Hey there

I'm a 38 years old freelancer/project/program manager who "dreams" of working in the game industry for years.

I've got an offer in a big studio for a Production Coordinator role on a triple A game.

In 5/10 years, i would see myself being a Product Manager for a tech company, or a Game Director in a studio. So not only managing projects and teams, but also doing market research, roadmaps, features, and globally having a vision for the product/games.

Do you feel being a Prod Cord would be a good move toward this career? Knowing that i feel i already have a good "product sense", but i may be lacking in terms of execution (managing a team, leadership, and so on).

Thanks for your help

Thanks for your answer Khawk

It's like if I wanted to make engines for NASA rockets and I was offered a job as a chemical fuel researcher at SpaceX. Not bad! As long as you are in the industry, you are 80% there. Waiting around or doing something else doesn't get you closer to doing what you want to do. After you get one job in the industry, getting another one later is easy. 

19 hours ago, bug_ugly said:

It's like if I wanted to make engines for NASA rockets and I was offered a job as a chemical fuel researcher at SpaceX. Not bad! As long as you are in the industry, you are 80% there. Waiting around or doing something else doesn't get you closer to doing what you want to do. After you get one job in the industry, getting another one later is easy. 

Well let's say i am dreaming of two things: working at HTC Vive or Oculus, as Product Manager, or in a big game studio as a game director/creative director (so the guy thinking of the WHAT we are building, and for WHO). Right now, i would be a production coordinator in games, so working on the HOW.

Hence why my questions about the relevance.