Production Director

Job Description

TT Games was acquired by Warner Bros. in 2007 and went on to develop the hit LEGO games franchise. The company is proud to continue its mission to be the leading publisher of interactive entertainment for young gamers and their families.

TT Games are also delighted to offer this role to be undertaken remotely within the UK.

The Role

TT Games Studio is seeking an experienced Production Director, who will be responsible for overseeing and driving the development, release & growth of an unannounced title.

Reporting to the Head of Production and Head of Game, you will directly manage a team of Producers whilst leading, motivating & organising the development team. Additionally, you will have both Publishing Producers & QA Leadership reporting into you.

You will have experience successfully running large scale projects through a full project life cycle, including experience with developing a post-launch strategy.

You will be passionate about understanding and pre-empting the team's requirements, building efficient pipelines, and ensuring dependencies are unblocked, to support and drive the implementation and smooth release of exceptional gameplay experiences.

Main Responsibilities:
• Assisting the Head of Game and Design Director with project direction, planning & scoping
• Interpret designs and specs into tasks and content and deliver these against milestones and deliverables
• Oversight and involvement with development. Championing pipeline and workflow efficiencies, risk management and escalation, scheduling, tracking and resourcing
• Adapting to change, whilst maintain a credible project plan
• Monitoring progress against the schedule & budget
• Guide the development of robust and sustainable systems, features and gameplay for a prolonged release strategy, including live production
• Ownership of the project Jira database, responsible for the tracking and maintenance of tasks/ tickets
• Guide, develop and motivate direct reports and wider team, to champion delivering exceptional work in a positive, constructive and enjoyable environment
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders and partners
• Working with the Project QA Leads to ensure any testing requirements are covered
• Champion improvements to the Studio's production practices.

Skills / Qualifications:
• 5+ years' experience in a Production leadership role, in the games industry, on projects at scale
• Demonstrable ability to combine Studio and player requirements into a development roadmap that continues to improve the quality of the title and end user experience advantageous
• Experience developing and mentoring a team of Producers and motivating a wider multi-disciplinary team
• A self-starter, who is highly organised and proactive, with excellent time management, planning and communication skills
• Expert knowledge of Agile and Traditional methodologies and best practices
• Expert knowledge of industry standard software (MS Office, Jira, Perforce, etc.)
• Experience with Unreal advantageous
• Experience managing games as a service within a Production role advantageous
• Demonstrates dependability and commitment to project/ tasks
• Ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines.

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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r7ew3q-3-146-37-35-42 in your application.