About Steel City Interactive
SCI was born out of passion for video games and boxing, with the ambition to create an authentic and exciting boxing game that does justice to the sport we love. What started as a fun prototype has grown into ‘Undisputed’, the first major boxing video game in over a decade.
SCI is a welcoming place for expression and open communication, where everyone has a voice. We’re a diverse bunch, consisting of people with decades of games industry experience, graduates and talented individuals who come from other industries. We all bring knowledge and learn from each other.
Together we are driven by ambition to bring the world of boxing into a video game like never before.
The Role
Joining Steel City Interactive’s team at this exciting point of our journey is a rare opportunity to shape what “amazing” looks like for our debut title Undisputed, and future titles we ship. We are looking for an autonomous, ambitious and innovative Executive Producer to not only own impactful production areas of our studio, but to act as a true leader and change agent, looking for areas of improvement across process, collaboration and culture alike.
This role is a full-time permanent position at 37.5 hours per week.
Open to remote (with occasional attendance at our Sheffield based office) or hybrid working.
Responsibilities
* You own production across a project: planning, schedules, execution, leadership and above all: velocity and quality of your teams and output to ensure we always deliver for our players
* You are competent at line managing more junior team members, leading by example, coaching, mentoring and developing them
* You are a powerhouse of production methodologies, understanding the best approaches to ensuring processes are transparent, iterative and productive
* You communicate and collaborate with precision and empathy, ensuring directors and all levels of the studio, and external partners where appropriate, are well informed at all times
* You represent our studio and its titles with grace and respect, building relationships both internally and with our external partners, including at industry events where applicable
Knowledge,Skills & Experience
* Detailed experience of a full game development lifecycle (pre-production through to release) on multiple AAA titles in a senior production capacity.
* Excellent ability to plan, influence and ensure delivery of the work across an entire project in production.
* Experience of different Project Management software (e.g. Jira, Hansoft, Trello)
* Demonstrated ability to build schedules and roadmaps with respect for the complexity of the development cycle, player needs and the requirement for reporting and visibility across the studio.
* Ability to work empathetically, collaboratively and autonomously, providing excellent transparency across the studio.
What we offer
Healthy work-life balance:
* 23 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), that increases 1 day per year of service.
* Christmas shut down
* Holiday exchange programme
* Flexible working hours
Support for family life:
* Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
* Option to add children to our Healthcare Cash Plan
Great office environment:
* A dog friendly studio based in Sheffield, with free snacks, fruit and drinks!
* Free parking
Health & wellbeing support:
* Company sick pay
* 2 days paid Mental Health leave per year
* Healthcare Cash Plan which includes optical and dental
* Access to 24/7 doctors
* Employee Assistance Programme
* £300 wellbeing stipend every January
Learning support:
* Career progression path
* 5 Learning days per year
* Unlimited access to Udemy courses
Additional financial support:
* Technology scheme (up to £750)
* Discount Club at over 350 high street stores
* Discretionary Cost of Living Payments
* Relocation benefits
* Electric Car Vehicle Scheme
Connection and perks:
* Wrap parties & company paid outings
* Individual entertainment budget to cover team events
Steel City Interactive is an equal opportunity employer. We’re committed to building a diverse team and welcome all applications, considering them without regard to race, religion, belief, age, gender, gender expression, gender identity, gender reassignment, disability, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, sex or sexual orientation.
If you’re excited about this role and believe you would add value to our team, but don’t meet every single requirement, we would still like to hear from you – please let us know about the value you would bring in your application.
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