WHO WE ARE

Astra Fund is a new philanthropic venture fund with a mission to support the creation of better thinking games and bringing them to broad audiences. We work to achieve this through grants and developer-friendly investments. 

We are part of Carina Initiatives, a philanthropic fund working to send more kids from more communities to the frontiers of science and technology.

THE ROLE

Astra Fund is looking for an Associate Game Producer. This individual will support both internal Astra projects as well as supporting production with our partner game teams. They will also manage the pipeline and inflow of incoming applications and communication with prospective game teams and developers. 

The ideal candidate has experience in video game production (either development or publishing) and is excited to support a vibrant community of developers.  Love for thinking games (puzzle, strategy) is a big plus.

RESPONSIBILITIES

_Astra Fund Production _

• Manage game pitch flow in and out 
  • Communicate with applicant teams and check pitch content
  • Follow-up & scheduling with developers
  • Manage due diligence during application process
• Maintain database of thinking game developers
• Scout for and keep a pulse on promising thinking game teams

Game Production

• Create and maintain playtesting structures for Astra game developers
• High level roadmap and milestone tracking for game teams
• Project management and production projects to support our community of game developers, fellows, and partners

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES YOU'LL NEED TO BRING:

1+ years of game industry experience, at least one shipped title preferred

Experience with game production, playtesting & QA pipelines

Excellent project management skills and proficiency in managing multiple projects

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Bonus: love for puzzle & strategy games

CARINA VALUES

• Build Partnerships: We share responsibility with our partners for achieving our collective goals. 
• Are Mathy: We find mathematics and data delightful and important, and we deeply integrate them into our work.
• Make Bold Bets: We only make bets on teams that think big, challenge the status quo and approach systems change with rigor, creativity, and optimism.
• Build New Expertise: We are never done exploring. We excitedly seek out new challenges and learnings. We aren't afraid to be wrong before we are right.
• Are Owners:  We are all biased toward taking responsibility. Our assumption is that it is our job. The buck stops with each and every one of us.
• Are Creative and Inventive: We constantly come up with innovative ideas. We are always thinking about ways to do things better. 
• Have the Highest Standards: We raise the bar for ourselves, for our partners, for students, and for education. The status quo is not good enough.
• Biased Toward Action: We can't always move fast in education and so it's imperative that when we can we do. There's never certainty about the best path forward. We are comfortable moving forward without certainty.

PREFERRED LOCATION: Remote, US-based. Southern California preferred.

We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.