Frontier Developments are the studio behind Jurassic World Evolution, Elite Dangerous, Planet Coaster and Planet Zoo. We are Britain’s biggest independent publisher and developer of videogames, based among the world-leading technology cluster in the historic city of Cambridge, England.
As part of our continued growth we have opportunities for an Audio Producer to join our fantastic Production team on a range of exciting games. As an Audio Producer you will work closely with our talented audio team to help deliver exceptional dialogue and narrative to our titles. This is an outstanding opportunity to join a studio with a track record of delivering successful AAA titles and work with our experienced and passionate teams as you develop your career with us.
Responsiblities
- Work with audio team staff to schedule and track project tasks and remain fluid across projects
- Ensure each project has the budget and schedule scope to make the audio experience the best it can be
- Budget control and reporting to Head of Audio and / or producers
- Invoicing instruction and submission to finance
- Help stakeholders ensure the audio experience and narrative of the dialogue is upheld on all projects
- Source, test and build relationships with outsource audio providers, casting agencies, voice directors, agents and actors to ensure we get the best pick of their talent and facilities.
- In collaboration with the Senior Audio Producer and Narrative Team, review castings, contract with or hire in the relevant talent for voice direction or voice talent
- Preferably a background in project managing creative teams (any of localisation, cut-scene, motion capture, narrative etc.)
Aditional Areas of Supprot
- Work closely with dialogue , narrative and game designers in finding the ‘voices’ of our games
- Enable and manage the delivery of narrative requirements (character briefs, casting, recording, mocap/sound stage setup where applicable)
- Schedule recording sessions and final script delivery before each session
- Be a spokesperson for good localisation of dialogue into other languages
- Contribute towards the design of new systems, processes, tools and pipelines
- Troubleshoot and help fix dialogue issues and bugs
About You
Essential
- Experience of task tracking software and version control (JIRA/Hansoft/Monday/Favro) as a manager/product owner would be a must
- A background in scheduling and process (Agile, Waterfall, Lean, Kanban etc.) that can be demonstrated is essential
- An awareness and appreciation of game audio and it’s processes and pipelines
Preferred
- Interested in the audio side of narrative
- Cognisant of legal and purchasing processes
- Could provide direction during dialogue recording if/ where required
- Good interpersonal skills , building good relationships with dev team and outsourcers
- 2-3 years’ experience in games generally
What we can offer you
At Frontier we believe your work should be rewarding in every way. We offer the chance to work on blockbuster franchises and world-leading IP in a studio environment considered one of the best places to work in the UK.
We also offer a range of flexible benefits to our 550+ team, including life assurance, private family healthcare, pension, flexitime working hours, enhanced maternity/paternity package, in-house catering, support with relocation, a Cycle to Work scheme and free bike servicing, regular in-house wellbeing sessions, regular social events, and annual bonus and sharesave schemes for everyone to share in the studio’s success.
We welcome and encourage applications from qualified candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief.
