Hutchinson began his career in the games industry as a designer at Torus Games in Australia, but quickly left for an opportunity at Electronic Arts subsidiary, Maxis where he worked as a Lead Designer on the popular gaming series, "The Sims" as well as leading the design on "Spore". In 2008 he moved to Canada to take a role as Creative Director at EA Montreal on "" before taking the same role at Ubisoft Montreal where he directed "Assassin's Creed III" and "Far Cry 4". "Assassin's Creed III" was showcased at E3 2012 and "Far Cry 4" at E3 2014, where it was presented by Hutchinson himself.