Hiring: Sr. Manager, Game Production - Unpublished R&D Product Company: Riot Games Location: Los Angeles Metropolitan Area Job Posted Time: 2026-09-03 14:18:38 Target Skills & Keywords : Jira, R About the job Experience: •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. Required Skills: •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. •Safeguarding confidential and sensitive Company data Qualifications: •Proven experience leading art, audio, and/or narrative production at scale, with a strong understanding of creative pipelines and review workflows. •For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. We will be looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this could be your role! Compensation: •Riot focuses on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy and other perks such as flexible work schedules Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!