Senior Producer.

Games Jobs Direct; Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A game development company in Royal Leamington Spa seeks an experienced Third Kinder to oversee the development strategy of a game project. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in team leadership and project management, with a strong background in using Unreal or Unity. Responsibilities include coordinating a production team, facilitating communication, and mentoring colleagues. Exceptional problem-solving skills and adaptability are crucial for success. This role offers the chance to work on exciting game development projects.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in a similar role.
• Proven ability to build and lead high-performing teams.
• Production experience in budget optimisation and resource management.
• Experience with project management and bug tracking software.
• At least one shipped title on a modern console platform.

Responsibilities

• Define and present the development strategy for the game.
• Coordinate day-to-day activities of a small production team.
• Mentor colleagues to support their personal development.
• Facilitate communication across internal and external project teams.
• Manage project risks, resource blockers, and quality concerns.

Skills

Team leadership

Project management

Agile methodologies

Problem solving

Adaptability

Tools

Unreal Engine

Unity

Jira

Job description

Role Overview

You enjoy:

• Defining and presenting the development strategy for the game.
• Setting the scope and the milestones of the project.
• Coordinating the day to day activities and priorities of a small production team.
• Mentoring and assisting your colleagues to support their personal development.
• Facilitating the communication and planning across internal project teams and external contacts and resources.
• Assessing and managing project risks, resource blockers, quality concerns and scope changes, and support in solving problems and resolving issues across the development team.

What we are looking for from a Third Kinder

You would:

• Have an ability to create, track, and maintain schedules across multiple teams and/or projects.
• Hold an understanding of development processes, project management, and agile methodologies.
• Show an ability to keep team members motivated and working efficiently and toward project goals.
• Be naturally inquisitive and keep up to date with emerging technologies and industry trends and developments.
• Be highly adaptable and a great problem solver.

Skills you need

• 5+ years' experience in a similar role.
• Proven ability building and leading a small but high-performing team.
• Production experience with the skills required to optimise budget, manage schedules and project resources to exceed expectations.
• Experience working with Unreal, Unity or a similar engine.
• Extensive experience using task management and bug tracking software to manage a project.
• At least one shipped title on a modern console platform.

Skills it would be great to have

Experience with:

• Experience with Jira for task management and bug tracking.
• Knowledge of platform (PC, MS, Sony, Nintendo, etc) submission processes.

If you think this is the role for you please send us your CV and an introductory email, which helps us to get to know you better. We aim to respond to your application within 2 working days.

Usually we will conduct a telephone interview, prior to any face to face or virtual interviews.