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Productivity & Infrastructure Coordinator
Ubisoft
Newcastle Upon Tyne, , United Kingdom
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Job Description
About Reflections
Reflections, a Ubisoft studio is a video games development company based in Newcastle, UK. Collaborating with Ubisoft's international creative teams on projects such as Assassins Creed Syndicate, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon, online open-world RPG "The Division" as well as the adventure platformer "Grow Home". With a host of other top titles to our name such as open-world action adventure 'Watch Dogs', MMO racer "The Crew" and the latest instalment in the world's No.1 dance game franchise 'Just Dance 2015' Reflections' objective is to combine technical expertise, flair and innovation to create and contribute to successful and memorable games. We are looking for Pioneering, Obsessive Humans to cement its reputation as an industry leading studio within the UK and the world.
Job Purpose
Provide general support across the P&I core team with regards to planning, development processes, logistics and drives communication around it.
Responsibilities
• Ensure that the various planning and follow up tools are implemented and kept up to date;
• Coordinate and create the means required to ensure the proper flow of information among project team members (e.g. newsletters, minutes of meetings, mailing lists, Jira tasks etc.);
• Track progress in collaboration with Projects (scrum, Jira, excel, dashboards) and inform the development team about it
• Organise and coordinate task priorities between all P&I core groups to meet the demands of the internal and external clients
• Manage, and ensure that all required teams follow a daily scrum process;
• In collaborative projects, ensure a proper communication channel is set up with partner studios and report progress when needed.
• Organise, and follow up on any actions that arise from team meetings and other types of meetings whenever necessary;
• Follow up on various project organization tools and especially project flowcharts, planning, Jira production;
• Ensure that the floor plans are implemented and followed when work teams are moved, merged and/or restructured;
• See that new employees joining the P&I team are properly integrated via a core team induction;
Qualifications
Skills and Knowledge:
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to adapt to change and work effectively under pressure
• Able to plan and estimate tasks and ensure timely delivery of work
• Experience using issue and project tracking software (e.g. Jira) and other task tracking tools is desirable;
• Extensive knowledge of the Microsoft suite e.g. Word, Excel, OneNote, PowerPoint and Outlook.
Relevant Experience
• Substantial working experience in a similar position (e.g. QC lead for instance);
• Previous experience in the video game industry is essential, with an understanding of production and pipeline principles.
Additional Information
Salary: Competitive + Relocation
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
Opening date: 19th July 2017
Closing date for applications: 18th August 2017
Reflections reserves the right to close this advert earlier than the closing date indicated should we feel we have received sufficient applications.