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These games jobs were last updated on 19/05/10. If you are interested in any of them please quote the ref no(s) and send your CV to Julien.

North

As the Associate Producer you will will be responsible for supporting the programming team. The role will include setting up and upgrading computer equipment and limited network configuration. On an administrative site, work will include all the work required to keep a small office of between 10-20 people running smoothly. The production work will largely be acting in the role of Scrum Master for the Engineering teams located at the office.

Required skills:
- Technical competence with computers and basic networking
- Very strong organizational and communication skills
- Strong interest in online games specifically MMO
- Experience with Scrum and game development.

North East £Good

Contact: Donna Ref: 32126

This Northern company has been around for years, and is headed by some of the biggest names in the games industry. They are currently one of the most successful independent developers in Europe, selling more PS2 software units than most other developers. They are now in a really exciting period of growth and are looking for serious talent to push the boundaries of next gen technology. Our client is looking for a exceptional Business Assistant to work very closely with the Senior Studio Director to provide the him with high calibre business and executive support. To assist the director in delivering on the portfolio of responsibilities.

The right candidate will work in partnership with the Senior Studio Director’s Personal Assistant, senior management team and other managers.

Job responsibilities
- Liaise with senior level people, both within and outside the organisation and communicate with third parties where appropriate
- Support strategic and senior level meetings with data and evidence to improve the quality of discussions and decisions
- Prepare for all management level meetings and service them
- Follow up on actions after meetings and enable free flow of information
- Prepare and produce briefing papers, reports, presentations
- Research and project support, including the preparation of briefing material and presentations
- Review, analyse and summarise reports and documents

Candidates will:
- Have a First degree (minimum 2:1); Second degree desirable, ideally MBA
- Be well organised with great attention to detail
- Be able to prioritise and meet deadlines where demands change constantly
- Maintain the highest level of confidentiality and integrity within all relationships
- Be focused and dedicated to role and tasks in hand
- Be capable of working with people at all levels
- Have ability to contribute to strategic discussions
- Have experience of business planning, business modelling and similar skills
- Be able to handle multiple tasks and work flexibly
- Have strong communication (written and oral) - and presentation skills
- Have excellent problem solving abilities and well-structured strategic thinking
- Have an aptitude for continuous development and self improvement
- Have prior experience at support or executive level.

North West £DOE

Contact: Donna Ref: 31880

Midlands

With almost 10 years experience in development and publishing, this company has a impressive number of hand-held and console games. I'm looking for a candidate who ideally has shipped or was involved in a full cycle of at least one game as a producer or associate producer on a next-gen console or hand-held.

Experience Requirements
· Proven management experience
· Track record of project execution: completing and shipping quality games on time and on budget
· Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Oxford £GOOD

Contact: Donna Ref: 32159

South

This award winning company is one of the world's leading developers of mobile phone gaming technology and content. Based in London and founded in 1998, the company has an unparalleled track record of innovation and market leadership in this rapidly expanding field. My client , is currently seeking a qualified and experienced Senior Project Manager to lead its development projects and teams. Senior Project Manager is a P&L responsible position and is expected to both develop and lead the studio teams to create compelling and accessible gaming experiences.

Required skills:
- min 8 years experience in project management
- background in software engineering
- worked on numerous project management methodologies
- qualified in Prince 2 / Agile or equivalent
- previous games development experience
- proven experience delivering internal, outsource and offshore projects and deliverables
- excellent communication and coaching skills.

London £Good

Contact: Donna Ref: 32440 19/05/10

This games company has been in existence for years and have had many No 1 hits across Europe. They have built a new world-class studio, allowing their highly talented and capable teams to develop cross-platform original IP. They pride themselves on the culture and values of their working environment and understand what it takes to deliver the best. They are now looking for a Producer for new IP to manage the day-to-day tasks of the development in order to deliver projects on time maintaining highest standards.

Requirements:
- Minimum 3 years experience
- Understanding of project management techniques and methodologies
- Experience of M/S office including M/S Project
- Excellent communication skills
- Great leadership quality.

Surrey £Good

Contact: Donna Ref: 32410 17/05/10

London

We are working with Sony Computer Entertainment's world class development studio in London. It has unrivalled development facilities and offers a creative and stimulating environment coupled with access to the best London has to offer from their Soho office. Key Skills/Experience:

- Successfully delivered online projects from inception to completion as a producer.
- Proven track record of managing and facilitating small teams.
- PS3 and/or social gaming would be an advantage.

