About the role
We're seeking an Assistant Producer to join the team here at Cloth Cat and get involved in our game development projects. The ideal candidate for this role will have worked on commercially released game titles, have experience in planning projects, managing tasks and team dynamics, liaising with partners and be ready to adapt and learn new processes.
This is a great opportunity to be a part of our busy, close-knit crew working either in-house at our central Cardiff studio, hybrid or remotely!
Responsibilities and Duties
Be a key contributor in helping guide game development from prototype through to release candidate
Assist with day-to-day production for the team, aligning work with project milestones and requirements
Work with initiative, creating and maintaining sprint boards and production trackers
Take on production challenges and find solutions to process hurdles
Utilise production tools to maximise progress, reporting, communication and presentation (e.g. Asana, Excel, Miro, Figma, GDocs, Slack)
Document and communicate outcomes, decisions, and ensure nothing is overlooked
Plan and coordinate regular play tests, correlating feedback and relating to tasks
Be a point of contact; coordinate across disciplines to aid smooth delivery and general team well being
Requirements
Professional experience in managing or coordinating game development projects
Confident working with roadmaps, dependencies, and a cross-functional team
Strong communicator, both verbally and in writing. Can distil information, interpret requirements and steer productive conversations
Team development expertise; understanding of the roles involved in games development and their complexities
Proactive; self-starter, able to solve issues effectively and suggest improvements to processes
Good soft skills; collaboration, understanding other's needs, handling conflict, flexible, calm approach