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                </p><h2>Playground Games is looking for a Senior Producer (Co-Dev) to join our Fable team on a permanent basis.</h2><h3>About us:</h3><p>As a first-party Xbox Game Studio, we are passionate about making genre-defining games that are accessible, beautiful, and, most of all, fun. We are excited to be rebooting the much-loved Fable franchise and are expanding our diverse team to create a new classic in the action RPG genre.</p><h3>About the role:</h3><p>As Senior Producer (Co-Dev), you will be working with multidisciplinary internal and external teams to deliver game features, regions, quests, and content within Fable’s open world. You will be responsible for ensuring smooth collaboration between Playground Games and our co-development partners and driving end-to-end delivery of co-dev mandates.</p><p>Our ideal candidate is an expert game producer who is passionate about their craft. They are skilled at driving distributed development of large, complex AAA projects and have the track record to prove it.</p><p>This is a permanent role based at our state-of-the-art facilities in Royal Leamington Spa.</p><h3>What you’ll do:</h3><ul><li>Establish and maintain strong relationships with Fable’s co-dev partners to ensure creative alignment and drive the delivery of AAA-quality game content in alignment with the game’s vision and technical requirements.</li><li>Work closely with internal and external leadership teams to plan, scope, and manage co-dev mandates in accordance with high-level project roadmaps and budgets.</li><li>Define workflows and processes that facilitate collaboration, clear communication, and accountability.</li><li>Manage deliverable reviews with internal stakeholders and ensure that constructive, actionable feedback is messaged to our external partners.</li><li>Anticipate and manage risks to quality, budget, and schedule within your area of ownership.</li></ul><h3>What you’ll bring:</h3><ul><li>5+ years of production experience, with demonstrable work on at least 2 published titles (ideally AAA).</li><li>Strong leadership skills with experience driving remote collaboration.</li><li>Organized &amp; process-driven with exceptional communication skills.</li><li>A genuine passion for video games.</li><li>A willingness to travel.</li><li>Experience with open-world RPGs is a plus.</li></ul><p>This is a fantastic opportunity to make a world-class game with an established, talented, and collaborative team at one of the industry’s most exciting first-party game studios.</p><p>Playground Games is an equal opportunities studio and encourages candidates of all backgrounds to apply.</p>
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                </p><h2>Playground Games are looking for a Senior Producer to join our Forza Horizon team. As an integral part of the production process, you’ll be interacting with all disciplines and driving the delivery of high quality features using modern development methodologies.</h2><p>As a senior level professional, you’ll have considerable experience of the full project lifecycle in an internal production capacity, ideally with a background in a creative, technical or support discipline.</p><p>With strong knowledge of games development processes you’ll have a deep understanding of art, design and technical fundamentals, and your keen eye for detail and risk management experience will aid you in your quest for exceptional quality in all aspects of game production, driven by your genuine passion for games and games development.</p><h3>Skills summary:</h3><ul><li>Full project lifecycle experience in an internal production role</li><li>Strong verbal and written communication skills</li><li>A good grasp of art, game design and technical fundamentals, including console platform considerations</li><li>Risk management experience</li><li>Eye for detail</li></ul><p>This is a fantastic opportunity to join one of the world’s most exciting games studios, using cutting edge technology to create world class games with an established, highly talented and collaborative team. </p>
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                </p><h2>Playground Games is looking for a Producer to join our Fable team on a contract basis.  </h2><h3>About us: </h3><p>As a first-party Xbox Game Studio, we are passionate about making genre-defining games that are accessible, beautiful, and, most of all, fun. We are excited to be rebooting the much-loved Fable franchise and are expanding our diverse team to create a new classic in the action RPG genre.  </p><h3>About the role: </h3><p>Playground Games is looking for a skilled and experienced Producer for the Fable team to work on our open world action RPG project. As an integral part of the production process, you’ll be interacting with all disciplines and driving the delivery of high quality features using modern development methodologies.