Associate Production Director

4 Days ago • 7 Years +

Job Summary

Job Description

As an Associate Production Director at Playground Games, you will be a key player in the development of the new Fable game. Your responsibilities include developing project plans, allocating resources, and collaborating with QA teams to ensure quality standards. You will also identify and mitigate potential risks, regularly update stakeholders, and improve production processes. Additionally, you will manage and mentor junior team members, driving best practices within the team. This role requires proactive leadership and excellent communication skills.
Must have:
  • 7+ years of production experience.
  • Experience producing at least 1 published title.
  • Strong leadership ability for large multidisciplinary teams.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work under pressure.
  • A genuine passion for video games.
Good to have:
  • Experience with open-world RPGs is a plus.

Job Details

Playground Games is looking for an Associate Production Director to join our Fable team on a permanent basis.   

About us:  

As a first-party Xbox Game Studio, we are passionate about making genre-defining games that are accessible, beautiful, and, most of all, fun. We are excited to be rebooting the much-loved Fable franchise and are expanding our diverse team to create a new classic in the action RPG genre.   

About the role:  

This is a permanent role based at our state-of-the-art facilities in Royal Leamington Spa. We have a hybrid work model in place with a minimum of 3 days a week in studio. Relocation assistance is available if required.    

What you’ll do:  

  • Develop detailed project plans and schedules, setting milestones and deadlines for the various phases of game development. 
  • Allocate resources, including budget, personnel, and tools, across the project to ensure efficient use. 
  • Collaborate closely with QA teams to set up effective testing processes and ensure quality standards are met. 
  • Identify potential risks early in the project and develop mitigation plans to handle them effectively. Adjust project plans in response to risks or changes in scope, minimising disruptions to the schedule. 
  • Regularly update key stakeholders on the project’s progress, challenges, and needs. Make recommendations and adjustments based on feedback from stakeholders to ensure the game meets business and creative goals. 
  • Analyse and improve production processes to enhance efficiency, streamline workflows, and increase productivity. 
  • Ensure transparent reporting for both team members and stakeholders to maintain accountability and track progress. 
  • Line manage and mentor more junior members of the Production team while driving production best practices across the team. 

What you’ll bring:  

  • 7+ years of production experience.  
  • Experience producing at least 1 published title through an entire project lifecycle (ideally AAA).  
  • Strong leadership ability with experience driving large multidisciplinary teams.  
  • Proactive, organized, and process-driven with exceptional communication skills.  
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work well under pressure.  
  • A genuine passion for video games.  
  • Experience with open-world RPGs is a plus.  

This is a fantastic opportunity to make world-class games with an established, talented, and collaborative team at one of the industry’s most exciting first-party game studios. 

Playground Games is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, we believe that diversity and inclusion fuels creativity.  We are dedicated to creating a safe, comfortable and welcoming working environment. 

We strive to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices of our team members.  It drives our innovation and connects us closer to our players.  We are committed to equity,  

diversity, and inclusion across age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.   

At Playground Games we recognise the importance of self-development, career progression, well-being and retention of our colleagues. We celebrate difference and welcome everyone to join us and to be themselves at work.  

If you require any reasonable accommodation to apply for this position, please contact us on recruitment@playground-games.com 

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About The Company

Playground Games was established in 2010, bringing together some of the most experienced and talented developers from the UK industry, with the vision to create genre-defining titles for a global audience. Since then, we’ve created five critically-acclaimed, award-winning hits; our Horizon games have garnered more than one hundred awards and have been played by many millions of fans. 


Today, Playground has two world-class studios in Leamington Spa. In our original HQ, we continue to support and grow the huge, vibrant Horizon community. In our new studio on the other side of town, we are excited to be developing Fable, a new beginning for the legendary franchise.

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