year.
• 401K with employer matching.
• Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA) – $100 per month to use towards fitness, wellness, internet, home office equipment, learning, streaming services, and more.
• Menstrual leave — employees who menstruate can take one extra day off when experiencing period pain.
• RED Parents Network — support for working parents, including childcare benefits, and family-friendly events.

Perks & Professional Growth

• Flexible working hours.
• Trainings, lectures, and courses — internal workshops, knowledge-sharing initiatives, online tutorials, and e-learning classes are all available.
• A welcome pack filled with goodies — to help you feel right at home once you join the team.
• Life in the Office
• Dog-friendly office — bring your pooch with you and look after them while working! There’s always a furry friend or two to meet.
• Truly international working environment — a chance to meet and work with a diverse selection of people from all around the world.
• No dress-code — we like to keep it casual.

Estimated pay range for this position: $101,000 - $185,100 USD annually. Final offers are dependent on job-related factors like experience and qualifications.

At CD PROJEKT RED compensation for our roles in North America are determined based on competitive market data, geographic location, and individual factors tied to business needs. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. Final offers are dependent on job-related factors like experience, qualifications, and location.

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