Product Director, Hutch Games
2+ days a week in office (Shoreditch, London)
Mobile game developer
Open for applications
Mobile game developer
101-200 employees
Open for applications
2+ days a week in office (Shoreditch, London)
101-200 employees
Company mission
To build the most diverse and engaged automotive gaming community on mobile.
Role
Who you are
- You are a keen gamer with a passion for the mobile F2P market but also the ability to pull from your experience of games across all platforms
- You will report to the company Chief Product Officer
- An experienced Game Director or Lead Product Manager with multiple shipped mobile F2P games under your belt - you have direct experience of success and failure and can talk about both in depth
- Driven by commercial success
- A strong understanding of games-as-a-service, F2P and monetisation
- A laser focus on always moving things forward, breaking strategies into a tactical plan and ensuring delivery against that
- A passion for F1 is desirable but, as a minimum, you need to be excited and motivated by the prospect of immersing yourself in the F1 universe, developing a deep appreciation for why players care about this content and the opportunities that exist around it
- You have experience taking a lean approach in a data-led environment to balance speed with risk
- You communicate effortlessly, lightly, and respectfully, and you can do this in person, in groups, in writing, and at a whiteboard
- A relentless curiosity for the mobile games market, its history, trends and consumers
- Open to the fact that no one has all the answers. Eager for feedback and taking on-board ideas from your team, the wider team at Hutch and the ever-evolving industry
What the job involves
- As Product Director on F1 Clash you will work closely with the Creative Director to lead a hugely successful title to new heights
- You will own the commercial operation of the title and work with a passionate team of developers to continue delivering a breakout experience for F1 fans around the world
- Own the commercial growth of F1 Clash
- Lay out a dynamic and live business strategy for the product by understanding what makes the game tick, how players behave and respond, how reference games drive growth and how we can learn from them
- You will be the fan-bearer for the use of data in all aspects of the game’s development
- You will work closely with the Creative Director on the team to ensure that business strategy and creative strategy are in sync
- You will use your strong analytical skills to monitor game performance, understand the interactions between UA performance and game performance, and help make data-informed decisions to balance the needs of the business vs the needs of the players
- You will be a key part of ensuring that ambitions for the game can be translated into effective and achievable tasks for the team
- Oversee the use of Live ops and CRM to maximise their potential
- You will be responsible for the Product Management team on the project
- You will work with the Producer and Creative Director on the team’s approach to development, culture and management
- You enjoy presenting and can take on the communication of the game’s performance and business strategy to the team, Hutch stakeholders, the wider business and external partners
Salary benchmarks
Our take
The gaming industry is ever-growing, with more and more consumers looking to find the game for them, and the expansion in genres for mobile gaming has created room for specialist developers to thrive. Hutch Games is one such developer, specialising in creating free-to-play racing games for mobile.
Hutch Games was founded in 2011, by developers who were frustrated with working in big game development studios and wanted to make games for the players. Recognising that there were few definitive racing games on mobile, the company has operated with a focus on “cracking cars on mobile” which has led it to be a leading developer and publisher of mobile racing games.
Hutch Games was recently acquired by MTG, a Swedish holding company hoping to diversify its “GamingCo” offerings. The acquisition will allow Hutch to “take the company and games to the next level”, towards its goal of growing the racing genre on mobile.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (1 round)
Feb 2017
$5.5m
SERIES A
Total funding: $5.5m
Company benefits
- Hutch is a 4-Day Work Week company
- Flexible working hours
- Remote working 2 days per week
- Excellent salary
- Private health care
- Enhanced Maternity (18 weeks) and Paternity leave (6 weeks)
- Access to mental health initiatives such as private mental health coaching
- Support to learn, develop and progress within Hutch
- Free snacks and drinks
- Social events, game launch parties, Thursday night drinks and much more
Company HQ
London, UK
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Leadership
Shaun Rutland
(CEO)Vast experience in games production with roles at Wheel, Lionhead Studios, and Sony.
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