Lead Producer London, England
Job description
About us
Kepler Interactive is the first global game developer and publisher co-owned and run by creators. We nurture a vibrant ecosystem around Kepler and beyond, offering total artistic independence, exceptional operational support and cross-pollination between outstanding teams.
The group has seven founding members: A44, Alpha Channel, Awaceb, Ebb Software, Shapefarm, Sloclap and Timberline, and represents an international team of over 300 talents across 10 countries.
We are proud to be among the winners of "Best Places to Work 2022 UK" by GamesIndustry.Biz! and we’ve recently been certified as a UK Great Place to Work 2023; we intend to maintain our people centric approach as we continue grow.
Creativity is at the core of what we do, we look for strong voices with unique ideas and celebrate individuals who take pride in their craft while always nurturing a vibrant, inclusive community where people feel safe, respected and empowered.
Overview:
We’re currently looking for a Lead Producer to join our growing team, providing support to Kepler studios and our titles. Within this role you will have the opportunity to work with developers across the globe, supporting a variety of titles in a genre and platform agnostic environment.
We are looking for someone who will seek to understand the goals of our studios and developers, and to provide the support they need to bring their game to market. You will act as a point of consultation and guidance throughout the process, as the expert in the room.
What you will be doing:
- Managing a number of titles from ideation to launch and supporting the games throughout post-launch activities.
- Building strong, collaborative relationships with your development partners, keeping in regular contact.
- Supporting the development teams to define realistic milestone schedules, allowing us to find the best balance of quality, time and cost (the Golden Triangle).
- Providing regular progress reports on the status of your projects to key stakeholders, keeping them informed of progress.
- Anticipating and proactively problem solving any potential risks and dependencies to ensure the timely delivery of the game.
What we’re looking for from you:
- Demonstrable experience as a Producer, with full life cycle experience across multiple games and you have shipped several of them.
- Strong knowledge of game development and production cycles / environments, and the creative vision.
- Excellent organisational and project management skills.
- Strong communication and relationship building
- Proactive risk management
What can you expect during the Interview Process:
For the Lead Producer role, we plan to have 3 stages of interview, below we have outlined what you can expect from, each:
Stage 1: You will meet with Gary Paulini, Executive Producer, who will be the line manager for this role. During this call you will have the chance to showcase your experience whilst learning more about the role
Stage 2: For the second stage you’ll meet with Ashleigh Webb, VP of People and Production and Lisy Kane, Producer where we’ll deep dive into your ways of working and approach to production.
Stage 3: You’ll be meeting with two members of the Kepler team for your final interview, this will give you the chance to learn more about who we are and our culture.
Please be aware that there may be some slight changes to the interview teams and order of interviews depending on availability; we will give you full details with ample time ahead of each conversation.
We want to set you up for success and make our recruitment process as accessible as possible for you. In your application, feel free to let us know if you need anything to make your experience or environment more comfortable. We'll do our best to support you!
What we can offer you:
- We believe your salary should reflect the work you deliver, the skills you bring and the value you add, therefore we offer a competitive salary, 20% bonus and potential for stock option plans.
- 25 days holiday plus public holidays and end of year shutdown.
- We trust our people and therefore give them the flexibility to manage their own working hours and office location to best suit their needs.
- Personal training budget equivalent to £1,500 GBP per year, as well as access to conferences and formal training.
- Up to 5 days paid volunteering leave per year and £100 to a charity of your choice on your birthday and as an end of year gift.
- Medical insurance & healthcare cash plan. We also offer a range of personalised wellbeing support systems including our Employee Assistance Program, Spill, Mental Health First Aiders and more.
- Life insurance at 4x your salary.
- Income replacement insurance.
- Pension matched at 4%, with the option to increase your own contributions.
Don't meet all the requirements?
We care more about outcomes than ticking boxes, and we know the perfect person for the role often has a CV that's a little different.
Research shows that women are particularly less likely to apply if they don't meet all the criteria in a job listing. If you're second guessing yourself, we encourage you to get in touch anyway.
Don't quit before you've started!
How can we support you?
We want to set you up for success and make our recruitment process as accessible as possible for you.
In your application, feel free to let us know if you need anything to make your experience or environment more comfortable. We'll do our best to support you!
