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Microsoft hiring for new Xbox team in Santa Monica to “hire & grow internal talent to build studios”

Rychu

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Read the bolded.

Executive Producer/ Lead Producer
  • Develop and manage the product production and launch of across various platforms from both a development and publishing perspective
  • Manage development from concept to release and deliver great high quality games that build on franchise goals
  • Deliver financial and schedule goals on time and to quality
  • Build lead and manage a production team, working in conjunction with multiple cross-functional groups, to deliver milestones
  • Develop and improve production and organizational processes as the teams scale
  • Hire and grow internal studio talent to build teams and culture
  • Utilize location in Southern California to build an ecosystem of contract and external employees for production scalability
Responsibilities
Responsibilities will include
  • Working with studio management, developers and key stakeholders in the creation of the product vision to help build and a new franchise
  • Provide day to day management and leadership to production team while tracking game development with internal / external studios
  • Work with leads and developers in creation of project and milestone schedules, resourcing plan, production methodology, and overall development plans
  • Help build and maintain the project P&L, looking to optimize costs and efficiencies throughout development, and providing analysis and reporting to senior leadership
  • Lead/partner with developers to ensure specific game features are tied to overall objectives, positioning, and goals for title
  • Recommend and implement new processes where efficiencies are needed to improve on-time, on-budget, on-quality delivery
  • Be an internal and external advocate for the product in greenlight meetings and executive reviews
  • Manage, coach and develop staff to help ensure their growth and career goals are met
  • Create a culture that provides continuous feedback, support and empowerment, as well as set the bar for others
  • Set clear goals for the production team and hold employees accountable for deliverables
  • Recognize and reward employees for strong performance and behaviors
  • Provide creative and executional direction and guidance to development studios to improve product quality and drive innovation
  • Ensure the titles maintains or exceed creative and technical objectives with each milestone and release
Qualifications
Experience

  • 10+ years of experience in the gaming industry with a proven track record of delivering
  • 4+ years of experience at Lead/ Executive Producer level or above
  • Bachelor's Degree or higher education degree preferred
  • Experience in a specific discipline as a developer a plus
  • Live ops and multiplayer experience preferred
  • Strong communication skills and public speaking abilities
  • Experience shipping high quality titles at AAAA standards
  • Experience managing internal teams and external development studios across the world
  • A knowledge and understanding of the process of building new IP
Darrell Gallagher who was recently hired at Xbox on the leadership team was working in Santa Monica at Activision before being hired at Xbox and we are supposed to hear about what his role is at Xbox "at E3", so it seems this might be where Daniel Gallagher is working. Also seem to be working on a new IP.

https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/job/431987/Principal-Program-Manager
 
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Jiraiya

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Next gen is going to be great for games. If Microsoft can actually start battling Sony and Nintendo on exclusives we all win.
 
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Nice. This must be some of the stuff Matt and Darrell were hinting at. The wording makes it seem like this studio is going to be huge with multiple Dev teams.

Glad MS is building new studios and expanding the already existing ones. At build yesterday the Satya Nadella said he was very excited about Microsoft's opportunity with gaming and that we would see more at E3..

I hope they announce some acquisitions too.
 
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RAYMON

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In the near future, when a child is born in Santa Monica, instead of choosing a sports team, they will have to choose a platform.. \o/
 
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I think this is what Phil meant when he said they're focusing on first party.

It took so long though and why only now.
 
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This is exciting, they're building their portfolio for the next generation of systems!!!! As much as I dont want this generation to end because we just got there half steps, the idea of even more power with these creative studios working on some good stuff, it's super exciting.
 
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Hate said:
I think this is what Phil meant when he said they're focusing on first party.

It took so long though and why only now.
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Did you read Jez Corden's article? Gaming decisions were previously blocked by the Windows Division that doesn't care about gaming. In September 2017, Phil Spencer was given full control over gaming at Microsoft so he can do what he wants to do now.
 
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This is only great news for the industry. More investment, more employment opportunities, more competition. And it shows commitment from Microsoft to continue in this industry after uncertain times.
 
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Rychu said:
Did you read Jez Corden's article? Gaming decisions were previously blocked by the Windows Division that doesn't care about gaming. In September 2017, Phil Spencer was given full control over gaming at Microsoft so he can do what he wants to do now.
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He can do what he wants with the budget he has and within the vision of Nadella. Let's not go wild here. :P
 

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Sangetsu-II said:
I would honestly prefer Nintendo make multiplayer games than Microsoft at least they know how to do it right.
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But who is going to handle the avatar games? I don't think MS could do both. Apparently, it's one or the other!
 
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Rychu

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SuikerBrood said:
He can do what he wants with the budget he has and within the vision of Nadella. Let's not go wild here. :P
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Yes, that's true. But we've heard that with Terry Myerson out of the picture, it's much more likely for Microsoft to increase the gaming budgets because Phil has a much greater say and can directly attend meetings with Nadella himself.
 
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Sangetsu-II said:
I would honestly prefer Nintendo make multiplayer games than Microsoft at least they know how to do it right.
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Like I said all their studios have this, it doesn't mean it's a multiplayer only title. Just like the only multiplayer only title they make internally is SOT, with that being due to a design concept.

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This isn't avatar games. It explicitly says they're working on a new AAA IP/franchise. An avatar game isn't a new AAA franchise.
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They were being sarcastic, making fun of the Avatar thread from yesterday.
 
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Rychu said:
Did you read Jez Corden's article? Gaming decisions were previously blocked by the Windows Division that doesn't care about gaming. In September 2017, Phil Spencer was given full control over gaming at Microsoft so he can do what he wants to do now.
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Happen to have a link to the thread or article? I must have missed it, that sounds interesting.
 
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It's a start!

But looks like things are a ways off. It takes a lot of time to build strong studios.
 
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Sangetsu-II said:
I would honestly prefer Nintendo make multiplayer games than Microsoft at least they know how to do it right.

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I was about to laugh because it was a funny joke, but you`re being serious. LMAO

Anyway, always good to see people in this business getting jobs. Microsoft has probably had the absolute shittiest output in the history of videogames from a console manufacturer, so this news is great for the next generation. They need to do a lot better than this generation by a massive margin, because Sony is likely to have more AAA teams next gen compared to this one.
 
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Happen to have a link to the thread or article? I must have missed it, that sounds interesting.
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https://www.windowscentral.com/xbox-can-play-long-game-its-exclusive-line-time-running-out

I'm not going to sit here and claim to know all the nuances, business decisions, and constraints suffered by Xbox and the Windows team in the years leading up to this point, but ex-Xbox lead Don Mattrick, and ex-Windows chief Terry Myerson are frequently blamed by people I speak to within the company for the issues faced by Xbox today.
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Phil Spencer prior to Fall 2017, had to report to Terry Myerson who didn't care about gaming. He was promoted in late 2017 and now reports directly to Nadella and attends meetings with Nadella.
 
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