</p><p>In addition to your knowledge of production practice, you will also have an understanding of art, design and technical fundamentals. Your keen eye for detail and risk management experience will allow you to achieve exceptional quality in all aspects of game production, driven by your genuine passion for games and games development.</p><p>This is a contract role based at our state-of-the-art facilities in Royal Leamington Spa.</p><h3>What you’ll do: </h3><ul><li>Focus alignment and teamwork within a team or department to achieve project-wide goals and respond efficiently to changing demands and circumstances.</li><li>Demonstrates sound production process, problem solving, analysis, and curiosity.</li><li>Apply continuous learning to production challenges to advance production skills.</li><li>Effectively approach problems via building and apply knowledge base to the best effect and make decisions with conviction.</li></ul><h3>What you’ll bring: </h3><ul><li>Full project lifecycle experience in an internal production role</li><li>Exposure to a range of project management software packages</li><li>Strong verbal and written communication skills</li><li>A good grasp of art, game design and technical fundamentals, including console platform considerations</li><li>Risk management experience</li><li>An eye for detail</li></ul><p>This is a fantastic opportunity to make contract: a world-class game with an established, talented, and collaborative team at one of the industry’s most exciting first-party game studios.  </p><p>Playground Games is an equal opportunities studio and encourages candidates of all backgrounds to apply.</p>
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                </p><h2>Playground Games are looking for a Producer to join our Forza Horizon team.</h2><p>As an integral part of the production process, you’ll be interacting with all disciplines and driving the delivery of high quality features using modern development methodologies.</p><h3>ABOUT US:</h3><p>As a first-party Xbox Game Studio, we are passionate about making genre-defining games that are accessible, beautiful, and, most of all, fun.</p><h3>SUMMARY:</h3><p>With strong knowledge of games development processes you’ll have a deep understanding of art, design and technical fundamentals, and your keen eye for detail and risk management experience will aid you in your quest for exceptional quality in all aspects of game production, driven by your genuine passion for games and game development.</p><h3>WHAT YOU WILL BRING:</h3><ul><li>A proven track record of delivering regular content updates across multiple platforms</li><li>Knowledge of PC/console release pipelines</li><li>Proficiency in planning and releasing updates addressing emerging issues while minimising risk</li><li>Ability to evaluate considerations of build stability and player experience</li></ul><h3>DESIRABLE SKILLS:</h3><ul><li>Experience shipping regular content updates to a live service game</li><li>Strong verbal and written communication skills</li><li>A good grasp of art, game design and technical fundamentals, including console platform considerations</li><li>Risk management experience</li><li>Eye for detail</li></ul><p>This is a fantastic opportunity to join one of the world’s most exciting games studios, using cutting edge technology to create world class games with an established, highly talented and collaborative team.</p>
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                </p><h2>Playground Games is seeking an experienced Environment Producer to join our world class Fable team.</h2><h3>About us: </h3><p>As a first-party Xbox Game Studio, we are passionate about making genre-defining games that are accessible, beautiful, and, most of all, fun. We are excited to be rebooting the much-loved Fable franchise and are expanding our diverse team to create a new classic in the action RPG genre.</p><h3>About the role: </h3><p>In this role you will partner with Art, Technical and Creative leadership to oversee the production of World Design and Environment Artwork for our AAA open world action adventure game, Fable. You will be responsible for working closely with a talented cross-discipline team to plan and drive the delivery of our ambitious open world.</p>Ideally you will have worked on multiple AAA open world titles from early project phases to shipping. You must have an excellent aptitude for trouble shooting technical issues and solving problems in a highly collaborative fast-paced environment.<br /><br />This is a permanent role based at our state-of-the-art facilities in Royal Leamington Spa.