Position Summary:We are seeking an experienced production professional who understands interactive content creation and can effectively balance creative development with production execution. As a Producer, you will be embedded directly with the art team serving as the day-to-day point of contact for artists across all disciplines as they build and deliver assets. You will be responsible for ensuring quality assets are created and delivered on time according to the milestone schedule. You will partner closely with the Outsource Manager, coordinating schedules, reviews and delivery logistics for external partners to keep production moving. Working closely with the Sr. Art Producer, you will play a key role in building the production foundation for the art team and will help maintain workflows, documentation, and communication that keep both internal artist and external partners aligned.
Key Responsibilities:Art Production Management- Serve as the on-the-ground production lead for the art team, working directly alongside artists across character concept, environment, animation, VFX, UI and technical art.
- Develop and maintain detailed art production schedules that align with the overall game development roadmap, key milestones, and release objectives.
- Partner closely with Development, Design, Engineering, and Art Leadership to ensure art deliverables are properly scoped, prioritized, and sequenced to support project goals.
- Support milestone execution by tracking daily progress, clearing blockers, and ensuring art teams deliver high quality work on time and in accordance with project requirements.
- Manage artist task assignments and priorities while balancing creative quality, production efficiency, and milestone commitments.
- Monitor production capacity, dependencies, risks, and resource needs, proactively identifying schedule impacts, and implementing mitigation plans.
- Facilitate cross-functional communication to ensure alignment between art production efforts and broader development objectives.
- Implement and maintain scalable workflows for asset review, approvals, delivery, and handoff processes in alignment with standards set by the Sr Art Producer.
- Create and codify production procedures, best practices, and documentation that improve team efficiency and consistency.
- Support continuous process improvement initiatives led by the Sr. Art Producer, contributing to the ground insights from day-to-day art production to improve efficiency across internal teams and external development partners.
- Partner with the Sr. Art Producer and internal teams to develop and document the workflows, specifications and asset requirements that will support co-development partnerships.
- Maintain clear and current production documentation, so that outsource processes built in LA can be efficiently handed off and executed by external partners.
- Collaborate with the Outsource Manager to track external deliverable schedules, flagging delays, quality issues or misalignment.
Workflow Development & Process OwnershipExternal Partner & Co-Development SupportTeam Coordination & Communication- Lead regular art production meetings, reviews, and status updates.
- Maintain accurate production schedules, task boards, reports, and project documentation.
- Communicate project status, risks, dependencies, and resource needs to stakeholders.
- Foster a collaborative and solutions-oriented environment across distributed teams.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications & Skills:- 3-7 years of experience as a Producer or Production Manager supporting interactive entertainment, video games, or related digital media projects.
- Demonstrated experience building production schedules, managing milestone deliverables, and tracking progress against development roadmaps for interactive entertainment projects.
- Strong understanding of game development pipelines, art production workflows, dependency management, resource planning, risk assessment, and production forecasting.
- Excellent organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining attention to detail.
- Experience working with distributed teams and external partners.
- Experience using project management tools such as Jira & ShotGrid.
Preferred Qualifications:- Experience supporting multiple game art disciplines within a development environment.
- Familiarity with co-development or outsourcing pipelines.
- Experience working with animated content, cinematics, or motion production workflows.
- Experience supporting pre-visualization (Previs) production processes a plus.
Success Factors:- Highly organized and process driven.
- Able to balance creative needs with production realities.
- Strong communicator who can build alignment across departments and locations.
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced development environment with evolving priorities.
- Passionate about helping artists and developers do their best work.
Additional Information:- This role is based in Los Angeles, CA and only candidates located in or willing to relocate to the area will be considered.
- Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S.
The typical base salary for this position ranges from $100,000-$135,000 annually. Actual offers will be determined based on experience. Actual offers will be determined using local market data for the identified candidate's geographic area and may vary from the stated range.
