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Keywords Studios is one of the largest go-to technical and creative services providers to the global video games industry. We provide integrated art production, engineering, audio services, testing, localization, and player support services for PC, Playstation, Nintendo, Xbox video games. How big are we? 17,000 employees. 80+ Studios. 20+ Countries. EUR$650M+ Revenue. Best of all, we continue to grow in a sustainable way.

Keywords Studios Australia, consists of Wicked Workshop (Vic), Tantalus Media (SA, Qld, Vic), and Mighty Games. In 2023 we added over 70 new, talented individuals surpassing 250 employees in Australia. We're anticipating similar growth for 2024. Whilst we're backed by a highly successful global parent company, we still enjoy the intimacy and independent studio feels. If you're a passionate, collaborative, can-do, delivery focused individual, we'd love to hear from you.

Job Description

Tantalus South, A Keywords Studio, is currently recruiting for an Associate Producer to assist our growing team of enthusiastic and collaborative developers. Opened in 2022, we are a team of world-class technical engineers, production experts, designers and visual artists. We are a full suite creative development team that specializes in graphics development, optimization and technical art as well as game design and core mechanics development. We have a strong history of co-development, remastering and porting and are in development on an original IP experience.

The role of Associate Producer at Tantalus South is a technical and creative production role where you'll work to assist our teams and studio to manage client projects internally and in co-dev scenarios with our other Keywords Studios domestically and across the world. Additionally, you will assist in organizing meetings, capturing and organising documentation, recording staffing allocations on projects and reporting in all directions on various aspects of the development process and pipeline.

While at Tantalus South, you can expect to:

  • Work with a growing, global team in a supportive environment, where you will be working on exciting and new technology for a wide variety of companies and games.

  • Contribute to the development and release of titles for console, mobile, desktop, VR/AR projects – literally every platform!

  • Grow your professional development working alongside the most expert and supportive game developers, designers, producers and artists in the world.

K E Y R E S P O N S I B I L I T I E S

The responsibilities of the Associate Producer role can be broken down into the following core areas: Development

  • Support Managers and other Producers in their daily duties

  • Identify production challenges and design strategies to resolve them

  • Work alongside developers to document key information and challenges

  • Facilitate communication between developers, internal stakeholders and clients

  • Initiate Sprint Planning, Sprint Retrospective and Stand-Up meetings

  • Collaborate with Managers and other Producers to manage and record staffing allocations

  • Assist in managing calendars and meetings between Australian and International team members

  • Collaborate with client-management teams to ensure work is fit-for-purpose

  • Write and update internal documentation for new features

General Providing general assistance, guidance and support to all areas of the business by;

  • Attending Team Weekly Ops and Individual Performance Meetings

  • Keeping abreast of daily/ weekly departmental priorities

  • Documenting work done in internal ticketing tools

  • Assisting with staff training

  • Assisting with tasks relating to the general day to day running of the studio

Additional responsibilities may be added at a later date in consultation with your manager.

R E Q U I R E D S K I L L S & Q U A L I F I C A T I O N S

  • A Bachelor's Degree in IT, Games, Programming or similar discipline, OR

  • 1+ Years of employment in a role within IT, Games, Programming or Similar Industry

  • Experience working with Excel, PowerPoint and other Business Applications or Equivalents

  • Demonstrated experience in project planning or management

  • High-Level understanding of the Games Industry and Development Practices and Roles

  • Foundational familiarity with Unity, Unreal, Godot, Game Maker or other Game Engines

  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment within a growing studio

DESIRABLE SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

  • Competencies in Computer Hardware, Software and Networking configurations and Systems

  • A basic understanding of C#, C++, Java, Python or another programming language

  • Understanding of Game Development QA Concepts – Bugs and Bug Reproduction, Triage etc.

  • Understanding of Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) Concepts

  • Passion for the technical aspects of Games Development

  • A desire to learn daily with a determination to pick things up as quickly as possible

  • An ability to not get hung up on mistakes with a mindset to move forward focusing on solutions

  • A willingness to tackle any challenge and attack it with a strong and consistent work ethic

W O R K P L A C E P O L I C I E S A N D P R A C T I C E S

The video games industry represents the pinnacle of interactive digital content. As a Keywords Studio, Tantalus South is proud to use its passion for games, technology and media to create a global services platform for video games and beyond. As a team member, you play a key role in demonstrating these standards and show integrity in your daily interactions with clients, your managers and colleagues.

*** This is a hybrid position located in Adelaide, South Australia ***

Applicants must have full working rights in Australia.

Additional Information

If you'd like to know more about Keywords Studios we recommend visiting our corporate site HERE

Our recruitment process typically consists of an initial review of your application and if suitable followed with a Teams or Phone interview. For those selected to progress further it may include an online assessment, and two interviews which can be conducted onsite or remote.

All applications will be responded to within five to ten business days where possible. For those who make it to interview stage, feedback will also be provided.

As part of our ongoing efforts to improve our candidate experience, we do randomly select individuals to participate in a very short, anonymous, survey. Your feedback is important to us and we appreciate your time providing this.

Should you wish to discuss Keywords Studios and our opportunities prior to making an application please feel free to call our Head of Talent Acquisition, Stan Rolfe on +61 416 048 976. Leave a message and he'll return your call as soon as possible. Please note Stan is based in Perth, Western Australia.

PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION POLICY

Keywords Studios is strongly committed to protecting your personal information. By sending your CV/Resume, you are agreeing to our terms and conditions and consent to your data being managed and retained in accordance with our data privacy and retention policy https://www.keywordsstudios.com/en/applicant-privacy-notice/.