Game Producer

Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan
Page Personnel Finance

Page Group are currently partnered with an International manufacturing and business services organisation based in Bridgend to recruit a Game Producer on a full time, permanent basis.

The role will involve leading on projects, engaging with key stakeholders, project coordination/reporting and influencing the project plan.

Client Details

The organisation is an International manufacturing and business services organisation with a strong reputation across the UK and USA.

The business works in the tech industry and is heavily involved in software/tech design.

Starting salary is between £30,000 and £35,000 depending on experience.

Free on site parking.

Description

As the Game Producer you will take full ownership of the Project Plan for the game releases.

Responsibilities will include:

• Working cross-functionally with the in-house Development, Graphics, Game Design and Test teams, to deliver games for release in-line with road-mapped expectations.

• Maintaining momentum and quality at each stage of the delivery cycle, including influencing the allocation of resource across the Development, Art and Test functions.

• Working with external developers and our internal integration test team, to deliver games for release in-line with road-mapped expectations

• Smoke testing of games on receipt to ensure suitability for test, and managing 3rd party delivery to expected levels of quality at every stage in the development and game delivery cycle.

• Creation and ownership of delivery plans, incorporating specific milestones to protect and ensure adherence to committed delivery date.

• Identification of risks to committed roadmap delivery dates, mitigation planning and escalation to relevant and interested parties, where relevant e.g. Market, external test houses, certification bodies etc.

• Review of all issues identified across the game delivery cycle, determining risk and relevance for onward communication to games developers.

• Working with Market Product Directors to ensure game production is aligned with strategic and visual specification as agreed at gate one.

• Obtaining and recording of all approvals across the game development and delivery cycle, culminating in proposal of game for release and presentation at gate handover.

• Packaging and publishing of content for delivery to test and ultimately release.

• Liaising with Account, Market, Finance and Platform development teams, answering day to day queries relevant to game delivery.

• Ownership of administrative duties relating to engaging products or services relevant to the content delivery cycle.

• To understand and work towards becoming an expert in functional and game design market requirements.

• Processing and delivery of non-roadmapped game update and conversion requests, minimising disruption to scheduled load, and meeting market expectations.

• Collation of data and information related to the game delivery process, in order to produce accurate metrics and SLA reporting.

• Follow the company’s project standards, including adherence to the Gate process, contribution to the continuous improvement of project processes and documentation.

Profile

The candidate:

• Taking full ownership of the project plan from start to finish
• Ability to engage and influence with other teams and key stakeholders (i.e testing, design, software)
• Strong project management / project delivery experience is essential (not someone who just reports but influences!)
• Ideally gaming industry background or tech/software
• Stakeholder management skills is essential. Someone who can influence and take ownership of a project

Job Offer

Please apply with your CV if interested.

Game Producer.

Bridgend.