With a rich history of developing multiple AAA franchises such as Little Big Planet and Crackdown, as well as contributing to genre-defining titles like the Forza Motorsport and Hitman series, Sumo Sheffield’s vast development experience spans multiple genres and platforms.
As winners of the TIGA Star Employment Award for 2021, recipients of the GI Biz 2020 Best Places to Work Award and listed as one of the UK’s 100 Best Large Companies to Work for in 2021, Sumo Digital has enjoyed 18 years of stability and growth since its formation in 2003 and continues to strive for excellence across every single project.
The team have a track record of working on some of the world's biggest and best games and received two BAFTAs for their work on Sackboy: A Big Adventure. As the scale and exclusivity of projects continues to grow, there’s never been a more exciting time to join the Sumo Sheffield family!
The role @ Sumo
Are you looking for the next step in your career and fancy working on a huge project in a well established and successful studio? As Senior Technical Producer you will have responsibility for managing the roadmap and schedule for Sumo’s in-house engine team supporting multiple game projects.
In your new role you will:
- Work with Leads to shape and maintain the technology roadmap for Sumo’s in-house engine
- Manage the schedules of multiple departments within the tools and technology team, to ensure that milestones are agreed, detailed and delivered as expected
- Create and maintain realistic schedules in coordination with project leads and management
- Manage the tools & technology team’s budget - identifying resource requirements and expectations, tracking actual project spend versus planned spend and continuously updating projections
- Ensure backlogs are well maintained and prioritised to meet project needs
- Identify and resolve conflicts between schedule, budget and deaired outcomes
- Continuously assess risk and mitigate as necessary to ensure optimal outcomes
- Managing day to day communication of matters regarding schedule, budget, change and risk
- Maintain close communication with team leads and provide team members with material and technical support as needed
- Ensure that each member of the team is working from a tracked schedule and has a strong sense of ownership, responsibility and accountability for the quality and timeliness of their contribution
To be successful you will:
- Have shipped at least 2 games in a production management role, ideally on a tools team, seeing through the full lifecycles
- Be highly responsible, self-directed, detail oriented problem solver with a desire to contribute to a creative environment
- Communicate effectively within a large group/multiple project environment
- Have worked within a AAA game environment in production management roles
- Can demonstrate exceptional knowledge of production methodologies, tools and best practice
- Have outstanding organization, communication and exceptional management skills/leadership
- Keep abreast of current trends in the marketplace especially with regard to similar and/or competitive product
What we offer:
- Defined Annual Bonus Scheme
- ULEV car scheme
- Monthly allowance to spend on enhancing benefits
- Salary Sacrifice Pension
- Flexible Working
- 21 days free-use holiday+ your birthday off + 5 learning days including 1 volunteer day+ a duvet day + Christmas shutdown from Christmas Eve to New Year + Bank Holidays + extra allowance accrued for longer service
- Free dental insurance
- Life Assurance 4x Salary
- Income Protection of 75% for 5 years
- Enhanced Mat/Paternity & Adoption pay
- Employee Assistance Programme:
- Help at Hand - Remote GP, Mental Health & Physio appointments
- Free financial & home buying support consultations
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Payroll Giving Scheme
- Access to 4,000 Udemy Courses
- Career Development Pathway
- Wrap Parties.
- Project Completion Awards
- Game/Creative Jams
- Big Family Events
- Studio social activities, e.g. running, board games, film, yoga, life drawing…
- Prism – Sumo’s employee diversity focus group
- Free fruit and drinks in our studios
- Employee Referral Bonus
- Relocation Support to the UK
- Visa Sponsorship
Where do we stand on diversity?
At Sumo, we want to enable everyone to bring their full, authentic selves to work every single day. We acknowledge that the games industry is far from perfect and a global organisation with people all over the world, from all kinds of backgrounds, we know it’s part of our duty to provide everyone at Sumo with a safe, accepting and affirming working environment.
We encourage and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
More about Sumo Sheffield
Sumo Sheffield is located just outside the city centre in Sumo Digital’s HQ, just off J34 on the M1 and a stone’s throw from the city’s primary shopping and leisure complex. With a multi-building campus comprised of industry-leading facilities, an onsite gym and subsidised canteen, Sumo Sheffield provides everything needed for all teams to create the world’s best games.
Sheffield is the fifth largest city in the UK and is easily accessible by road and rail from Leeds, Manchester and the Midlands. The city enjoys a wealth of facilities to suit a wide array of interests, including:
- World-class sports facilities
- Iconic theatres and galleries
- Multiple retail and shopping experiences
- Diverse and renowned restaurants and eateries
- The award-winning National Video Game Museum
More about Sumo Digital
Sumo Digital is an award-winning international family of studios. Recent releases from Sumo Digital studios include: BAFTA-Award winning Sackboy: A Big Adventure, Hood: Outlaws & Legends, Control Ultimate Edition on Google Stadia, Apple Arcade Award-winning Little Orpheus, Hot Shot Racing, WST Snooker and Spyder.