Deep Silver Dambuster Studios have an exciting opportunity within their highly talented and experienced Production department for a Producer!
You will be working on the next game in the highly successful Dead Island series for PC and home consoles platforms, owning the planning and delivery of features and roadmaps, seeking to maximize quality within the required constraints. They're looking for someone that has a deep understanding of game development and the challenges it brings and can balance managing the right amount of process and planning detail with maintaining a close eye on the final product.
As a Producer, you will...
Be delivery focussed and in-touch with the game; Own the planning and delivery of features and departmental roadmaps, whilst remaining keenly aware of the player experience
Own the constraints; Work with department directors and leads to make decisions and maintain a deep understanding of how best to balance competing priorities
Provide feature definition to teams; removing obstacles and enabling efficient development
Problem solving; Use all your experience and production tools to turn your hand to a variety of problems. Allow the team to focus on what they do best
Ensure development goals are understood and communicated out to the team or other stakeholders
Inspire confidence through decision making and pragmatic insight
Own all aspects of day-to-day task planning to enable an organized and well-connected team
Build close relationships with Project Managers and other Producers to balance available resource and predict upcoming risks
Maintain excellent relationships with departmental leads and directors
Be familiar with industry trends and competitor products
For this role, you will need...
A minimum 3 years of experience in game development as a Producer or Project Manager
Detailed understanding of project management techniques and production practices
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Understanding of common project management tools such as Hansoft or Jira
Professional communication and interpersonal skills, including conflict resolution
Passion for and insight in to video games
Bonus points if you have...
Experience managing software engineers
Educated to degree level or higher
Aside from the opportunity to work on the highly anticipated, next instalment of the AAA Dead Island franchise, Deepsilver are a studio that offers a host of benefits and perks, including...
An industry competitive salary
A creative and collaborative work environment with genuine opportunities to progress within the studio
Cutting edge development environment with access to the latest technologies
Funded learning and development opportunities
An experienced, passionate, and diverse team
A vibrant, modern, and well-serviced city centre location
Gym membership scheme
Free financial advice
Annual pay reviews
Employee referral bonus scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Relocation assistance
And a whole host of other soft benefits that help make Dambuster Studios such a great place to work...
Flexible working around core hours
Support and encouragement to participate in outreach opportunities
Quarterly company funded team building events
Weekly treats: including breakfast on Mondays and pastries on Fridays.
Annual Christmas party and family focused summer BBQ
