Stone Kite · 2 months ago
Senior Game Producer
Santa Monica, CA or Seattle, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$150K/yr - $185K/yr
5+ years expStone Kite is a world building studio that thoughtfully develops heroic universes across games, film, TV, comics, audio, and more. They are seeking an experienced Senior Producer to lead production across all stages of game development, ensuring smooth workflows and collaboration among cross-discipline teams to meet company goals.
FilmMedia and EntertainmentTV Production
Responsibilities
Design and lead team initiatives and rituals for planning, feedback, and coordination
Manage co-development and external contractor processes, including contracts, invoices, and deliverables
Monitor team health, performance, and morale, and support culture through team-building
Facilitate cross-team collaboration and regularly present progress to leadership
Optimize cross-functional collaboration by establishing and upholding workflows, create communication best practices, and facilitate cross-department progress
Represent the game team’s goals and progress to other groups including studio leadership and external stakeholders
Participate in brainstorms and playtests, providing structured, actionable feedback
Direct team efficiency and be the guardian for best practices, including good meeting hygiene; start and stop times, establishing clear agendas, and ensuring notes are made available
Ensure alignment within the team, product, and company goals provided by the game director and other company leadership
Establish and refine production processes, workflows, and tools (Slack, Trello, etc.) that enable the team to thrive
Partner with the Game Director on budgets, calendars, and production metrics
Oversee milestone planning, schedules, and risk management across disciplines
Maintain any project or production stakeholder relationships
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience in a production role (producer, product manager, project manager) is required
3+ years in game development with at least one shipped title is required
Proven track record leading cross-functional teams across disciplines (art, design, engineering, etc.)
Experience managing both internal developers and external partners (outsourcing or co-dev)
Strong background building and reinforcing team priorities, workflows, and systems that improve delivery and velocity
Proficiency with project management tools (Jira, Trello, Asana, etc.)
Passion to take initiative and problem solve
Strong collaboration skills and ability to work both autonomously and in a small creative group
Excellent communication and feedback skills with a passion for quality and excellence
Ability to adapt and problem solve in a fast-paced startup environment
Preferred
Experience in a production or project management role across publishing, media, entertainment, or transmedia is a plus
Familiarity with small or start-up studios is a plus
Benefits
Competitive medical, vision, and dental benefits
Generous PTO
Winter holiday break
401k Options
Monthly meals stipend
Opportunities for learning and development across multiple areas of media and forms of storytelling
Be a part of a fun, innovative team
Experience the ground-floor start up culture
Company
Stone Kite
Stone Kite is an entertainment studio that develops games, films, and comics.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Lewis Peterson
President, Co-Founder
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