Senior Producer

Radical Forge; Tees Valley; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A game development company in the UK is seeking a Production Lead to oversee project delivery and manage large teams. The ideal candidate has over 3 years in senior production roles, strong organizational skills, and a background in agile methodologies. This is a remote position available throughout the UK, initially fixed-term for 12 months.

Qualifications

• Qualified scrum master or similar project management qualification required.
• Minimum 3 years in senior positions with project experience.
• Live service experience is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Take leadership role on projects, ensuring timely delivery.
• Scope projects with awareness of risks and opportunities.
• Create a project database and backlog for organization.

Skills

Resilient and calm under pressure

Adaptive communication skills

Team Building

Stakeholder management

Education

Agile practitioner certification

3 years in senior positions

Tools

Perforce

Jira

Job description

Our Mission

Radical Forge is a Middlesbrough, UK-based developer that has provided co-development services on a range of AAA and indie titles. In 2021 the company created their first original IP, 'Bright Paw', which was published on PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One/Series S/X, Google and iOS by Rogue Games. We are currently working on our newest IP, Southfield, which you can look forward to playing soon!!

Since its beginnings in 2017, the company has grown to over 60 incredibly talented, collaborative, and creative individuals. We are the sum of our skills, passion, and, most of all, our people. We firmly believe that treating individuals with genuine respect, understanding, and kindness creates a welcoming culture that allows creativity to thrive and for individuals to join together to create games they are genuinely proud of.

Your Mission

The role requires you to take a production leadership role on projects, taking ownership of project delivery on time, to the required quality and on budget, building strong relationships across the teams and with our external co-dev partners. We are seeking a team player with an inclusive and empathetic approach to leadership.

Core responsibilities

• Production leadership - You will work alongside Leads and Seniors across disciplines, bringing a solution-oriented mindset to facilitate progress - keeping everyone on track, balancing the disciplines to achieve goals that you’re able to clearly articulate.
• Planning - You will reliably scope projects, balancing risk and opportunity with a keen awareness of commercial outcomes.
• Delivery of work - You will anticipate potential issues and are confident to facilitate discussions regarding risk and risk mitigation with Leads and Seniors, keeping focus on key objectives.
• Data & tracking - You will create a project database, backlog and roadmap. You'll innovate and adapt documentation to suit different project requirements.
• Leadership/collaboration - You will be running large teams, or a full project and will need to be able to train and mentor Junior/Associate Producers.
• Stakeholder management - You'll be expected to be able to develop strong relationships with external co-dev partners and publishers. As directed, support the development of pitch decks, prototypes, and RFPs.

Skills and knowledge required

• Resilient and calm under pressure
• Adaptive, communication skills, written & spoken
• Perforce
• Task Management & delegation (Jira)
• Facilitation
• Mentoring
• Team Building
• Stakeholder management

Expected Behaviours

• Curiosity & Problem Solving
• Leadership, Teamwork & Inclusivity
• Passion and Drive
• Vision & Innovation

Experience/Qualifications required

• Qualified scrum master, agile practitioner/certification, or similar project management qualifications, or practical experience.
• A minimum of 3 years in senior positions, taking projects through all phases of development.
• Live service experience is a bonus.
• This role can be fully remote within the UK.
• We will require all applicants to have a pre-existing right to work in the UK.
• The role will initially be a 12 month Fixed Term contract with the potential to extend after this.
• Interested in the job but don't feel you match the criteria? If you feel passionate about this role or joining the Radical Forge team we would still like to hear from you! We value our company culture, and we’re always looking for creative individuals from a variety of backgrounds to join our team!

Equal Opportunities Promise

All employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status or veteran status. We will also consider employment for qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law.