Associate Producer

Steel City Interactive is seeking an Associate Producer to help coordinate game development for 'Undisputed', the first major boxing video game in over a decade. This role involves supporting Producers in scheduling, task tracking, communication, and milestone delivery across multiple disciplines. The ideal candidate will have strong organizational skills, a proactive approach to problem-solving, and a passion for delivering high-quality game content within a diverse and collaborative team environment.

Must Have

• Assist in planning, tracking, and coordinating development tasks.
• Maintain schedules, sprint boards, and project documentation.
• Support daily communication across departments and partners.
• Update project management tools (Jira, Confluence, Notion).
• Facilitate stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Track risks, issues, and dependencies; escalate concerns.
• Ensure teams have necessary resources and information.
• Organise internal reviews and milestone submissions.
• Support build management and version tracking.
• Coordinate with QA for testing and bug tracking.
• Assist with reporting project health and progress.
• Contribute to positive team culture and collaboration.
• Previous experience in production or project support.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Proficiency with project management tools (Jira, Trello, Notion).
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Manage multiple tasks and priorities in fast-paced environment.
• Understand game development workflows and pipelines.
• Proactive, solution-oriented, and takes initiative.
• Work effectively with multidisciplinary teams.

Good to Have

• Experience in game development studio or creative production.
• Familiarity with Agile or Scrum methodologies.
• Understanding of version control systems (Perforce, Git).
• Experience coordinating QA processes or testing.
• Knowledge of documentation and editorial practices.

Perks & Benefits

• 23 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), increasing 1 day per year of service, up to 30 days.
• Christmas shut down.
• Holiday exchange programme.
• Flexible working hours & pattern (Certain Hybrid models available).
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay (subject to eligibility requirements).
• Private Healthcare which includes Optical & Dental.
• A dog friendly studio based in Sheffield, with free snacks, fruit and drinks!
• Free parking - At our Sheffield site.
• Company sick pay.
• 2 days Wellbeing Days leave per year.
• Access to 24/7 doctors.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Learning days.
• Technology scheme (salary sacrifice up to £750).
• Relocation benefits (subject to eligibility requirements).
• Electric Car Vehicle Scheme (subject to eligibility requirements).
• Discretionary Bonus.
• Wrap parties & company paid outings.
• Individual entertainment budget to cover team events.

About Steel City Interactive

SCI was born out of passion for video games and boxing, with the ambition to create an authentic and exciting boxing game that does justice to the sport we love. What started as a fun prototype has grown into ‘Undisputed’, the first major boxing video game in over a decade.

SCI is a welcoming place for expression and open communication, where everyone has a voice. We’re a diverse bunch, consisting of people with decades of games industry experience, graduates and talented individuals who come from other industries. We all bring knowledge and learn from each other.

Together we are driven by ambition to bring the world of boxing into a video game like never before.

The Role

As an Associate Producer at Steel City Interactive Ltd, you will help oversee and coordinate game development across multiple disciplines. Working closely with Producers, you will support scheduling, task tracking, communication flow, and milestone delivery. This role requires strong organisational skills, proactive problem-solving, and a passion for supporting teams to deliver high‑quality game content.

Responsibilities

• Assist Producers in planning, tracking, and coordinating development tasks across departments.
• Help maintain detailed schedules, sprint boards, feature breakdowns, and project documentation.
• Support daily communication between design, art, programming, QA, and external partners.
• Update project management tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Notion) with task status and notes.
• Facilitate stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospective meetings.
• Track risks, issues, and dependencies while escalating concerns to Producers.
• Ensure teams have the resources, documentation, and information needed to work efficiently.
• Help organise internal reviews, milestone submissions, and delivery checklists.
• Support build management, asset handoffs, and version tracking workflows.
• Coordinate with QA to schedule testing, track bug priorities, and monitor fixes.
• Assist with reporting project health, KPIs, and progress updates for leadership.
• Contribute to maintaining positive team culture and cross‑disciplinary collaboration.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Previous experience in a production, coordination, project support, or similar role.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Experience with project management tools such as Jira, Trello, Notion, or equivalent.
• Excellent communication and relationship‑building skills.
• Ability to work across multiple tasks and manage priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
• Understanding of game development workflows and pipelines.
• Proactive, solution‑oriented mindset and willingness to take initiative.
• Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams.

Desirable

• Experience working in a game development studio or creative production environment.
• Familiarity with Agile or Scrum methodologies.
• Understanding of version control systems (e.g., Perforce, Git).
• Experience coordinating QA processes or testing workflows.
• Knowledge of documentation and editorial practices.

What we offer

Healthy work-life balance:

• 23 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), that increases 1 day per year of service, up to a maximum of 30 days.
• Christmas shut down.
• Holiday exchange programme.
• Flexible working hours & pattern (Certain Hybrid models available).

Support for family life:

• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay (subject to eligibility requirements).
• Private Healthcare which includes Optical & Dental.

Great office environment:

• A dog friendly studio based in Sheffield, with free snacks, fruit and drinks!
• Free parking - At our Sheffield site.

Health & wellbeing support:

• Company sick pay.
• 2 days Wellbeing Days leave per year.
• Access to 24/7 doctors.
• Employee Assistance Programme.

Learning support:

• Learning days.

Additional financial support:

• Technology scheme (salary sacrifice up to £750).
• Relocation benefits (subject to eligibility requirements).
• Electric Car Vehicle Scheme (subject to eligibility requirements).
• Discretionary Bonus.

Connection and perks:

• Wrap parties & company paid outings.
• Individual entertainment budget to cover team events.

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Steel City Interactive is an equal opportunity employer. We’re committed to building a diverse team and welcome all applications, considering them without regard to race, religion, belief, age, gender, gender expression, gender identity, gender reassignment, disability, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, sex or sexual orientation.

If you’re excited about this role and believe you would add value to our team, but don’t meet every single requirement, we would still like to hear from you – please let us know about the value you would bring in your application.

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