Responsibilities
- Project Management
- Own the production schedule from high-level roadmaps to sprint goals and everything in between; ensure teams are aligned, deadlines are met, and budgets stay on track
- Balance short-term problem solving with long-term planning, and support the team through unplanned challenges
- Coordinate project scoping, requirements gathering, and milestone definitions
- Work closely with project leadership to define what “done” looks like at each stage of development
- Leadership and Collaboration
- Foster strong communication and collaboration across disciplines
- Mentor direct reports and production team
- Partner with the Executive Producer to evolve production practices and grow the team’s capabilities over time
- Help create a positive and sustainable development culture
- Coordinate across internal and external partners (vendors, outsourcers, etc.) as needed
- Manage up to studio leadership, ensuring executive team has clear and timely insights into project progress, risks, solutions, and budget
- Experience and Knowledge
- Adapt your approach based on team needs; you know there’s no one-size-fits-all production methodology
- Collaborate with discipline leads to surface risks, identify solutions, prioritize trade-offs, and manage scope effectively
- Track and troubleshoot dependencies across teams
- Make sure playtesting feedback and milestone reviews are integrated into the development process
- Execution and Quality
- Clearly communicate team progress and evolving priorities, surfacing blockers early and pushing for clarity when plans shift
- Ensure milestone content is delivered on time, at the expected level of polish, and meets internal goals
- Drive processes that support sustainable, high-quality development
- Communication
- Champion production best practices that reflect the realities of your team, not just theory
- Help the team understand what’s happening, why decisions are being made, and how their work fits into the bigger picture
- Work with Directors and the Executive Producer to improve internal workflows, streamline communication, and support long-term planning
- Help maintain a shared understanding of vision, goals, and priorities, at all levels of the team
- Communicate with confidence and clarity, knowing when to lead the conversation and when to listen
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in game production, with a history of leading cross-functional teams and shipping high-quality titles.
- 5+ years of managing/mentoring direct reports
- Strong communication and facilitation skills; you keep things moving and make sure people have what they need to succeed
- Ability to think strategically and “big picture” but also dive into the details when the situation calls for it
- Hands-on experience with tools like JIRA, Confluence, and other project managements tools
- Familiarity with Agile, hybrid, and waterfall methodologies, and knowing when to apply
- Experience managing and mentoring other producers
- Proactive mindset with a calm, constructive approach to problem-solving
- Bonus: experience with outsourcing coordination
Top Skills
What We Do
About Skydance Media
Skydance is a diversified media company founded by David Ellison in 2010 to create high quality, event-level entertainment for global audiences. The Company brings to life stories of immersive worlds across its feature film, television, and interactive platforms. Its feature films include Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Annihilation, LIFE, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, Star Trek Beyond, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Terminator Genisys, World War Z, Star Trek Into Darkness, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Jack Reacher, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, and True Grit. Skydance’s upcoming film releases include Top Gun: Maverick, Gemini Man, The Old Guard, 6 Underground and the nwe untitled Terminator film. In 2017, Skydance formed an animation division to develop and produce a slate of high-end feature films and television series in partnership with Spain’s Ilion Animation Studios. Skydance Television launched in 2013. Its current slate includes Emmy-nominated Grace and Frankie on Netflix, Altered Carbon on Netflix, Jack Ryan on Amazon, and Condor on AT&T Audience Network. Skydance Interactive launched in 2016 to create and publish original and IP-based virtual reality experiences and video games. Skydance Interactive recently debuted its first original title – Archangel, a story-driven VR shooter.
About Skydance Interactive
Skydance Interactive creates and publishes original and IP-based virtual reality games. The division of Skydance Media was launched in 2016 through the acquisition of The Workshop Entertainment. Skydance Interactive’s first VR offering is Archangel, launched on July 18th 2017. Skydance Interactive in 2017 partnered with Skybound Entertainment to develop a number of original virtual reality video games based on the expansive world of The Walking Dead universe. The Walking Dead VR game will be the inaugural co-developed title from both companies. The studio is located in Marina del Rey, CA.
About Animation
In 2017, Skydance formed an animation division to develop and produce a slate of high-end feature films and television series in partnership with Spain’s Ilion Animation Studios. Skydance’s first three animated features are Luck, Split (working title), and Powerless (working title). Luck, directed by Alessandro Carloni (Kung Fu Panda 3) and written by Jonathan Aibel & Glenn Berger, is a comedy that pulls back the curtain on the millennia-old battle between the organizations of good luck and bad luck that secretly
