Senior Producer

Senior Producer

Based at Sega HQ, Brentford, West London.

Hybrid - 2 days per week in the office, 3 days flexible.

Why Us:

SEGA employees are passionate about entertaining the world with creative, innovative experiences while being part of a vibrant gaming community. We are a global company with the resources to match, coupled with a place where everyone knows each other on a first-name basis, working together to create innovative experiences, one community at a time. Our world-class development Studios span the UK, France, Bulgaria, and Canada. Known for quality and creativity above all else, our studios include, Amplitude Studios, Creative Assembly, HARDlight, Relic Entertainment, Sports Interactive, and Two Point Studios.

As a Senior Producer in the SEGA of Europe (SOE) Production team, your primary objective will be to support our products and our development Istudios through all phases of development, from concept to launch and beyond. You will collaborate closely with a variety of internal teams at our studios and in central publishing to guide projects through full lifecycle and to ensure that we deliver quality products to our consumers on time and on budget.

We believe that delivering the best games relies on having the best people, so we are constantly investing in our people through our benefits package, flexible working, and our community-focused, people-centric culture. Our industry-leading compensation and benefits include competitive salary and bonus schemes, private medical insurance, private dental insurance, health screening, electric car scheme, home technology scheme, Microsoft package discounts, and much more!

Why You:

You have significant experience within a Production role in the games industry cycle with a proven track record of managing full product lifecycles and bringing respected titles to market. Essentially, you have a passion for gaming and entertainment and in-depth knowledge of PC and console game development.

Responsibilities include:

• Help to account manage internal and external development studios to build and maintain a successful relationship with SOE Production.
• Work closely with each internal development studio and define support required on a title-by-title, studio-by-studio basis.
• Provide project development guidance to ensure development time and costs are credible.
• Monitor projects to ensure a clear and up-to-date understanding of the product’s progress.
• Report on the progress of development, manage risks and issues, escalating as required.
• Provide creative and executional guidance to help improve product quality and innovation.
• Work closely with all areas of Publishing Operations including IT, QA, Localisation, Age Ratings, and First Party Platform Submissions to ensure projects are supported throughout development and launched successfully.
• Work with SOE first-party account managers to update and align on launch and post-launch support.
• Work closely with Marketing, Sales, and PR to promote the strengths of products from pre-production through the product lifecycle, delivering all supporting assets on time as required.
• Work with legal and compliance on all licensing requirements and needs throughout the product life cycle.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Minimum of 5+ years of Production experience within the gaming industry.
• Multiple project cycle experience in games development with a proven track record of working on and bringing titles to market.
• Deep knowledge and experience in PC and console games development.
• Great relationship-building, collaboration, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Proven ability to work on multiple titles at any given time.
• Great account management and project management skills.
• Knowledge of franchise development and long-term planning.
• Excellent presentation skills and ability to adapt to different audiences, e.g., executive management, publishing partners, press, and consumers.
• Great relationship-building, collaboration, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Solid financial and business acumen, along with commercial awareness.
• High attention to detail.
• Knowledge of Marketing, PR, competitor products, and sales trends within the industry.

Our Commitment to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging:

At SEGA, we celebrate diversity and believe in a diverse, inclusive, and equitable world in which everyone feels valued and respected regardless of what they look like or where they come from. Whether you’re a prospective employee or a full-time member of staff, we want you to feel involved and supported in all aspects of our work and to have amazing opportunities during your time with us regardless of your background. We welcome people regardless of age, race, ethnicity, disability, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, neurotype, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave.

SEGA is a place where staff have a voice which is integral to our success as a business. Our inclusive, passionate people are empowered to educate, inform, and build awareness through our inclusion and wellbeing staff-led values groups which include DEN (Disability Employee Network), RISE (Reinforcing Inclusion through Solidarity and Equality), Women at SEGA, PRIDE, SEGA Minds (group supporting mental health), Momiji (group that celebrates our Japanese heritage, language, and culture) and VIBE (our social and engagement committee).