Senior Producer

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Working arrangement: Mostly based in-studio with hybrid working flex available (2 days per week working from home)

Travel: 2-3 times per year

Time zones: You'll liaise with teams and partners across +8 hours and -8 hours regularly

Reports to: Project Director

Project Team Size: 20-80

We're looking for a Senior Producer to join our award-winning team, leading the delivery of outstanding games while building and strengthening long-term partnerships with our partners.

At Double Eleven, we don't just focus on delivering successful projects - we build enduring, trust-based relationships with our partners. As a Senior Producer, you'll play a key leadership role, ensuring that games are delivered on time, on budget and at the highest quality, while working closely with our partners to maintain strategic alignment, transparency and a long-term outlook.

Reporting to a Project Director, and sitting within a project leadership team, this is a high-impact role that demands leadership, adaptability and strategic decision-making. You'll need to navigate complex production challenges while always keeping an eye on the bigger picture - ensuring both the project and the partnership thrive.

We can support an enhanced relocation package for you and your family already living in the UK to our state-of-the-art HQ studio in Middlesbrough. If you'd like to understand more about this - or anything else related to this opportunity - please do reach out to Jo (Talent Manager) at jobs@double11.com

What you'll be doing

Project Leadership

• Be a strategic, people oriented leader helping empower others by building an environment of team ownership, personal accountability, agency, recognition, appreciation, collaboration and constructive feedback
• Oversee the full game development process, ensuring timely, high-quality and budget-conscious delivery
• Take ownership of production challenges, collaborating across disciplines to find solutions that keep the project moving forward
• Drive cross-functional alignment, working with designers, engineers, artists and other leads to ensure production flows smoothly
• Manage risk proactively, identifying potential roadblocks and ensuring clear communication of solutions
• Optimise workflows, ensuring that the project is running as efficiently and effectively as possible

Partner Relationship Management

• Act as a key point of contact for our partners, ensuring clear, consistent communication and trust-building
• Align short-term project goals with long-term success, reinforcing Double Eleven's reputation as a reliable, high-value development partner
• Manage expectations carefully, providing partners with clear updates on project progress, risks, and key decisions
• Collaborate strategically, working with partners to ensure creative and business objectives are in sync
• Negotiate with a balanced approach, ensuring that decisions make sense both for the immediate project and for the future of the partnership
• Identify opportunities for future collaboration, helping to expand and strengthen relationships beyond a single project

Champion Internal Development Tools and Processes

• Advocate for the improvement of in-house tools, ensuring our teams can work more efficiently and produce better games
• Work with our tools and systems development teams to identify areas where workflow improvements will have the biggest impact
• Ensure our tools align with both internal team needs and external partner expectations, supporting seamless collaboration
• Act on feedback from developers, ensuring that tooling enhancements are prioritised to improve efficiency and quality
• Track the impact of tooling changes, ensuring continuous improvement in how we build games

Industry and Business Development

• Represent Double Eleven as a leader in game production, acting as an ambassador for our values and approach
• Lead high-impact discussions, from game pitches to strategic planning meetings with partners
• Leverage data and analytics, using insights from player behaviour and industry trends to guide decision-making

What we're looking for

• Proven industry experience - You've successfully delivered multiple game releases in a Senior Producer or equivalent role
• Deep understanding of partner management - You know how to manage and grow long-term client relationships while ensuring project success
• Expertise in production methodologies - You can confidently apply agile, waterfall, or hybrid frameworks, depending on what's best for the project
• Strategic decision-making ability - You can analyse complex situations, weigh trade-offs and make the right call to keep things on track
• Strong leadership in high-pressure environments - You've led significant project changes, ensuring alignment across multiple stakeholders
• Internal tools champion - You understand that better tools lead to better games and know how to work with development teams to refine workflows
• Exceptional organisation and time management - You can juggle multiple priorities, anticipate challenges and keep teams focused
• Outstanding communication and negotiation skills - You adapt your communication style to engage with everyone from developers to executives
• High personal standards and resilience - You set the bar high for yourself and your teams, staying motivated even when things get tough
• Deep industry insight - You stay ahead of trends, challenges, and opportunities in game development

Qualifications

All relevant qualifications considered

What to expect

Some of our benefits include:

Working life at Double Eleven

• Start your day any time between 8:00am and 10:00am
• 35 working hours per week with a 1 hour lunch break (with the opportunity to flex down to 30 minutes or up to 2 hours)
• Opportunity to apply for hybrid working (up to 2 days working from home per week)
• 28 days annual leave (20 days annual leave + 8 days bank holiday)
• 1 day leave for your birthday and 1 day leave if you're moving house
• Up to 10 days discretionary annual leave during our end of year break
• Potential for annual performance bonus
• 5 additional days annual leave for 5 years service and a further 5 days annual leave for your 10 years service milestone
• A brand new, state-of-the-art studio facilities that includes a market hall serving nutritious, subsidised meals, round-the-clock gym access, an auditorium and more
• Free breakfast options, juice, hot drinks and fruit
• Employee referral bonus (up to £2000!)
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Free game codes, game swag and merchandise
• Family-friendly leave available
• Christmas Saving Scheme
• Free parking
• Best-in-class tools and workflows so you can focus on creativity

Professional development and wellbeing

• Vitality Private Healthcare, discounts and rewards for you, your spouse and children (upon the successful completion of your 6 month probationary period)
• Access to mental health and wellbeing support via Plumm (includes 4 free video therapy sessions per month for both the employee and up to 3 family members aged 18+), unlimited text therapy, courses, meditations
• A personalised development plan with dedicated support tailored to your growth and goals
• Access to an accredited Academy providing professional qualifications (and access to 500 UK discounts and offers via TOTUM when registered as a student)
• A dedicated Workplace Experience team responsible for work environments, workplace and quality of employee life services to help foster collaboration, creativity and innovation
• In-studio wellbeing programmes and People team support

Team life

• Free activities via our Bus Tours programme (where on occasion, partners and children are welcome to join you)
• Many team events to celebrate team and game milestones
• Sponsored team activities including football, basketball, book club, movie club and more
• Opportunity to contribute to our internal Employee Diversity and Equality Network

Ways to reach us

If you have a general query or if you need support with your application and/or an alternative way to apply, please do not hesitate to contact Jo (Talent Manager) at jobs@double11.com