Associate Producer

Company Description

Founded in 2020 as the Canadian subsidiary of DON’T NOD Entertainment, DON’T NOD Montréal is located in Montréal’s creative Mile-Ex district.

We specialize in narrative games where player choices shape the story and emotional experience. Our first original project, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (2024), reflects our passion for authentic and engaging characters, emotional depth, and cinematic storytelling.

Joining DON’T NOD Montréal means becoming part of a community of passionate creators dedicated to creativity, empathy, and quality. We push for equal opportunities and non-discrimination in our hiring process. Our teams are intentionally kept small to foster professional growth and personal fulfillment for everyone.

Job Description

DONTNOD Studios is looking for an Associate Producer to work on our next project 100% developed in Montreal

Why would you join us in the first place?

• You want to be part of the next narrative project from Don’t Nod Montréal;
• You wish to join a diverse and committed team, both in its culture and in the game content it creates;
• You're looking for a studio whose controlled size maximizes iteration efficiency, simple human interaction, and individual satisfaction for each team member;
• You would like to put your communication and organizational skills at the service of the well-being and efficiency of the team and its project.

What you'll really be doing here?

Reporting to the Project Producer, you will interact with all members of the game team to ensure the smooth progress of its development.

Your mission will be to:

• Motivate and support the development team to ensure that the goals, objectives, milestones and deliverables are attainable and achieved, in a caring work environment, in line with DONTNOD's values;
• Communicate effectively on the objectives to be reached and their progress (creation of dashboards, organization of reviews, velocity metrics, etc...);
• Support teams in defining and planning tasks;
• Ensure an efficient synchronization between the different trades: management of dependencies, work priorities...;
• Identify blockers and production problems and participate in their resolutions;
• Support the organization of work in person and remotely.

Qualifications

What skills should you have?

• 3+ years of experience in a Production position (Associate Producer, Assistant Producer, Production Coordinator), on one or more indie, AA or AAA titles;
• A good knowledge of the specificities and needs of the different production cycles of a PC/Console video game;
• Ability to define and communicate clear objectives, as well as to monitor and optimize dependencies and priorities;
• Mastery of production tools (JIRA, Confluence, Notion, etc.);
• A high degree of autonomy in the work;
• A good knowledge of agile production methods;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, in French and English.

What would make a difference?

• An experience with narrative games or narrative mechanics;
• An experience on an Unreal Engine 5 project and its constraints;
• Experience in managing small to medium-sized production team (20 to 40);

Feel free to add a cover letter to your application!

Additional Information

At DON’T NOD Montreal, we celebrate diversity and inclusivity within our games as well as our teams. We commit to equal opportunities and non-discrimination in our hiring process. We are respectful of the principles of equal employment opportunities, and that is why we encourage women, people of all sexual orientations and gender identities, First Nations people, people living with a disability, visible minorities, as well as any other person who can contribute to the diversity of our studio to apply for our positions.

We build close-knit teams to encourage a fulfilling work environment for all our employees.

Our teams enjoy a range of benefits, including flexibility, a generous holiday bank, time off, training and career development support, and a personalized Lifestyle spending account.

Additional perks include:

• The possibility of working anywhere in Quebec;
• Insurance and virtual healthcare coverage as of Day 1;
• An annual bank of 40 hours of menstrual leave;
• Partial refund of transport fees (OPUS, BIXI and parking);
• Access to gym and fitness classes as well as a multi-sports field in summer which turns into an ice rink in winter;
• Referral bonus that goes the extra mile;
• RRSPs with the employer's contribution.