Producer - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Sumo Digital Ltd.

Sumo Digital Ltd.
Sumo Digital Ltd.
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Nottingham, United Kingdom

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  • Company Name
  • Sumo Digital Ltd.
  • Salary
  • Competitive
  • Location
  • Nottingham, United Kingdom
  • Country
  • United Kingdom
  • Industry sector
  • Production
  • Job start date
  • ASAP
  • Posted date
  • 21/03/202 Experience Level
  • Mid-Senior Level
  • Job type
  • Permanent | Full Time
  • Remote / Hybrid
  • No

About Sumo Nottingham
Sumo Nottingham develops action and racing games for console and PC, bringing character and innovation to everything we do.


Sumo Nottingham develops multiple AAA projects with some of the world's biggest publishers, with games such as Team Sonic Racing and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

As well as contributing to genre-defining titles like the Forza Motorsport, Horizons and Hogwarts Legacy; Sumo Nottingham's vast development experience spans multiple genres and platforms.


The team at Sumo Nottingham is growing, and we are looking for talented people to help bring a series of incredible projects to life.


As winners of the TIGA Star Employment Award for 2021, recipients of the GI Biz 2020 Best Places to Work Award and listed as one of the UK's 100 Best Large Companies to Work for in 2021, Sumo Digital has enjoyed 18 years of stability and growth since its formation in 2003 and continues to strive for excellence across every single project.

Sumo Nottingham are working on a variety of exciting games and has a fantastic opportunity for a skilled producer.

In this role you will be expected to manage production to ensure game content is delivered within scope and on schedule, in collaboration with our multi-disciplined development teams.

We're open to this person being based in-studio position or operating in a remote hybrid model.


In your new role you will:

  • Manage production to achieve your project's requirements.
  • Operate closely with a friendly team of dedicated creatives.
  • Liaise with other areas of the studio and external partners to facilitate development.
  • Be responsible for planning the workload of the development team.
  • Play an essential part in delivering an awesome game experience.

To be successful you will have:

  • Ideally shipped at least 1 title in a production role or be able to demonstrate equivalent breadth of experience.
  • Be fuelled by a desire to feed into the creative process, have a clear opinion about the game being made and importantly be able to communicate to others in the team "why we are doing this"
  • Managed and lead multiple departments within the game team, to ensure that milestones are agreed, detailed and delivered as expected.
  • Created milestone content and realistic production schedules in coordination with team leads and management.
  • Ensured project scope is adhered to and delivered in accordance with expectations.
  • Identified and resolved conflicts between creative goals, schedule and capacity.
  • Managed day to day communication of matters regarding schedule, quality, change and risk whilst making recommendations accordingly.
  • Ensured that project team members are working from a tracked schedule and that they have a strong sense of ownership, responsibility and accountability for the quality and timeliness of their contribution.
  • Ensured excellent communication, positive working relationships and teamwork within the development teams and across disciplines.

What we offer:


  • Defined Annual Bonus Scheme
  • ULEV car scheme
  • Monthly allowance to spend on enhancing benefits
  • Salary
Sacrifice Pension

  • Flexible Working
  • 21 days freeuse holiday
  • your birthday off
  • 5 learning days including 1 volunteer day
  • a duvet day
  • Christmas shutdown from Christmas Eve to New Year
  • Bank Holidays
  • extra allowance accrued for longer service
  • Free dental insurance
  • Life Assurance 4x Salary
  • Income Protection of 75% for 5 years
  • Paid membership to any one Pure Gym location
  • Enhanced Mat/Paternity & Adoption pay
  • Employee Assistance Programme:
  • Help at Hand
  • Remote GP, Mental Health & Physio appointments
  • Free financial & home buying support consultations
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Payroll Giving Scheme
  • Access to 4,000 Udemy Courses
  • Career Development Pathway
  • Wrap Parties.
  • Project Completion Awards
  • Game/Creative Jams
  • Big Family Events
  • Studio social activities, e.g. running, board games, film, yoga, life drawing...


  • Prism

  • Sumo's employee diversity focus group
  • Free fruit and drinks in our studios
  • Employee Referral Bonus

Your career development:


  • Career development support through recognised discipline pathways
  • 5 learning and development days to use as you choose
  • Regular game jams and creative jams
  • Access to a wealth of training materials from leading content providers such as Udemy, Epic, Gnomon Workshop and the GDC Vault
  • Internal project showcases for knowledge sharing across Sumo Digital
  • Take advantage of a big selection of titles within our Game & Book Libraries

Perks and Extras:


  • Long service and game completion awards
  • Studio t
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