Senior Producer, Game Development

Position Summary

We’re seeking an experienced and highly organized Senior Producer, Game Development to lead the production of a third-person action game for consoles and PC, based on a globally recognized entertainment franchise. This pivotal leadership role demands strong production acumen, a deep understanding of cross-discipline development workflows, and significant experience navigating licensed game development.

You will be instrumental in building and maintaining detailed schedules, enhancing pipeline efficiency, and serving as the key liaison between the development team and the licensor. Your focus will be on ensuring brand integrity and alignment with approvals at every stage. This hands-on role involves driving the full production lifecycle from pre-production through launch, guaranteeing schedule adherence, production efficiency, and seamless cross-functional collaboration. You'll be deeply embedded, actively shaping the day-to-day production, solving problems, tracking progress, and driving execution.

This is a unique chance to work on a high-profile IP with a passionate and experienced team committed to delivering an authentic player experience. You will drive sprint plans, troubleshoot dependencies, review builds, and ensure milestones are met with quality, partnering closely with leads across various teams.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the full development schedule, collaborating with department leads to define key milestones, deliverables, timelines, and dependencies across all disciplines.
• Lead and support cross-functional teams (design, engineering, art, audio, QA, narrative) to keep production on track and within scope.
• Develop, maintain, and optimize detailed project schedules, resource plans, and risk assessments.
• Streamline production pipelines and workflows to improve team efficiency, reduce blockers, and maintain clear visibility into progress and priorities.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for licensor communications, managing reviews, approvals, milestone submissions, feedback, and relationship health.
• Ensure all game content aligns with brand guidelines, tone, and the creative vision of the licensed IP, maintaining franchise authenticity.
• Identify and proactively address production risks, removing blockers and keeping the team focused on key priorities.
• Facilitate strong communication between internal teams and external partners, ensuring expectations, deliverables, and timelines are clearly understood and met.
• Analyze and optimize production pipelines, increasing efficiency across departments and supporting scalable workflows.
• Track progress toward milestones, report regularly to leadership and stakeholders, and drive accountability across the team.
• Support task planning, sprint rituals, and resource allocation using agile or hybrid methodologies.
• Partner with discipline leads to prioritize features and content, aligning scope with available resources and deadlines.
• Foster a collaborative, respectful production environment that promotes high-quality output and sustainable team health.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in game production, with at least 2 shipped titles in a Producer or Senior Producer role, preferably on console/PC platforms.
• Proven experience working on licensed IP titles, including day-to-day licensor relationship management, milestone coordination, and brand/IP compliance.
• Deep familiarity with production processes and workflows across game disciplines (design, engineering, art, audio, QA, narrative, etc.).
• Strong understanding of brand/IP sensitivity, particularly with high-profile entertainment franchises.
• Experience delivering at least one third-person action or similarly complex gameplay-focused title.
• Strong understanding of third-person action game development pipelines, including design iteration, content creation, and engine integration.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and diplomacy skills to navigate feedback with creative teams and external licensors.
• Highly skilled with project management tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, ShotGrid, Trello, Excel).
• Experience working with distributed teams and/or external development partners.
• Calm under pressure, solution-oriented, and highly adaptable in fast-changing production environments.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Unreal Engine.
• Knowledge of live operations or post-launch support for AAA titles.
• Passion for storytelling and gameplay systems common in third-person action titles.
• Experience supporting localization, ratings submissions, or international licensor coordination.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.
• Flexible remote/hybrid work options.
• A chance to work on a high-visibility title within a world-renowned franchise.
• A collaborative studio culture that values creativity, quality, and ownership.

Key skills/competency

• Game Production
• Project Management
• Licensed IP Management
• Schedule Management
• Cross-functional Leadership
• Workflow Optimization
• Agile Methodologies
• Stakeholder Communication
• Risk Management
• Brand Compliance