Join Creative Assembly and craft deep and detailed games that last, entertaining millions of players across the globe for decades.

The Role 

  
This is an excellent opportunity to kickstart your career in games development through our Graduate Placement Programme, based at our Horsham studio in West Sussex with our Co-Development team.  

As a member of the Co-Development team, you will support collaborative projects between Creative Assembly and external development partners, supporting the day-to-day administration, coordination, and organisation of co-development engagements. You will work closely with the Co-Development Leadership and internal teams to learn how projects are managed, while assisting with tasks such as raising purchase orders, checking invoices, and helping to onboard external teams and hardware.  

This placement offers the chance to build experience in production support, partner coordination, and studio operations, while contributing to the successful delivery of joint development work. 

This is a hybrid role, requiring a minimum of 3 days per week on-site at our Horsham studio. We reserve the right to adjust hybrid working arrangements in line with business needs.   

What you’ll be doing 

On a day-to-day basis, you will: 

• Co-ordinate the onboarding and preparation of hardware, software, and access for the external team.  

• Work with Co-Development Leadership to ensure work is delivered on time and meets agreed quality standards. 

• Work with the Co-Development Leadership to ensure co-development work is delivered on time and meets quality standards as defined by the internal development team.  

•  Monitor delivery dates and key production milestones using dedicated trackers.  

• Submit IT hardware, software, and access requests through the internal contractor portal.   

• Raise purchase orders (POs) for each engagement.   

• Administer new vendor setups with partners and the CA/Sega team.   

• Process receipts for purchase orders (POs) relating to delivered work or contracted resource time. 

• Amend raised PO lines for deliverable changes or incorrect receipted values due to occurrences such as sickness or holidays.   

• Update PO records to reflect any changes in deliverables or discrepancies (e.g. absences or schedule changes) 

• Ensure submitted invoices are accurate and address any issues or concerns with external partners and Sega Finance team.   

 
What we are looking for 
Essential 

• Recently graduated - degree in Computer Science, IT or a related field 

• A proactive approach to problem-solving, with confidence in asking questions and seeking support when needed 

• Good organisational skills, with the ability to manage tasks, prioritise workload, and meet deadlines  

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy  

• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with different teams  

• A collaborative approach and willingness to learn from others as part of a team  

• Confidence using Microsoft Office tools Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word  

Desirable 

• Gaming Degree/qualification  

• An interest in project coordination, production support, or working with external development partners  

• An interest in games development and an understanding of how creative or production teams work together  

What you’ll gain 

• Hands-on experience working with internal teams and external partners 

• Exposure to production workflows in a leading games studio 

• Development of coordination, finance, and stakeholder management skills 

• Mentorship and support from experienced industry professionals  

ABOUT CREATIVE ASSEMBLY

We care deeply about the experiences we create and put our players at the heart of our decisions. We are all game makers; no matter our role we are empowered to make significant contributions to our games, supported by skills development and growth opportunities.

Most roles at Creative Assembly are hybrid with 3 days a week in the studio. CA has the right to change requirements based on the needs of the business.

We offer many benefits to support you and your family including:

• Work from Anywhere for a temporary period each year (restrictions apply such as VISAs)
• Enhanced holiday allowance, maternity and paternity breaks, flexibility with our core hours, and no-notice holidays
• Performance-based discretionary bonus scheme
• Bespoke relocation package for you and your dependents
• Private medical and dental insurance, life insurance and free health care screening
• Additional benefits ranging from free games and work parties to discounts on technology
• Wellbeing support and virtual confidential counselling

We are an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief. Our studio sites have disabled access.