Senior Producer

Rocket Science Group; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading video game development studio in Cardiff is seeking a Senior Producer to manage multiple projects while maintaining communication with clients and teams. This hybrid role requires more than 5 years of experience in production or project management and a proven track record of bringing game projects from conception to release. The ideal candidate will coordinate teams, foster relationships, and ensure that milestones are met efficiently, all while enjoying a supportive workplace culture that values varied backgrounds and promotes work-life balance.

Benefits

Private Pension via Salary Sacrifice

Optional Private Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage

Annual Leave, plus Bank Holidays and Winter Break Office Closure

Weekly Team Lunches

Fully Equipped Team Lounge

Annual research credit for personal growth

6 weeks Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption Leave

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional production or project management experience.
• Proven record of shipping multiple game cycles to release.
• Experience managing teams of multi-discipline developers.
• Strong familiarity with agile development and technical environments.
• Mastery of current planning tools.

Responsibilities

• Act as the main point of contact between the studio and clients.
• Support and augment feature development.
• Maintain positive relationships and ensure efficient communication.
• Clarify project scope and manage timelines.

Skills

Professional production or project management experience

Experience with game cycles

Coordinating multi-discipline teams

Familiarity with agile workflows

Proficiency in planning tools like Jira

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Team collaboration

Internal drive for efficiency

Mentorship skills

Tools

Jira

ClickUp

GitHub

Job description

Please note that this is a hybrid position based in Cardiff, requiring 3 days onsite each week, with the option for remote work on the remaining days.

Part of the Rocket Science Group, Atomic Theory comprises a multinational team of seasoned AAA veterans with roots extending from Blizzard, PUBG, Epic, and Unity as well as superstars from other industries bringing their expertise of project management, software development and more! We have a track record of delivering player-centric, AAA-quality experiences, and we're unwavering in our commitment to performance, accessibility, and the meticulous attention to the engineering tools and frameworks that underpin exceptional gameplay.

But Atomic Theory is also more than just a studio; for us, it’s a sanctuary, a place where our diverse experiences can intersect and combine to carry our solutions to the next level. We’re dedicated to aiding studios and publishers in navigating the toughest challenges across today’s game development landscape. With offices in Albany, NY and Brighton, UK, we thrive at the opportunity to get stuff done on a global scale.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for an experienced Senior Producer to join our team in Cardiff. The right person will be open and flexible, able to work on any large project or multiple small projects with a variety of clients, in technical environments with a track record of agile software development workflows, production processes, and testing. We also take on projects that are not directly game-related, but always bring an edge to our offering and an opportunity for all our staff to diversify their skillset, and for producers to establish an even stronger project management experience.

The ideal candidate will work closely with our developers and our client partners to support and augment feature development. As the main point of contact between the studio and our clients, the Senior Producer will be responsible for maintaining a productive and positive relationship, which includes ensuring timely and efficient communication, successfully delivering milestones, and keeping our promises to build trust.

“A strategically-minded leader of leaders, who builds roadmaps and brings people together on the journey, and a master of a range of skills needed to drive them, with a twist of humility.”

TO ACHIEVE THIS, YOU WILL BRING

• 5+ years of professional production or project management experience
• Proof that you have shipped more than one game cycle through to release; bonus for any certification for current-generation consoles (e.g., Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5)
• Experience coordinating or managing multiple teams of multi-discipline developers
• A hardy familiarity and successful involvement with technical environments, agile development workflows, production processes, testing, and software development
• Master user proficiency of any current planning tools (e.g. Jira, ClickUp, GitHub) and ability to adapt to any other software made available by the studio or partners
• An ability to create, track, and maintain schedules across multiple projects and teams
• Exceptional attention to detail, organizational, oral/written communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Internal drive to keep team members working efficiently and effectively toward project goals, keeping focus on the valuable product increments and scope
• Passion for continuous improvement and setting out new challenges for your studio
• Experience of mentorship skills, managing, coaching or mentoring less experienced producers

HOW YOU WILL DELIVER PER OUR VALUES

• Foster a productive and positive relationship within the teams and client partners, proactive in setting out a culture and framework that builds and sustains trust
• Clarify scope, timely address issues and resolve blockers as needed
• Facilitate communication, reporting and planning across project teams and sub-teams, using tools & processes made available by the client or our studio
• Keep up-to-date with industry trends and best practices, and incorporate them into the development process as appropriate
• Identify, communicate, and mitigate project risks and roadblocks
• Build and own a strategic roadmap of transformations and improvements and enable their implementation by winning stakeholders’ hearts and minds
• Manage project timelines, ensuring all milestones are met on time and within budget, without crunching or affecting the wellbeing of all team members
• Work closely with the development team to ensure client feedback is incorporated into the development process and studio ways of working

We Elevate Every Interaction

Act as a production point of contact between the studio and clients, ensuring clear communication and productive collaboration during the project lifecycle.

Work with client partners to gain full understanding of the scope, understand their goals and objectives, and develop processes & roadmaps to achieve them.

Aim to deliver beyond expectations at all times (think “The Bear” TV show as an experience).

WHAT WE CAN OFFER

Competitive Salary and Benefits Package

Your health and wellbeing is important to us, so we offer a variety of benefits including:

• Private Pension via Salary Sacrifice
• Optional Private Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Annual Leave, plus Bank Holidays and Winter Break Office Closure

Hybrid Working Arrangement

Our office in Cardiff is located right in City Centre, just a couple minutes away from the Cardiff Central Train Station! As a member of our team, you’ll have the flexibility to work at home and collaborate with your fellow team mates in person.

Annual Research Credit

We always encourage personal growth, so we provide all of our team members with an annual credit to further enhance your skills!

Professional Development

We offer biannual reviews, as well as opportunities to collaborate across disciplines, internal tech talks, and the chance to learn from specialists with backgrounds from across the games and software development industries.

Work-Life Balance

We really believe that home life comes first and we promote a flexible working environment. And as an added bonus: We don’t crunch!

Family Friendly

We understand the importance of family, which is why we offer 6 weeks full of Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption Leave to support you during this exciting time!

Office Perks

In addition to everything above, we also provide:

• Weekly Team Lunches
• Snacks, Including the Good (Yorkshire) Tea
• Fully Equipped Team Lounge, Including our Favourite Consoles and Games
• And, most importantly, a supportive and creative working environment made up of talented and friendly people, as well as the opportunity to work on some pretty cool games and projects – if we do say so ourselves!

A FRIENDLY NOTE FROM THE RECRUITMENT TEAM

Let us do the work for you: Even if your profile isn’t an exact match for all of the qualifications listed above, we still want you to apply. Our team members come from a variety of different industries, not all of which are immediately relevant to game or software development, and we welcome all candidates of similarly varied backgrounds, communities, and identities.

Rocket Science is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing a worry-free workplace void of discrimination or harassment. Rocket Scientists are expected to foster and champion an environment in which everyone has the opportunity to feel included and is afforded the respect and dignity they deserve.