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Description

Kwalee is a leading independent mobile game developer and publisher based in Leamington Spa – the UK’s biggest gaming hub outside Greater London and a great place to live – along with growing teams in Bangalore and Beijing.

Now the largest hypercasual games publisher in the UK, Kwalee is a company known globally thanks to half a billion downloads for hit mobile games including Draw it, Bake it, Shootout 3D, Rocket Sky and many more. These successes have driven rapid growth in recent years and with exciting new projects in the works for Nintendo Switch and PC alongside the studio's hypercasual specialism, Kwalee shows no signs of slowing down!

Founded in 2011 by David Darling CBE, a key architect of the UK games industry who previously co-founded and led Codemasters for many years, our team also includes legends such as Andrew Graham (creator of Micro Machines series) and Jason Falcus (programmer of classics including NBA Jam) alongside a growing and diverse team of mobile gaming experts. Everyone contributes creatively to Kwalee’s success, with all employees eligible to pitch their own game ideas on Creative Wednesdays. Could your idea be the next global hit?

As a Producer you have a passion for PC and console games, knowledge of the industry and great project management skills to help external development team produce the best games.

You can either work REMOTELY or in our Leamington Spa office surrounded by a great bunch of people!

What you tell your friends you do

“I am the person behind the curtain, helping everything to run smoothly in our games production.”

What you will really be doing

  • Working with the Head of Publishing and the external developers to organise, plan and manage the development of Kwalee game releases.
  • Coordinate with Product Marketing and Analytical departments to ensure release deadlines are met.
  • Providing regular feedback on the games we publish and helping developers create the best games they can.

How you will be doing this

  • You’ll be part of an agile, multidisciplinary and creative team and work closely with them to achieve great results
  • You'll think creatively and be motivated by challenges and constantly striving for the best.
  • You’ll work with cutting edge technology, if you need software or hardware to get the job done efficiently, you can get it

Team

Our talented team is our signature. We have a highly creative atmosphere with around 100 staff where you’ll have the opportunity to contribute daily to important design and technical decisions. You’ll work within an extremely experienced and passionate team, including David Darling and the creator of the Micro Machines video games.

Skills and requirements

  • 3+ years experience in a production management role within a games studio with at least 2 shipped games
  • Strong project management skills.
  • A charismatic, energetic character who can direct and inspire
  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Outstanding organisational and time management skills.
  • Strong understanding of PC & console games including game design and KPIs.
  • Experience of agile project management methodologies.
  • A “self-starter” mentality.
  • A strong interest in PC and console games and play them daily.

We offer

  • We want everyone involved in our games to share our success, that’s why we have a generous team profit sharing scheme from day 1 of employment
  • In addition to a competitive salary we also contribute to your pension, offer private medical cover and life assurance
  • Creative Wednesdays! (Complete freedom to design and make your own games every Wednesday)
  • Access to on site gym - no more skiving!
  • 25 days of paid holidays plus bank holidays
  • Great work-life balance with flexible working hours
  • Quarterly team building days - work hard, play hard!
  • Entertainment area with consoles, pool table, tennis table and darts!
  • Monthly employee awards
  • Free snacks, fruit and drinks

Our philosophy

We firmly believe in creativity and innovation and that a fundamental requirement for a successful and happy company is having the right mix of individuals. With the right people in the right environment anything and everything is possible.