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Producer

d3t is at the cutting edge of technology and creativity, delivering co-development video game services to our global triple-A clients. Our successful studio is growing, and we are now looking for an experienced Producer to join the expanding Production Team. Our studio is part of the Keywords Studio Group and we work on multiple exciting projects at any one time, offering plenty of variety and involvement.

We are based near Runcorn, Cheshire and 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, most recently winning the 2020 award.

Projects we are proud to have worked on in the past have included Mafia II: Definitive Edition, Assetto Corsa Competizione, Burnout Paradise Remastered, Human: Fall Flat, The Witcher III plus many more we can’t yet talk about. We continue to work on a variety of creative projects with world class studios.

The Role – Producer:

• Manages and refines production schedules and tracks progress towards deliverables for multiple project
• Facilitates constant communication between team members, departments and managers
• Creates and distributes reports and executive summaries to foster communication and promote awareness of progress and issue
• Runs daily scrums, chasing actions and removing impediments
• Ensures that teams are focussed on and capable of delivering priorities
• Manages client relationships and handles client/stakeholder change requests to ensure that impact is considered and communicated
• Identifies and addresses inefficiencies in production processes
• Manages client relationships
• Manages external contractor relationships and their deliverables
• Liaises with internal and external QA
• Manages localisation
• Drives risk analysis and mitigation
• Defines, operates and improves production systems
• Maintains quality standards
• Implements and supports organisational change
• Supports individual, team and discipline development initiatives

Requirements

Person Specification

• Passionate about game development and project management
• A positive and can-do attitude
• Very good cross-discipline interpersonal skills (written and oral communication)
• Reliable and trustworthy
• Capable of developing robust plans
• Can manage and inspire internal and external teams to achieve goals
• Identifies and eliminates inefficiencies in production processes
• A pro-active, multi-tasking problem-solver, unfazed by complexity
• Quick to learn, adaptable and able to develop others
• Takes ownership of and confidently handles a wide range of situations
• Calm and dependable under pressure

Essential Experience & Knowledge Required

• 2+ years previous experience in a Production Assistant role
• Worked on at least 2 titles in a production capacity from start to finish
• Expert knowledge of MS Office applications, especially Excel
• Experience of managing budgets, client relationships and external contractors
• Very good cross-discipline interpersonal skills (written and oral communication)
• Knowledge of Agile production methodologies including Scrum and Kanban
• Knowledge of multiple platform holder requirements
• Knowledge of QA and localisation processes

Desirable Experience & Knowledge Required

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent
• Knowledge of project management and version control software (ideally Jira)

Benefits

Benefits & Perks – just some of the many offered by d3t

• Competitive base salary
• 22 days holiday (+ 3 extra at Christmas + bank holidays)
• Company Pension Scheme
• Flexible working hours
• Private Medical Insurance Scheme
• Anti-crunch ethos - an amazingly professional, fun and supportive working environment!
• Income Protection
• Annual Bonus – be rewarded for great teamwork!
• Free Parking
• Monthly Fitness Sessions
• Complimentary Refreshments – an extensive range to suit all dietary preferences
• Branded Merchandise
• Company Socials, Project Launch/Wrap Parties + Annual d3t Events
• Breakout Areas – filled with perks such as games, snacks etc.
• Assistance and support with re-location to the area

Please note we are actively hiring through the Covid-19 pandemic. We have the d3t team working remotely from home and once it is safe to do so, we will be returning to the studio. This position will be studio based in Runcorn, Cheshire.