Tantalus South, A Keywords Studio, is currently recruiting for an Associate Producer to assist our growing team of enthusiastic and collaborative developers. Opened in 2022, we are a team of world-class technical engineers, production experts, designers and visual artists. We are a full suite creative development team that specializes in graphics development, optimization and technical art as well as game design and core mechanics development. We have a strong history of co-development, remastering and porting and are in development on an original IP experience.
The role of Associate Producer at Tantalus South is a technical and creative production role where you'll work to assist our teams and studio to manage client projects internally and in co-dev scenarios with our other Keywords Studios domestically and across the world. Additionally, you will assist in organizing meetings, capturing and organising documentation, recording staffing allocations on projects and reporting in all directions on various aspects of the development process and pipeline.
While at Tantalus South, you can expect to:
- Work with a growing, global team in a supportive environment, where you will be working on exciting and new technology for a wide variety of companies and games.
- Contribute to the development and release of titles for console, mobile, desktop, VR/AR projects – literally every platform!
- Grow your professional development working alongside the most expert and supportive game developers, designers, producers and artists in the world.
K E Y R E S P O N S I B I L I T I E S
The responsibilities of the Associate Producer role can be broken down into the following core areas:
Development
- Support Managers and other Producers in their daily duties
- Identify production challenges and design strategies to resolve them
- Work alongside developers to document key information and challenges
- Facilitate communication between developers, internal stakeholders and clients
- Initiate Sprint Planning, Sprint Retrospective and Stand-Up meetings
- Collaborate with Managers and other Producers to manage and record staffing allocations
- Assist in managing calendars and meetings between Australian and International team members
- Collaborate with client-management teams to ensure work is fit-for-purpose
- Write and update internal documentation for new features
General
Providing general assistance, guidance and support to all areas of the business by;
- Attending Team Weekly Ops and Individual Performance Meetings
- Keeping abreast of daily/ weekly departmental priorities
- Documenting work done in internal ticketing tools
- Assisting with staff training
- Assisting with tasks relating to the general day to day running of the studio
Additional responsibilities may be added at a later date in consultation with your manager.
R E Q U I R E D S K I L L S & Q U A L I F I C A T I O N S
- A Bachelor's Degree in IT, Games, Programming or similar discipline, OR
- 1+ Years of employment in a role within IT, Games, Programming or Similar Industry
- Experience working with Excel, PowerPoint and other Business Applications or Equivalents
- Demonstrated experience in project planning or management
- High-Level understanding of the Games Industry and Development Practices and Roles
- Foundational familiarity with Unity, Unreal, Godot, Game Maker or other Game Engines
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment within a growing studio
DESIRABLE SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS
- Competencies in Computer Hardware, Software and Networking configurations and Systems
- A basic understanding of C#, C++, Java, Python or another programming language
- Understanding of Game Development QA Concepts – Bugs and Bug Reproduction, Triage etc.
- Understanding of Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) Concepts
- Passion for the technical aspects of Games Development
- A desire to learn daily with a determination to pick things up as quickly as possible
- An ability to not get hung up on mistakes with a mindset to move forward focusing on solutions
- A willingness to tackle any challenge and attack it with a strong and consistent work ethic
W O R K P L A C E P O L I C I E S A N D P R A C T I C E S
The video games industry represents the pinnacle of interactive digital content. As a Keywords Studio, Tantalus South is proud to use its passion for games, technology and media to create a global services platform for video games and beyond.
As a team member, you play a key role in demonstrating these standards and show integrity in your daily interactions with clients, your managers and colleagues.
*** This is a hybrid position located in Adelaide, South Australia ***
Applicants must have full working rights in Australia.