<br /><h3>What you'll do:</h3><ul><li>Own the delivery of a complex Open World Environment in service of AAA-quality visuals, performance, and gameplay</li><li>Work closely with the Environment Lead and Art Director to define and champion goals in alignment with the project vision</li><li>Coordinate with stakeholders and cross-discipline teams to identify and resolve dependencies, define workflows, and scope the Open World Environment</li><li>Manage complex production schedules with internal and external waterfall dependencies</li><li>Manage and triage change requests to balance the overall player experience and visual quality</li><li>Establish reviews and reporting structures to clearly and concisely communicate progress and development health to project leadership</li><li>Coordinate Environment Art resources, schedules, and priorities based on project needs</li><li>Raise awareness of technical and design considerations for the Open World within the art team</li><li>Drive day-to-day task management and team discussions</li></ul><h3>What you'll bring:</h3><ul><li>Full project lifecycle experience in an internal production role</li><li>Flexible, highly motivated and approachable, with excellent communication skills honed by your experience in similar roles</li><li>Strong project management skills</li><li>Experienced with a range of project management software packages and development methodologies</li><li>A good grasp of art, game design and technical fundamentals, including console platform considerations</li><li>An eye for detail</li><li>A genuine passion for games.</li></ul><p>This is a fantastic opportunity to join one of the world’s most exciting game studios, using leading technology to create world class games, within a successful, highly talented and collaborative team. </p>
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                </p><h2>Playground Games is looking for an Associate Producer to join our Horizon team on a contract basis.</h2><h3>About us:</h3><p>As a first-party Xbox Game Studio, we are passionate about making genre-defining games that are accessible, beautiful, and, most of all, fun. We are looking to expand our diverse team as we continue driving forward our BAFTA award-winning Forza Horizon franchise.</p><h3>About the role:</h3><p>As Associate Producer, you will be working alongside the Environment Art and Level Design Producer to deliver best-in-class visuals and gameplay. You will facilitate communication between multiple development disciplines, supporting the costing, planning, and execution of work.</p><p>Our ideal candidate has a promising background in a Junior Production or Senior QA role and is looking to take the next step on their career journey. They are passionate about their craft, skilled in project management and planning, and have the track record to prove it.</p><p>This is a contract role based at our facilities in Royal Leamington Spa.</p><h3>What you’ll do:</h3><ul><li>Demonstrate sound production process, problem solving, analysis, and curiosity.</li><li>Create reports and documentation, attend and host meetings and stand-ups.</li><li>Collaborate with the Producer, Art and Level Design Teams to cost and schedule work, and check progress of delivery.</li><li>Monitor bug databases, working with QA to ensure the accurate reporting of issues during test phases.</li></ul><h3>What you’ll bring:</h3><ul><li>Exposure to a range of project management software packages such as Jira, MS Project etc.</li><li>Strong verbal and written communication skills.</li><li>A good grasp of art, game design and technical fundamentals, including console platform considerations</li><li>2+ years of Production or QA experience, with demonstrable work on at least 1 published title (ideally AAA).</li><li>A strong understanding of Microsoft Excel, and the MS Office package in general.</li><li>A love for driving games and the Forza Horizon franchise is a plus.</li></ul><p>This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established, talented, and collaborative team at one of the industry’s most exciting first-party game studios.</p><p>Playground Games is an equal opportunities studio and encourages candidates of all backgrounds to apply.</p>
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                </p><h2>Playground Games is looking for an Associate Producer to join our Fable team on a contract basis.</h2><h3>About us:</h3><p>As a first-party Xbox Game Studio, we are passionate about making genre-defining games that are accessible, beautiful, and, most of all, fun. We are excited to be rebooting the much-loved Fable franchise and are expanding our diverse team to create a new classic in the action RPG genre.</p><h3>About the role:</h3><p>As an integral part of the production process, you’ll be interacting with all disciplines and driving the delivery of high-quality features using modern development methodologies.</p><p>In addition to your knowledge of production practice, you will also have an understanding of art, design and technical fundamentals. Your keen eye for detail and risk management experience will allow you to achieve exceptional quality in all aspects of game production, driven by your genuine passion for games and games development.</p><p>This is a contract role based at our state-of-the-art facilities in Royal Leamington Spa.