Outsource Producer

As an Outsource Producer, you will be responsible for diligently identifying suitable vendors across multiple disciplines in line with the needs of our projects throughout their development lifecycles. You are crucial in helping assess development situations across the projects and aiding development teams and stakeholders with their strategies for delivering high-quality, AAA, cost-effective deliverables through 3rd party partners.

You strive to build long-term relationships through clear two-way communication and trust, with engagements that will make the external development experience positive for all parties involved. You will be a confident decision-maker, often making impartial decisions through sometimes difficult situations and scenarios. You will aid in championing external development on behalf of the studio, helping to set up processes and educating teams on the short- and long-term benefits of external development.

This is a hybrid role with 1 day working remotely. If you have the skills and passion we are looking for and want to be part of something special, we want to hear from you!

// RESPONSIBILITIES

- Be the main point of contract, and owner, of all external vendors for the project.

-You will be responsible for relationship management with our external partners across the business.

-You are diligent in carrying out basic vetting of new partners working alongside Operation departments (PMO, Legal, Finance and IT) and reviewing the performance and customer satisfaction of our current partners.

-You will help coordinate game teams and operation departments with the necessary paperwork in place before an engagement commences.

-You will be process-driven and set up all development workflows and processes with external development baked in.

-You know which project management methodologies (Agile, Kanban, and Waterfall) are more suited to different engagements.

-You will work with our game teams to establish expected quality bars per discipline, which our vendors are expected to deliver against.

-You will assist our game teams in ensuring they are organised with each stage of external development, from onboarding to providing feedback in a timely fashion.

-You ensure review & feedback loops for all external engagements are running smoothly and course correct, as needed.

-You will proactively identify and resolve risks for the game team and vendor pipeline.

-Work closely with the Development and Production Directors to track, organise, maintain, and document status across each engagement.

-Manage relationships with Operations departments (Business Development, Finance, HR, Recruitment, and IT) to ensure timely Contract Agreements, Purchase Orders, Invoicing, and Payments.

-Manage relationships with Operations departments (Business Development, Finance, HR, Recruitment, and IT) to ensure timely Contract Agreements, Purchase Orders, Invoicing, and Payments.

// SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

-Minimum of 2 years in a similar role.

-Previous experience working with external partners.

-Great attention to detail; strong verbal and written communication skills; and the ability to convey thoughts clearly and logically.

-Experience with Microsoft Office 365 suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Jira, and Perforce.

-Willingness to travel when necessary.

-Ability to track and maintain budgets on a large scale.

// DESIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

- Good technical understanding of game development pipelines and processes.

-In-depth understanding of game development life cycles.

-Previous experience working in a AAA game development studio.

-Have a strong passion for gaming.