Playground Games is looking for a Producer (Audio) to join our talented
Forza Horizon team here in Leamington Spa on a permanent basis.
About us:
As a premier first-party Xbox Game Studio, we are passionate about making
genre-defining games that are accessible, beautiful, and most of all fun. We
are looking to expand our diverse team as we continue driving forward our
BAFTA award-winning Forza Horizon franchise.
Playground Games is an equal opportunities studio and encourages candidates of
all backgrounds to apply.
About the role:
This Producer will work across multiple development teams to support and
coordinate the production of Class-leading Audio, Dialogue, Sign Language, and
Accessibility.
This role is based in our state-of-the-art studio in Leamington Spa, with a
hybrid work model in place. Relocation assistance is available if required.
What you'll do:
Schedule and track the audio team's work In Azure DevOps
Create supporting production documentation such as roadmaps and mitigation
plans
Understand and communicate the status of audio work to the rest of the
team
Track upstream and downstream dependencies with an eye to meeting
deadlines and mitigating delays
Proactively remove roadblocks and blockers to audio work
Manage voice over production from initial casting through to final
implementation
Coordinate field and studio recording of audio assets both in-house and
through vendors
Work with licensing and external partners on music acquisition
Own and support budgetary aspects, including the creation of ‘statements
of work' for audio vendors
Coordinate with QA to plan and unlock testing
What you'll bring:
Excellent teamwork and communication skills.
Shipped at least one title in a Producer, Associate Producer role, or
Audio manager role, ideally in AAA
Experience of audio production pipelines, and their dependencies between
other dev teams
Ability to prioritise effectively, identify risk, meet deadlines, and
manage complex tasks and workloads
A passion for learning and evolving as a professional
A genuine interest in game audio
This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established, talented,
collaborative, and inclusive team at one of the industry's most exciting
first-party game studios.
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