- Excellent leadership, communication and negotiation skills
- Good organisational, scheduling, & planning ability
- Ability to work with internal and external parties diplomatically
- Ability to be part of a team and delegate efficiently
- Strong copywriting and editing ability
- Flexible approach to facilitate the changing needs of the business

Responsibilities:
- Online Development
- Drive the planning, development, testing, and release of game's web/online presence with various stakeholders
- Write and manage community marketing content such as blog posts, announcements, etc
- Provide rich, actionable community feedback to game team
- Respond to customer incidents on the live service
- Enable end users to become experts at playing our games and creating UGC for them.

London £Good + benefits

Contact: Donna Ref: 32425 18/05/10

We are working with Sony Computer Entertainment's world class development studio in London. It has unrivalled development facilities and offers a creative and stimulating environment coupled with access to the best London has to offer from their Soho office. We are looking for a highly experienced Producer to join the development team of one of their most successful products.

Role Overview:
- Responsible for the timely delivery of all titles developed by the franchise (internal and external), in accordance with the quality standards set by the Game Director and Discipline Leads, while continuously improving the work-life balance of the team
- Defining, evangelising and enforcing a best practice production methodology for the franchise

Key Skills/Experience:
- Successfully shipped at least 2 projects from inception to completion as a producer
- Proven track record of managing 20+ teams
- Outsourcing experience
- PS3 and/or social gaming would be an advantage
- Project management and organisational skills required

Key areas of responsibility:
- Responsible for the delivery of all titles developed by the franchise, internally, externally or via licensing, to the quality set by the Game Director and the time and cost standards set by the Production Manager
- Resolve time-cost-quality conflicts escalated by Discipline Leads within the franchise
- Supervise post-mortem execution at the end of each title, and ensure approved issues are turned into action points
- Define a schedule and budget and track the teams progress against it, identify critical paths, key risks, change and slippage and put solutions in place to mitigate them
- Define and enforce production processes as set by the Production Manager to ensure efficiency, focus and strong morale
- Balance production considerations with quality and creativity in decision-making
- Carry out secondary line management responsibilities for the Discipline Leads including personal development, training and appraising
- Point-of-contact for anything relating to the development and delivery of the title
- Maintain effective communication with the entire team, at all levels.

London £Good + excellent benefits

Contact: Donna Ref: 32408 17/05/10

We are working with Sony Computer Entertainment's world class development studio in London. It has unrivalled development facilities and offers a creative and stimulating environment coupled with access to the best London has to offer from their Soho office.
Responsibilities:
- The timely delivery of all titles within a single franchise developed by the group, in accordance with the quality standards set by the Game Director and timescales set by the Production Manager
- Defining and keeping track of all schedules for both internal and external teams
- Management of internal and external teams ensuring all risks are identified and mitigated against
- Promoting progress visibility within the team and upwards to the project stakeholders
- Defining, evangelising and enforcing best practice as set by the Production Manager

Skills and Experience Required
- Has an excellent understanding of the game development process and a solid knowledge of the techniques of design, art, programming, audio/video, and QA.
- Must have worked on at least three finished titles (or equivalent experience in the games industry or a related field) in a production/ project management capacity.
- Experience in managing a team of producers or project managers would be desirable
- Able to work across multiple disciplines
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Practitioner in Scrum or equivalent methodologies is beneficial
- Experience working with internal and external teams.

London £Good + excellent benefits

Contact: Donna Ref: 32409 17/05/10

Abroad

Our Client is an innovative developer and publisher of personalised 3D mobile games and mobile entertainment content. They are noticeably expanding at a rapid pace, not only in their content portfolio and partnerships with major master publishers and aggregators, but also investing in quality and experienced workforce to ensure that they continues to be a leading force in the industry. I'm currently looking for an Executive Producer to join a 3D games studio in Canada.

Requirements:
- min 5 years experience in games production
- excellent coaching and communication skills
- desirable: experience with casual / mobile games but not essential.

Canada CAD $ Good

Contact: Donna Ref: 32441 19/05/10

This is a fantastic studio that has a space open for your fantastic skills and games background. They are currently developing their next high paced, visually alive title for the next generation consoles and PC's. I'm looking for an experience FPS Producer to join a great studio in Eastern Europe.

Requirements:
- min 3 years experience
- at least one FPS tittle published
- excellent communication skills
- team management

Please get in touch for more details.

Warsaw Good

Contact: Donna Ref: 32407 17/05/10