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Producer Primer
What a Producer Manages
The role of a producer will always be at it’s core, to schedule, budget, manage and oversee a game project. What those specific duties cover all depend on the company you are working for, the project you’re on, and your own personal style. A company with good management will play to your strengths, placing you on projects and in roles that will leverage your specialties.
Often when a producer has a strong flair for design and creativity, they will also be in charge of directing those areas as well. While this is an important role for the producer, it is essential that they still allow the designers, artists, and writers to do their jobs, with the producer guiding the vision and not shutting ...
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