Aardman Animations: Assistant Producer

Assistant Producer is needed in Bristol, United Kingdom.

Client: Aardman Animations

Location: Bristol, United Kingdom

Contract: Other

About The Role

• Start Date: ASAP
• Full Time: 37.5 hours per week, 9.30am – 6pm
• Contract: Fixed term contract until the end of May 2024
• Salary: depending on experience
• Location: Gas Ferry Road Studio, Bristol (some remote working to be agreed with your Line Manager)

After 40 years of iconic films and series, Aardman is making games – great games. You’ll be joining a world-class team of game industry veterans working on exciting new cross platform games.

The project: We’re working with a major publisher on a new game based on one our best loved IPs. When working with IPs, our number one priority is always to create games that are inventive, creative and unique in their own right – so that people who have never heard of the characters would still want to play it. Our new project is a real time stealth game. It takes the strategic, tense fun of stealth games and blends it with frenetic, chaotic mechanics to create a unique player experience. It’s launching on mobile first, followed closely by PC and other platforms.

The role: As Assistant Producer, you will be responsible for supporting the Producer and discipline leads to ensure the game production runs smoothly, efficiently, and that the team are happy and motivated. You will be helping to document and manage Agile processes: reviews, retrospectives and planning, and assisting the team with tracking tasks and progress. You’ll facilitate good communication between the team by helping with best practice across messaging and meetings, ensuring information is tracked and actions are updated in task management systems. You’ll have the opportunity to help set up and manage user testing, documenting the results and championing the benefits of user research, and you’ll be liaising with and helping QA teams and process, ensuring bugs are tracked thoroughly and prioritised correctly. This is an exciting opportunity for someone early in their games career or transitioning from a different discipline. Based in Bristol, we’re looking for someone able to work in the studio or hybrid (3 days a week in the studio).

About You

What we’re looking for:

• The ideal candidate has experience of working in a games production role, though we’re open to people from other professions who have demonstrable organisational skills and are familiar with games production processes.

Required Skills and Experience:

People have all sorts of different skills and life experiences. If you think you’d be great in this role, but don’t quite fit some of what’s below get in touch, and let’s talk.

• Organised, diligent, and excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and good at working with people.
• Able to act on your own initiative to determine what needs doing, with a proven ability to find solutions to problems or propose improvements undirected.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Excited by and interested in games, and what makes them ‘good’.

Desirable Skills:

• Experience in a game development environment.
• Experience working in a production capacity.
• Experience of Agile production methodology.
• Experience with Production tracking tools (e.g., Jira, Notion, Trello, ShotGrid)
• Working knowledge of games engines.

Please find a full role profile attached.

We will be reviewing applications for interview as they’re submitted. Please confirm your salary expectations, proposed working pattern and availability in your cover letter.

Closing Date for applications is: 5pm on 31st October 2023.

About Us

Aardman is an independent and multi-Academy Award® and BAFTA® award winning studio. It produces feature films, series, advertising, games and interactive entertainment.

Its productions are global in appeal, novel, entertaining, brilliantly characterised and full of charm reflecting the unique talent, energy and personal commitment of the Aardman team. The studio’s work is often imitated, and yet the company continues to lead the field producing a rare brand of visually stunning content for cinema, broadcasters, digital platforms and live experiences around the world.

In November 2018, Aardman became an Employee-Owned organisation, ensuring that the studio remains independent and securing the creative legacy and culture of the company for the future.

Our Diversity & Inclusion Charter is our commitment to building a workforce that is truly reflective of society, underpinned by the belief that a diverse and inclusive workforce is essential in delivering on our mission: to create entertainment for all and to be the most inspirational animation company in the world. We welcome applications from all individuals and are always happy to discuss flexible working needs. Aardman is proud to be both a Disability Confident Employer and a Living Wage Employer.