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Assistant Producer
Company unspecified (job is advertised through an agency)Midlands
up to £34000
Our highly successful client is seeking an Assistant Producer to work closely with the Senior Producer and Production staff to manage projects across the software, research and game development teams of the company. Working under the supervision of a Senior Producer, the Assistant Producer is responsible for project support and reporting and general day to day project management duties, whilst also assisting in the continual improvement of the production department and its core functions (e.g. planning, resourcing, reporting, risks and issue management, process and structure).
The ideal candidate will have previous project management experience and looking for a real opportunity to move into a demanding production role within a company creating next-generation animation technology for games/VFX as well as building a world class internal games division. The Assistant Producer will have a good concept of the full software and/or game development lifecycle and have commercial experience of project planning, milestones and working to time scales. Experience or awareness of agile approaches to project planning an advantage Job description and Responsibilities: • Assists Producer with day-to-day production and project management responsibilities across software, research and game development • Supports the generation of internal status reporting across projects • Identifies and resolves bottlenecks, dependencies and pipeline issues Requirements: • At least 1 full development cycle within Software or Games within a Production role • Strong interpersonal and communications skills, particularly in terms of verbal and written language • Outstanding organizational skills • Ability to learn new skills quickly • High levels of motivation • Ability to track and prioritize multiple simultaneous ongoing tasks • Proficient in MS Word, MS Excel and MS Project • Creative and analytical thinker • A strong eye for detail and high standards of work • Able to see tasks through to completion For more information or for a confidential chat please contact John Chalkley, Development Management Consultant at OPM on 01206 840230 john@opmjobs.com or send your CV to officemanager@opmjobs.com
The ideal candidate will have previous project management experience and looking for a real opportunity to move into a demanding production role within a company creating next-generation animation technology for games/VFX as well as building a world class internal games division. The Assistant Producer will have a good concept of the full software and/or game development lifecycle and have commercial experience of project planning, milestones and working to time scales. Experience or awareness of agile approaches to project planning an advantage Job description and Responsibilities: • Assists Producer with day-to-day production and project management responsibilities across software, research and game development • Supports the generation of internal status reporting across projects • Identifies and resolves bottlenecks, dependencies and pipeline issues Requirements: • At least 1 full development cycle within Software or Games within a Production role • Strong interpersonal and communications skills, particularly in terms of verbal and written language • Outstanding organizational skills • Ability to learn new skills quickly • High levels of motivation • Ability to track and prioritize multiple simultaneous ongoing tasks • Proficient in MS Word, MS Excel and MS Project • Creative and analytical thinker • A strong eye for detail and high standards of work • Able to see tasks through to completion For more information or for a confidential chat please contact John Chalkley, Development Management Consultant at OPM on 01206 840230 john@opmjobs.com or send your CV to officemanager@opmjobs.com