</p><h3>What you’ll do:</h3><ul><li>Create and execute plans for a team, focusing alignment across stakeholders via effective communication and organisation.</li><li>Demonstrate sound production process, problem solving, analysis, and curiosity.</li><li>Work proactively across a team to share information, provide support and ensure that goals are aligned.</li></ul><h3>What you’ll bring:</h3><ul><li>Exposure to a range of project management software packages</li><li>Strong verbal and written communication skills</li><li>A good grasp of art, game design and technical fundamentals, including console platform considerations</li><li>Risk management experience</li><li>An eye for detail</li></ul><p>This is a fantastic opportunity to make a world-class game with an established, talented, and collaborative team at one of the industry’s most exciting first-party game studios.</p><p>Playground Games is an equal opportunities studio and encourages candidates of all backgrounds to apply.</p>
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                </p><h2>Playground Games are seeking Placement Engineers to join our Forza Horizon and Fable teams.</h2><p>We have an opening for university students to spend a year with Playground Games as Associate Engineers. You will be embedded in one of our AAA gameplay, rendering or tools teams and get to work on Forza Horizon or Fable.</p><h3>You should have:</h3><ul><li>Good C++ and/or C# skills</li><li>Working towards a degree in Games Programming, Computer Science or similar</li><li>Excellent communication skills</li><li>A passion for games</li></ul><p>This is an opportunity to join an established and highly experienced AAA team. It is the perfect first step for a career in the games industry.</p><p>During your placement you will work with an established, talented, and collaborative team at one of the industry’s most exciting first-party game studios. You will help deliver new features and solve complex problems as you work on a world-class AAA game.</p><p>This placement would start from Summer 2023 for a period of 12 months.</p><p>Playground Games is an equal opportunities studio and encourages candidates of all backgrounds to apply.</p>
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                </p><h2>Playground Games is looking for a Lead Quest Designer to join our Fable team.</h2><h3>About us:</h3><p>As a first-party Xbox Game Studio, we are passionate about making genre-defining games that are accessible, beautiful, and, most of all, fun. We are excited to be rebooting the much-loved Fable franchise and are expanding our diverse team to create a new classic in the action RPG genre.</p><h3>About the role:</h3><p>As Lead Quest Designer, you will establish, maintain, and evolve quest design processes while ensuring quest design work is delivered on time and to a high-quality standard.</p><p>Our ideal candidate is an expert quest designer who is passionate about their craft, skilled in the design process, and has the track record to prove it.</p><p>This role is based at our state-of-the-art facilities in Royal Leamington Spa.</p><h3>What you’ll do:</h3><ul><li>You will be flexible, highly motivated and approachable, and will act as a champion of quality across the entire project.</li><li>You will closely collaborate with production, co-development partners and other discipline leads to schedule quest design work, provide critical feedback on quest content, and uphold the quest design vision across the project.</li></ul><h3>What you’ll bring:</h3><ul><li>5 years of Quest/Gameplay experience, with demonstrable work on at least one published title (ideally AAA).</li><li>A full development cycle in a Senior Quest/Gameplay Design position on at least one high-profile published AAA title</li><li>An ability to develop lasting and productive relationships in a collaborative team with diverse perspectives</li><li>Inspirational leadership skills</li><li>An effective capability to be a highly reliable, autonomous member of the team</li><li>A demonstrable track record of quality in your previous work</li><li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills</li><li>A genuine passion for video games.</li></ul><p>This is a fantastic opportunity to make a world-class game with an established, talented, and collaborative team at one of the industry’s most exciting first-party game studios.</p><p>Playground Games is an equal opportunities studio and encourages candidates of all backgrounds to apply.</p>
