Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Department: Production

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Remote

Reporting To: Deborah Harpur

Description

As our new Executive Producer, you will lead the strategic vision and execution of innovative user-generated content tools, ensuring the successful development and delivery of high-quality experiences. You will oversee production pipelines, manage multiple teams, and drive cross-functional collaboration to align with business goals. This role requires a proactive leader with a deep understanding of game development, strong project management expertise, and the ability to balance creative ambition with production efficiency.

Key Responsibilities Strategic Leadership & Vision

• Define and drive the overall production strategy, ensuring alignment with company objectives and creative vision.
• Oversee multiple production teams, establishing clear goals, priorities, and roadmaps for successful execution.
• Partner with leadership to set project scope, timelines, and key deliverables, ensuring the highest quality standards.
• Identify opportunities for innovation and process improvements to enhance production efficiency and team effectiveness.

Production Oversight & Execution

• Own the production pipeline, optimizing workflows and ensuring smooth development across all phases.
• Proactively identify and mitigate risks, ensuring projects remain on schedule and within budget.
• Establish and maintain clear production tracking and reporting processes to provide transparency and accountability.
• Drive Agile methodologies and best practices to maximize team productivity and output.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Communication

• Act as the primary liaison between development, design, engineering, and executive leadership to ensure alignment.
• Foster strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including partners and vendors.
• Champion clear, consistent communication across teams, ensuring alignment on objectives, milestones, and priorities.
• Lead key production meetings, including sprint reviews, retrospectives, and status updates, ensuring follow-through on action items.

Team Leadership & Culture

• Mentor and develop producers, empowering them to take ownership and drive results.
• Promote a positive, collaborative, and high-performance production culture.
• Ensure teams are properly resourced and structured for success, optimizing talent allocation and workload distribution.
• Advocate for team needs and provide strategic guidance to support their growth and development.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in game production, with a proven track record of shipping successful projects.
• Extensive experience in a senior production role (e.g., Senior Producer, Lead Producer, or Executive Producer).
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence, inspire, and align teams toward common goals.
• Deep understanding of game development processes, Agile methodologies, and project management tools (JIRA, Trello, MS Project).
• Experience managing multiple teams, large-scale projects, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to balance creative vision, technical feasibility, and project constraints.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.

Benefits

Our Global Benefits & Perks

• Unlimited coaching & therapy - with Oliva, to support your mental health.
• Stock Options - everyone owns a piece of our success.
• Pension scheme - up to 5% employer matched contribution to finance those golden years.
• Socials - office & remote events, play sessions, and company-wide parties.
• And even more benefits based on your location!

If you're based in the UK

• 25 Annual Leave + 8 bank holidays - we're flexible with most bank holidays so you can use the time to celebrate what's important to you.
• Private Medical Insurance - full cover with AXA.
• Healthcare Cash Plan - Level 3 cover with Medicash.
• Cycle2Work Scheme - lease a bike through us and save on tax too!
• Electric Car Charging - electric car charging at our Port office in Edinburgh, Scotland.