Development Manager - Audio Horsham, England

Creative Assembly

Full Time Horsham, England 38093 - 42298 GBP ANNUAL Today

Job description

The Role

Creative Assembly is looking for an experienced Development Manager to join our talented Audio team on our Total War franchise. This role will be based at our headquarters in Horsham, in the heart of West Sussex.

The successful candidate will assist with the day-to-day, and week-to- week process of managing a cross discipline game team. Reporting to the Development Director, the Development Manager will be able to provide support to keep the project moving forward, and the team positive, informed, and focused whilst keeping momentum. The role will also require working with the project leads to generate the project schedule, identify dependencies, solve problems, and prioritise work.

Flexible working at Creative Assembly includes hybrid, fully remote within country of employment for eligible roles, and in-studio. We recognise that there is no one-size-fits-all approach and empower our teams to define the working patterns which work best for them, which may mean different things for different teams and roles and at different times.

This role is Hybrid and has an expectation of 2 days per week in our Horsham studio. This role cannot offer fully remote working. Further details can be discussed during the recruitment process.

What you'll be doing

As a Development Manager, you will drive the project delivery for the team, facilitating the planning and estimation process across the team.

On a day-to-day basis, you will:

Facilitate daily interdisciplinary project-based stand-ups and assisting the team with any blockers
Assist audio leads with backlog review and sprint planning
In collaboration with the project and audio leadership teams gather, implement and update relevant information for scoping and deadlines
Create weekly audio reports that track the project towards audio complete and keep project stakeholders informed of audio status, risks and challenges
Maintain a readable JIRA backlog, ensure JIRA is kept up to date, relevant project milestones are set and tasks are adequately assigned to those
Help with cross team communication flow and ensure relevant information such as key project dates, goals, KPIs and processes are passed on to the audio team
Plan, and execute the short-, and long-term schedules and reporting, to ensure efficient, reliable, and accurate delivery
Track and manage these schedules, adjust them for upcoming releases, deadlines, milestones, accounting, cross-project dependencies, resourcing, and priority changes
Help to manage and motivate the development team, ensuring that milestones are adhered to, communicating progress and providing a detailed analysis on team performance, risks and areas for improvement
Liaise with the other Audio Development Managers and the audio leadership team to plan out resource allocation across all projects and audio disciplines
Liaise with the project and company leadership in defining the deliverables, goals and KPIs to provide visibility, and status updates
Facilitate the management of outsourcing
Facilitate audio post-mortems at the end of a project and arrange regular retrospectives throughout a project at specific milestones.

Additional

Liaise with our Outsource and Administrative Manager for dependencies with contractors and deliverables
Define and continuously improve the development process using the best methodology possible to predict, and deliver on time, and on quality
Assist with the localisation dialogue pipeline.

What we are looking for

Exceptional organisational skills. Driven and self-motivated
Strong planning and project management skills. An instinct for coordinating and focussing on separate moving parts at one time
Experience delivering projects in an agile development environment while working to strict timelines
Excellent problem-solving skills. You will be aware of potential and current issues and formulate pragmatic plans to solve them
A team thinker - able to work within a team and to actively work to make the team perform cohesively
Excellent knowledge and experience using MS Office applications especially Excel and Jira.

Optional Extras

Good understanding of agile and waterfall methodology
Full production cycle experience
Knowledge of the Total War franchise.

About Creative Assembly

It’s an exciting time to be a part of our craft-led studio as we push boundaries, creating deep and detailed experiences that last.

Our teams are diverse from across the world, from trainees to industry veterans who constantly challenge us and make sure we are striving for the best within our games and our studio life. We are united through our shared values of Quality, Focus, Teamwork, Respect and Trust and we win awards for our culture and our people-centric approach, having won a Best Place to Work Award for six consecutive years. We invest in our people, the studio, and our projects. We are a company that’s secure and safe – you don’t need to worry about job security at CA.

We’ll give you the creative freedom, tools, support, and development to achieve your potential.

We have studio locations across Horsham, UK in Newcastle, UK and Sofia, Bulgaria. These include several bespoke state-of-the-art audio suites and a dedicated motion capture facility.

We offer many benefits to support you and your family including:

Flexible working: hybrid, fully remote within country of employment for eligible roles, and in-studio working
Work from Anywhere for a temporary period each year (restrictions apply such as VISAs)
Enhanced holiday allowance, maternity and paternity breaks, flexibility with our core hours, and no-notice holidays
Bespoke relocation package for you and your dependents, with support throughout the process from our dedicated Relocation Specialists
Private medical and dental insurance, life insurance, permanent health insurance, critical illness cover and free health care screening
Generous holiday allowance plus full studio closure over the Christmas and New Year period, and all UK Bank holidays
Annual discretionary studio bonus
Join our award-winning education and social responsibility programme; the Legacy Project, as an industry ambassador to mentor and educate others
Defined career development pathways and personalised training support including SEGA Dev Day, internal masterclasses, prestigious creative workshops, on-site training with renowned specialists and global conference attendance
Opportunity to join our Diversity and Inclusion Network – an employee-led group
Season ticket travel loans and cycle to work scheme with free bike servicing and discounted car valet service on site
Free games and merchandise plus access to our extensive games library
Free breakfast in the studio every day - toast, bagels, pancakes, cereals, yoghurts, fresh fruit, smoothies, juices, milkshakes and more in our fully stocked kitchen
Wellbeing support with an employee assistance programme and onsite confidential sessions
In-studio heavily subsidised massage therapy
Discounts for home technology, travel insurance, corporate gym membership, cinema tickets, holidays, trips out and Ikea vouchers, and many local businesses including estate agents
Studio parties for you and your family; such as our Summer Festival, Christmas Party plus a separate Children’s Christmas Party. We also have Cinema days and wrap parties for game releases
Studio community activities such as life drawing, creative writing, Pilates, Walking Challenges, Couch to 5k, basketball, game and movie evenings, board game club, 5-a-side football, CA Choir, Sword fighting (yes, sword fighting) and loads more.

Our studio sites have disabled access. We are an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief.

Note to Recruitment Agencies: SEGA Europe Limited and our studios do not accept unsolicited candidate introductions from unauthorised third parties. For the avoidance of doubt, SEGA Europe is not liable for any fees, compensation or any other costs associated with the introduction of a candidate or recruitment services unless and until an agreement has been duly executed. Further details can be found here.

Studio Benefits

Flexible working: hybrid, fully remote within country of employment, and in-studio
Work from Anywhere for a temporary period each year (restrictions apply)
VISA and relocation packages for you and your family
Dedicated in-house relocation specialist
Personalised career development and training
Opportunity to join our award-winning education programme, the Legacy Project
Sports classes, language classes, life drawing, massages, studio choir & more
Opportunity to attend and speak at global events
Enhanced maternity and paternity, health, dental and pension options for you and your family
In-studio wellbeing programme
Discounts from retailers, restaurants, tech suppliers and more
Many free parties, free food and merchandise