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                </p><h2>Playground Games is seeking a Tools Engineer to work with our Forza Horizon team.<br /></h2><p>You will work with Senior members of the team to design and engineer our tools and pipeline. Your role is the front line between the technical team and asset creation teams so you must have good communication skills and the ability to provide excellent customer service. You must be flexible, highly motivated and approachable.</p><h3>You should have:</h3><ul><li>Good C++ and/or C# skills</li><li>Knowledge of a variety of techniques for creating custom tools solutions, such as scripts, plug-ins and pre-existing software</li><li>Excellent communication skills</li><li>A passion for games</li></ul><p><br />This is an opportunity to join an established and highly experienced team. It is the perfect step for you to further your career and realise your ambitions in the games industry.</p>
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                </p><h2>Playground Games is looking for a Senior UI Engineer to join our Fable team.</h2><h3>About us:</h3><p>As a first-party Xbox Game Studio, we are passionate about making genre-defining games that are accessible, beautiful, and, most of all, fun. We are excited to be rebooting the much-loved Fable franchise and are expanding our diverse team to create a new classic in the action RPG genre.</p><h3>About the role:</h3><p>As a Senior UI Engineer, you will be working with the art, design and engineering teams to deliver UI and core technology features. You will work with the lead engineer to establish high-level goals for the team and directly with the dev team to plan and deliver UI features.</p><p>Our ideal candidate is an expert UI Engineer who is passionate about their craft, autonomous, skilled in C++, and has a proven track record in games development.</p><h3>What you’ll do:</h3><ul><li>Implement compelling UI features which are key to our projects vision.</li><li>Develop core UI and engine features within our custom, proprietary engine.</li><li>Work closely with the UI Art team to empower them through our technology.</li><li>Become a key collaborator who can work effectively within a large multi-disciplined team.</li></ul><h3>What you’ll bring:</h3><ul><li>5 years of UI Engineering experience, with demonstrable work on at least one published title (ideally AAA).</li><li>Strong C++ experience.</li><li>Knowledge of existing UI frameworks such as WPF and proprietary engine development is a plus.</li><li>Excellent task planning and delivery mindset.</li><li>A genuine passion for video games.</li></ul><p>This is a fantastic opportunity to make a world-class game with an established, talented, and collaborative team at one of the industry’s most exciting first-party game studios.</p><p>Playground Games is an equal opportunities studio and encourages candidates of all backgrounds to apply. </p>
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                </p><h2>Playground Games is looking for a Senior Pipeline Engineer to join our Fable team on a contract basis.</h2><h3>About us:</h3><p>As a first-party Xbox Game Studio, we are passionate about making genre-defining games that are accessible, beautiful, and, most of all, fun. We are excited to be rebooting the much-loved Fable franchise and are expanding our diverse team to create a new classic in the action RPG genre.</p><h3>About the role:</h3><p>As a Senior Pipeline Engineer, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining our data pipelines. The work is particularly interesting and challenging as this is an open world game. You will work alongside the systems and tools engineers to ensure you are developing appropriate pipelines from source asset creation to its runtime representation in engine. You will work with the various content teams to ensure they understand how the system works, and provide tools so they can reason about and debug the pipelines.</p><p>Our ideal candidate is someone excited about the challenge of developing data pipelines for open world games.</p><p>This is a contract role based at our state-of-the-art facilities in Royal Leamington Spa.</p><h3>What you’ll do:</h3><ul><li>Working within our custom, proprietary engine, ensure our open world build pipeline supports all the features we require, builds as fast as possible, and produces the best possible result.</li><li>Create debug tools to ensure the result can be reasoned about and debugged should anything unexpected happen.</li><li>Mentor and develop the pipeline engineering team to ensure they’re working to the best of their abilities.</li><li>Maintain a clear roadmap of work with clear delivery dates.</li></ul><h3>What you’ll bring:</h3><ul><li>2+ years of pipeline engineering experience, with demonstrable work on at least 1 published title (ideally AAA).</li><li>Passion for solving complex problems involving large data sets.</li><li>Expert C++ and software architecture skills.</li><li>A genuine passion for video games.</li></ul><p>This is a fantastic opportunity to make world-class games with an established, talented, and collaborative team at one of the industry’s most exciting first-party game studios.</p><p>Playground Games is an equal opportunities studio and encourages candidates of all backgrounds to apply.</p>
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