Creative Producer

Overview

We are inventing an AI Companion for Everyone – a superintelligent entity with personality and emotional intelligence that’s always in your corner. This is a rare opportunity to be a part of a team crafting something that challenges everything we know about software and consumer products.

Who are we? We’re a small, friendly, fast-moving team, supporting one another to do the best work of our lives, always looking to break new ground with an undying dedication to the user. We are proud of what we build, how we build it, and that our products define the AI era while earning the trust of our users. We run lean, obsess about users, prioritize quality and polish, and always root our decisions in research and evidence. We ship regularly, so your work will have real and immediate impact. 

Our Core Values

• Quality. We only deliver category-defining products that delight with their ease of use, guaranteed reliability, and beautiful, coherent design .
• Simplicity. We don’t overcomplicate. Less is more, always .
• Safety & Security. The highest standards of security, safety and responsibility are non-negotiable across all our business areas .
• Evaluation. We pay close attention to signals and aren’t afraid to change course when data and our experience tells us to. We are also careful with our metrics, focusing on delivering long-term sustainable value (rather than short-term KPIs).
• Kindness. Kindness is at the heart of our org and how we conduct ourselves. We care for, and support and respect one another, beginning again and learning every day.
  
  

We’re on the lookout for a talented and passionate Creative Producer to help build the next wave of capabilities of our personal AI companion, Copilot. We're looking for someone who has experience and passion for driving the end-to-end process of setting design vision and execution for innovative zero-to-one consumer products. We’re looking for someone with an abundance of positive energy, empathy, and kindness, in addition to being highly effective. The right candidate takes the initiative and enjoys building world-class consumer experiences and products in a fast-paced environment.   This is a player/coach role . In addition to setting vision and direction, the ideal candidate can execute craft at pace within our design principles.

Our Design Principles

• Create Magical Moments
• Guide the Journey
• Personality is Pivotal
• Always be Earning Trust
• Sweat the Details
• Be in Service to People
  
  

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

By applying to this U.S.  Mountain View, CA position, you are required to be local to the San Francisco area and in office 3 days a week. 

Responsibilities

• Lead casting process of Copilot voices.
• Implement and drive voice product strategy.
• Coordinate with studios, talent, agents and external partners.
• Drive building world-class AI applications that will delight consumers across Copilot, Edge, Bing, Windows and Mobile.
• Own a product area and be responsible for  understanding user needs and behaviors, defining product requirements, managing end-to-end product development, launches and iterations. 
• Find a path to get things done despite roadblocks to get your work into the hands of users quickly and iteratively.  
• Enjoy working in a fast-paced, design-driven, product development cycle. 
• Translate business goals into strategy, user experience and technical requirements in close collaboration with UX designers and AI model training teams. 
• Define goals and performance indicators, set up and oversee experiments, measure success with data and research. 
• Collaborate effectively and communicate clearly with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and other engineers, to build exceptional consumer-grade applications. 
• Embody our  culture  and  values.
• Pre-Production. Participate in making individual assets in the production of Concept/Prototype Art, and seek guidance from others initially and when faced with challenges. Provide insight into solutions and seek continuous input from senior team members
• Production. Research and apply guidelines and principles received from senior team members (e.g., Art Director, Art Lead) to create assets, receive feedback, and iterate on work. Collaborate with cross-team members to support quality assurance efforts
• Collaboration . Actively seek feedback during the design process and implement into art process duties and iterations to ensure baseline standards are met. Receive feedback positively. Provide peer support and feedback. Collaborate with leaders and direct self to complete tasks assigned by manager. Own elements of their work. Participate and present ideas in creative discussions, teams, brainstorms, and review with immediate team to facilitate effective communication with the team. Communicate with leaders. Communicate problems, issues, status updates, documentation, knowledge sharing, etc.
  
  

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience, Interaction Design, or related field AND 5 years experience working in product or service design
• OR Master's Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience, Interaction Design, or related field AND 4 years experience working in product or service design
• OR equivalent experience (e.g., demonstrated experience working in product or service design or using design thinking to solve problems).
  

Preferred Qualifications

• 5 years' experience as a Creative Producer.
• Experience with recruiting great and diverse talent.
• Hands-on experience working with voice talent, working with them in studio as well.
  
  

Product Design IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $117,200 - $229,200 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $153,600 - $250,200 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until January 17th, 2025.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form .

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