Sr. Manager, Game Production - Unpublished R&D Product

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with the Creative Director, Art Director, and creative craft leads to build long-term development plans, aligning creative vision with product milestones and delivery timelines.
• Formalize production processes, review gates, and communication frameworks to ensure creative disciplines partner effectively with other development disciplines across the project.
• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of art, audio, and narrative producers, acting as a "producer for producers" to elevate the creative production craft and establish best-in-class workflows.
• Translate established creative direction into executable production plans, helping transform a wide range of creative inputs into a unified foundation for execution.
• Facilitate cross-discipline alignment throughout development, surfacing misalignment or risk early and routing decisions appropriately.
• Partner with Production and Discipline Leadership to plan creative capacity, manage resource allocation, and integrate external vendor work seamlessly into internal pipelines.
• Ensure creative deep dives, immersion rituals, and required creative materials are actively used and integrated into the broader development cycle.

Requirements

• 8+ years of professional experience as a game producer.
• 4+ years in a leadership position, working directly on the production of a complex live game project.
• Proven experience leading art, audio, and/or narrative production at scale, with a strong understanding of creative pipelines and review workflows.
• Experience managing other producers or cross-functional teams, acting as a mentor and driver of production best practices.
• Experience formalizing cross-discipline processes and aligning creative direction with technical and design milestones.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with production tools like JIRA to track development and create reporting.

Benefits

Riot offers a variety of benefits including medical, dental, and life insurance, parental leave, a 401k with company match, and an open paid time off policy. Riot also provides a supportive work environment where everyone is encouraged to bring their unique perspective and contribute to the mission of creating games and experiences that make it better to be a player.