Associate Producer

The Role: Associate Producer

d3t and Coconut Lizard are at the cutting edge of technology and creativity, delivering co-development video game services to our global triple-A clients. We are currently looking for an Associate Producer to join our expanding production team (at either studio site) as we look ahead to our next project. Ideally, we are seeking someone with a background in games development or with relevant educational qualifications. If you have a passion for games, an analytical mind and you enjoy working with talented and creative teams, then we want to hear from you!

Our studio, part of the Keywords Studios Group, works on multiple exciting projects at any one time offering plenty of variety and involvement. Our studio projects have included Hogwart's Legacy, The Masquerade - Blood Hunt, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, The Witcher3: Wild Hunt, Alan Wake Remastered, Mafia II: Definitive Edition and Assetto Corsa Competizione.

Our studios are based near Runcorn, Cheshire and Gateshead, Tyne & Wear. We offer an amazingly professional, fun and supportive working environment. We are passionate about what we do and pride ourselves on our anti-crunch mentality, mentoring ethos and have been awarded 'Best Places to Work' multiple times by gamesindustry.biz including 2021 and 2022. In addition, we recently won ‘Best Creative Service Provider‘ at Develop 2022.

Role Description:

Your main task will be to work with the Producer(s) and other department leads, assisting with the planning of game features and taking them from initial concept through to development and release. You will work with cross discipline teams and be responsible for ensuring the schedule, scope and risks for the features are constantly monitored and communicated. Alongside of this, you will be required to communicate progress and gather feedback from the wider development team.

Key Responsibilities:

To assist the Producer(s) in leading feature or development teams and collaborate across different disciplines in order to define project goals, requirements and agree priorities of work.

Regularly review progress with the team and senior management, gathering feedback on our features, understand how all departments work combines toward the goals of our games.

Define and understand the risks during concept and manage them through the features development.

Ensuring that project team members are working from a tracked schedule and that they have a keen sense of ownership, responsibility and accountability for the quality and timeliness of their contribution.

Document, track and communicate project status and scheduling changes with key members of the team and adapt the schedules where necessary.

Help to improve process, pipelines, and interactions between the different parts of the team and the sub teams.

Working with the wider Production team, assist with the deployment of appropriate production processes and methodology on assigned projects which support the team and facilitate the creation of the best possible games.

Scheduling and attending development meetings on any assigned projects, setting agendas, facilitating discussions, taking notes and identifying action points arising from any meeting.

Ensuring excellent communication, positive working relationships and teamwork within the development teams and across disciplines.

Removing impediments that arise during development to ensure that the team can focus on what they do best.

Providing production guidance and support to other d3t project teams where required.

Undertaking milestone reviews with the relevant stakeholders to ensure they are achieved to the highest standards.

Be a representative for d3t / Coconut Lizard to our award-winning clients, fostering and maintaining strong working relationships with our development partners.

Be a key contact for our external partners, providing updates and assisting with the flow of communication.

Requirements

Essential Skills:

2+ years of experience in games development and/or equivalent educational qualifications.

Awareness of project management methodologies applied to multiple development disciplines.

Experience working with teams building AAA titles on current generation platforms.

A passion for solving problems and building motivated teams.

Up-to-date understanding and a keen interest in project planning methodologies.

Able to work within a team and to actively help to make the team operate cohesively.

Strong knowledge of MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Project).

Ability to work unsupervised to complete tasks assigned to you.

Good presentation skills, both written and verbal.

A natural leader who can motive and drive development teams and processes.

A good fit within the studio environment, being friendly, approachable and with a professional work ethic.

Proactive and open-minded in solving scheduling issues relating to the complex development structure of game development.

Desirable Skills:

Experience with SharePoint and Office macros.

Experience with Atlassian tools including JIRA and Confluence.

Passionate about video games and familiar with the AAA console scene.

A background in games development (engineering, art, design or QA).

Benefits

J ust some of the many benefits and perks offered by d3t and Coconut Lizard:

25 days holiday (+ bank holidays + up to 5 days extra for length of service)

Company Pension Scheme

Flexible working hours

Private Medical Insurance Scheme (including dental) & Eye Care Scheme

Employee Share Scheme

Anti-crunch ethos - an amazingly professional, fun and supportive working environment!

Annual Bonus – be rewarded for great teamwork!

Free Parking

Tech and Bike Scheme

Company Share Scheme

Company Socials, Project Launch/Wrap Parties + Annual d3t Events

Breakout Areas – filled with perks such as games, BBQ area, complimentary snacks to suit all dietary preferences etc.

We offer a flexible working policy. This role will be studio based with some flexibility for hybrid working.

Initial interviews will be help by video call with a second interview at the studio.

Don't meet every single requirement? Not a problem - please apply. At d3t and Coconut Lizard we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace and culture. If this opportunity excites you but your current skills or past experience don't align perfectly with the job description, we encourage you to still apply. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles within our team.