About the job

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Climax Studios seeks an experienced Games Producer to lead a multidisciplinary team on a new project. You'll manage schedules, budget, and scope while ensuring quality and on-time delivery. Must-have skills include Team Management, Risk Analysis, Project Milestones, and experience with JIRA/Confluence.

Description

Climax Studios was established nearly 30 years ago and we have an extensive history in developing all kinds of digital experiences across all formats, and we have won multiple awards along the way.

We’re looking for an experienced and talented, Games Producer to take this key position on a new undisclosed project. You'll be reporting to the Production Director, and you will have responsibility for the delivery of the project to time and on budget, and within the quality expectations of the studio and client. The role is based fully onsite at our harbourside studio in Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • To lead and support a multidisciplinary team
  • Manage the schedules of multiple departments within the game team, to ensure that milestones are agreed, detailed and delivered as expected
  • Create milestone content and realistic production schedules in coordination with team leads and management
  • Manage the project budget - identifying resource requirements and expectations, tracking actual project spend vs planned spend and updating projections
  • Ensure project scope is being adhered to
  • Identify and resolve conflicts between schedule, budget and design goals
  • Manage communication of project progress to the Production Director and internal senior management team
  • Ensure each team member is working from a tracked schedule and has a strong sense of ownership, responsibility and accountability for the quality and timeliness of their contribution
  • Ensure effective communication, foster positive working relationships and teamwork
  • Keep abreast of current market trends
  • Work closely with international publishers

Requirements

  • Experience working in a production role on at least two shipped console titles
  • Strong Team Management Skills – experience of managing and motivating teams of developers in all disciplines towards a common project goal.
  • Strong risk analysis skills where it relates to scheduling, budget, personnel and design.
  • The ability to identify and communicate project milestone goals and objectives.
  • Experience using JIRA, Confluence and other project management tools in a production environment
  • Passionate, willing to go that extra mile to make truly great games
  • Demonstrable and effective verbal and written communications skills

Benefits

  • Excellent holiday package
  • Regular social events
  • Fresh fruit and snacks
  • A friendly, focused, ambitious and relaxed working environment
  • Ongoing training and development, with career progression
  • Discount card for all the shopping centre stores
  • Great seafront location, a short walk from the rail station, bars, restaurants, coffee shops
  • Group Private Medical Insurance provided by BUPA
  • Group Life Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Private Dental Insurance
  • Group Income Protection
  • Company Pension Scheme
  • Cycle To Work Scheme
  • Eye-Care Vouchers

Perks

  • Bring your doggo to work! We're a dog friendly studio, bring your pooch in to meet us.
  • Bean to cup coffee machine in the studio.
  • Fresh fruit and healthy snacks provided daily, breakfast and some not so healthy snacks.
  • In-house clubs and socials. From board games, tennis, football to D&D nights, there are lots of opportunities to socialise.
  • Our regular socials include Project Wrap Parties, team and studio events, Christmas and annual Summer parties and some great charity fundraising events.

Role Information: EN

Studio: Climax Studios

Location: Europe, United Kingdom, Portsmouth

Area of Work: Game Development

Service: Create

Employment Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: Full Time, Onsite

About The Company

Climax was founded over 30 years ago and is located in the coastal city of Portsmouth.  

We have an extensive history in developing all kinds of digital experiences across all formats, delivering entire games, through to co-development and technological problem solving and we’ve won many awards along the way. 

We're currently developing AAA console games and looking for developers to join us.

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