Assistant Producer Games

Summary

Join Futurlab, an award-winning game studio, as an Assistant Producer to contribute to the development of a new soothing IP. You will work closely with developers, track tasks, assist with cross-team communication, build project schedules, and contribute to various stages of development. This hands-on role requires strong communication, problem-solving, and process improvement skills. The position offers a competitive salary, performance-related bonuses, and excellent benefits. The work environment is described as having no weekends, overtime, or crunch time, with flexible work options available. Futurlab fosters an inclusive and welcoming culture.

Requirements

• 1+ year of experience in the games industry
• Familiarity with project tracking tools (e.g., JIRA, Trello), collaborative tools (e.g., Slack, Miro) and a good working knowledge of Excel
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• A keen eye for process improvement and risk mitigation
• A passion for games!

Responsibilities

• Working with developers to track, prioritise, and unblock day-to-day tasks across disciplines
• Assisting with cross-team communication, ensuring timely delivery of assets and milestones
• Build and maintain project schedules, with a clear view of dependencies and risks
• Contribute to planning age ratings submissions, QA prep and certification materials
• Helping the rest of the team identify inefficiencies and flag risks
• Help drive sprint planning, retros, and daily stand-ups
• Co-ordinating and implementing localisation
• Helping external contractors track their work
• Jumping in to play new content!

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Version Control/Git
• Experience with Unity
• Additional languages

Benefits

• Competitive salary (dependent on experience)
• Performance related bonus
• Bi-annual salary reviews based on your performance
• Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm (No weekends, No overtime, No Crunch!)
• Opportunity to work from home (UK only), out of our Brighton office, or hybrid
• 21 days annual leave + 9 Bank Holidays, which includes our very own FuturLab Bank Holiday!
• 2 Duvet Days. (No questions asked)
• Extra day off for your birthday
• Studio closure over the Christmas period
• 5 paid training and 2 paid volunteer days per year to work on your personal development
• Opportunities to attend and speak at gaming events/conferences
• Free MS Game Pass or PS+ subscription
• Free game codes, game swag and merchandise
• Bike2work scheme
• Enhanced Maternity - 9 months full pay (statutory benefit topped up by FL)
• Paternity leave - 8 weeks full pay
• Enhanced Sick Pay
• Enhanced Pension
• Private Healthcare, includes dental and optical cover
• Remote therapy service through Spill -8 x 50-minute virtual sessions over 6 months whenever you need them. Unlimited ‘ask a therapist’ text questions
• Eye tests & standard glasses for display work