Associate Producer

Longdue is a new game studio building Hopetown, a narrative-first RPG inspired by Disco Elysium. Our team includes some of the minds behind that iconic title — including Martin Luiga (founder of the ZA/UM Cultural Movement), Lenval Brown (narrator of Disco Elysium), and Piotr Sobolewski (former CEO of Knights of Unity, the studio that completed all the tech for Disco Elysium).

We are now entering early production, building the foundational systems, characters, and mechanics that will shape a rich, story-driven cRPG experience. With your help, we can transform Hopetown from a great game into an unforgettable one — a living, breathing universe of stories, surprises, and emotional depth.

Longdue is proudly supported by HyperionDev, one of the world’s leading providers of accelerated tech education. Through this collaboration, we’re not only creating ambitious games, but also helping build new educational pathways into the games industry and exploring how interactive storytelling can shape learning.

ABOUT THE ROLE 

As an Associate Producer – Partnerships & Projects, you will work across both HyperionDev and Longdue, supporting the production of video games and interactive projects while also helping to grow our education partnerships.

At Longdue Games you will drive the production of our narrative-driven video games and technologies, managing timelines, team deliverables, partner communications, and project tracking.

At HyperionDev, you’ll lead strategic projects related to our university partnerships and the growth of our educational initiatives.

This is a high-impact role ideal for someone who is passionate about video games, thrives in a fast-paced, creative environment, and loves bringing projects to life through strong organisation and communication. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

Production Support 

• Work with internal development teams to track project milestones, identify risks, and ensure deadlines are met.
• Coordinate project documentation, sprint planning, and resource scheduling.
• Maintain clear communication with artists, developers, designers, and external vendors.
• Facilitate partner meetings, updates, and delivery check-ins for co-developed projects.
  

University Partnership Support  

• Act as a liaison between the studio and university partners working on gamified learning projects.
• Support onboarding of new academic partners into projects (e.g., for student engagement events or pilot programs).
• Track partnership KPIs and assist in reporting outcomes to internal and external stakeholders.

Inter-Company Engagement 

• Explore collaboration opportunities between companies, including academic outreach, gamified learning pilots, or event support.
• Participate in cross-functional knowledge-sharing where relevant to partnership objectives.

Minimum:

• 3+ years’ experience in project management, production coordination, or account management, ideally within gaming, tech, media, or creative industries 
• At least 1 year of experience overseeing the production of creative works in the film, video game, or music industries  
• Passion for video games, gaming culture, and interactive media.
• Experience with project management tools
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and relationship-building skills.
• Strong commercial acumen and experience negotiating contracts or partnership agreements.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work autonomously.

Preferred 

• Experience working with universities, government entities, or public-sector clients.
• At least 2 years of experience overseeing the production of video games 
• At least 2 years of experience working as an account manager or in a B2B sales environment managing key accounts

BENEFITS

Equity: As a senior leadership role within the company, you may be eligible for direct ownership in the business through our stock option scheme.  The company has been approached for acquisition by a number of billion-dollar leaders in the tech education space, is backed by investors from the US, UK and South Africa, and we want you to directly share in the success of the business.

Hybrid work: We are a hybrid work organisation offering flexibility on your schedule. Remote working options are available for candidates not in proximity of a HyperionDev Campus

Learn new tech skills: We offer our employees the opportunity to enrol part-time in our Coding Bootcamps.

Join the heart of tech in Africa, Europe and the US: You'll work with the best of the best and rub shoulders with the world leaders in edtech, developer education, and developer assessments. Join one of the most ambitious and highest-performing tech companies in the space, with a management team that draws their former experience from top tech companies.

Life-changing work: Solve real problems that make education and tech careers accessible to those who need it most: you're allowed to brag about it.

OUR VALUES

We're a people-forward company with a purpose that underlines everything we do. We're obsessed with the potential in people and challenge them to do their best work. We embrace a culture of growth and learning to deliver on our vision and ours is a relentless quest for improvement.