Senior Producer
Location:
Tileyard North, Wakefield
Employment Type:
Full Time – Onsite
Job Description
At Cast Iron Games, we are building something powerful together, a foundation for groundbreaking partnerships in game development. Our team drives the future of gaming by creating cutting–edge engineering solutions that push the boundaries of what’s possible. With every project, we don’t just deliver, we bring bold creative visions into reality. Together, we forge success, setting new standards in excellence and innovation, one project, one partnership, one game at a time.
Our vision at Cast Iron is to lead the industry through our technical brilliance, creativity, and unmatched problem–solving abilities.
We are the team that game developers and publishers turn to when they need a solution, no matter how challenging the project.
Together, we are recognized as the trusted experts, the ones who consistently deliver excellence and drive our partners’ success. When the industry needs answers, they turn to us for a Cast Iron Solution.
Our Cast Iron Promise is always to put the Team first in line with our Values of Team, Trust and Transparency. The Team creates the wealth of any company, and we honour that contribution through our principles, and practices. You will always be valued and recognised, supported and respected.
We’re growing organically and as a result we’re looking for a Senior Producer to join the team at our Tileyard North studio in Wakefield (UK). The transformation of the Wakefield Waterfront has regenerated the industrial heritage of the city, with a thriving creative community being developed at Tileyard North. The award–winning Hepworth Art Gallery is a stone’s throw from the office. Wakefield is in a prime Yorkshire hub with great transport links by rail or road, and a step away from beautiful countryside, great leisure facilities and stunning heritage sites.
As a Senior Producer at Cast Iron Games you’ll be responsible for managing teams on new, unannounced titles, tracking progress, scope, and mitigating risks to successfully deliver projects on time and on budget.
Would You Enjoy
- Helping to create beautiful games?
- Being part of an amazing team working on multiple AAA titles?
- Being trusted to work independently and proactively to the highest standards?
- Working with experienced teams in the industry?
What You’ll Be Doing
- Be a strategic, people-oriented leader helping empower others by building an environment of team ownership, personal accountability, recognition, appreciation, collaboration and constructive feedback
- Establish goals with capable team management to help deliver a game’s vision and guide the team in determining what truly returns player value for the effort
- Be focused on managing the execution of the game development process to produce high quality content within schedule, quality, and budget taking the right path even if it’s unpopular or challenging
- Work with the senior management team and partners on budget setting, project planning, decision making and agreeing deliverable content
- Be part of a development led, business development team, becoming a trusted advisor and senior stakeholder to our partners
- Foresee and communicate risks and obstacles to all stakeholders
- Set expectations both internally and with our external development partners through clear documentation and communication
- Recommend and implement new processes where efficiencies are needed to improve quality, on-time, and on-budget delivery
- As a gamer applying your knowledge of what impacts the player experience to facilitate the improvement of the overall experience
- Help develop and utilise research and analytics to process large, complex sets of information to improve our games for our players
- Help develop and utilise data & analytics to measure the progress and success of a games development
- Be an ambassador of our company and our values to partners, the general public or anyone else we engage with on our journey
What We’re Looking For
- Strong track record with multiple game releases within the games industry
- Subject Matter Expert in project management methodologies and tools with the ability to choose the most suitable approach for a project
- Demonstrated experience leading significant project changes involving multiple stakeholders
- Proven track record in the leadership of a production team
- Management experience spanning employee selection & development, performance management, conflict resolution, budgeting, and project planning
- Experience of mentoring other members of a production team in their career development, coaching them through decision making, conflict resolution, and general production skills
- Ability to motivate and be able to lead by example
- Excellent time management, meticulous attention to detail and impeccable organisational skills and the ability to process complex information efficiently
- Excellent communicator who can engage with people up and down an organisation in adapting both content and tone through a variety of means; online, face to face,
presentation or written, internally and externally - High level of personal drive and standards
- Analytical thinker with the ability to analyse various data sets, draw conclusions and make decision based on evidence
- Possess knowledge of current trends and happenings in the video game industry
What to Expect/Benefits
- Start your day any time between 8:00am and 10:00am
- 35 working hours per week with a 1–hour lunch break (with the opportunity to flex down to 30 minutes or up to 2 hours)
- 25 days annual leave + 8 days bank holiday
- 1 day leave for your birthday and 1 day leave if you’re moving house
- Length of service increases are 1 day per year of service up to maximum of 8 additional days
- Up to 8 days discretionary annual leave during our end of year break
- Potential for annual performance bonus
- Free breakfast options, juice, hot drinks and fruit
- Employee referral bonus (up to £2000!)
- Group Life Assurance – 4 x annual salary payable to nominated beneficiaries through an expression of wishes form.
- Income Protection – covers you up for up to 50% of monthly salary for 2 years (after a 26 week deferred period, i.e. when SSP runs out)
- Critical Illness Cover – lump sum of 1 x annual salary on diagnosis of a critical illness
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- EV & Hybrid Car Scheme
- Tech Purchase Scheme – split the cost of Tech or Home electronics through salary deduction, interest free
- Healthcare Cash plan – claim back the cost of everyday healthcare, dental, physio, chiropractor, opticians, podiatry etc
- Private Medical Insurance with Vitality
- Reward Gateway with cashback and discounts on 900+ retailers
- Employee Assistance Programme including Virtual GP service
- Wellbeing Centre based on Mind, Move, Munch and Money
Apply Now
Sound like the right fit? We’d love to hear from you. Send over your CV and a short introduction to: careers@castirongames.com
Office Address
Cutter Mill
7 Tileyard North
Wakefield
England
WF1 5FY
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