Associate Producer (Game Development)

Location: Remote within the UK or based in the West Midlands; full-time contractor. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Company

Independent game developer based just outside Birmingham, working on AAA titles and IP with studio and publisher partners.

What you will do

• Support the planning, tracking, and delivery of game-development work, clarifying priorities, dependencies, risks, and next steps.
• Maintain accurate project information, tasks, priorities, sprint activity, and documentation in Jira and other agreed tools.
• Facilitate stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, and project meetings while tracking actions and decisions.
• Coordinate focused strike teams to help resolve priorities, blockers, and delivery risks.
• Collaborate with engineering, design, art, QA, audio, and external partners across multiple workstreams.
• Support delivery across in-game audio, technical prototypes, console development, and porting activities.

Requirements

• Understanding of game-development production processes, agile delivery, and multidisciplinary team coordination.
• Experience using Jira to manage tasks, priorities, sprint activity, and project information.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple workstreams and follow through on actions.
• Awareness of prototyping, in-game audio, console development, and porting.
• Clear, professional communication skills and the ability to build positive working relationships across teams.
• Proactive, efficient, and solutions-focused approach to supporting delivery.

Culture & Benefits

• Friendly and supportive work environment within an independent game studio.
• Opportunity to work on AAA titles and IP with reputable studio and publisher partners.
• Exposure to a wide range of internal and external projects and development opportunities.
• Work-from-home option for applicants eligible to work remotely within the UK.

Hiring process

• Submit a portfolio and cover letter.
• Portfolio samples from previous studios must be cleared for release by the copyright owners.
• Online portfolio links are preferred; showreels may also be submitted through secure file-sharing platforms.