Senior Producer (Mobile Games)

Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Hybrid work requires a minimum of two days per week in the Melbourne studio, currently Mondays and Thursdays. Remote arrangements may be considered for the right candidate, with significant overlap with standard Australian business hours. Applicants based in Australia must hold appropriate Australian working rights.

Company

Hipster Whale is an Australian game studio and wholly owned subsidiary of hirify.global, creating and publishing bright arcade games for broad audiences.

What you will do

• Own production across multiple mobile game projects, including new development and live-ops releases.
• Create and maintain project plans, release roadmaps, milestones, dependencies, priorities, and key dates.
• Help teams manage scope and make trade-offs between quality, time, and resources.
• Identify delivery risks and dependencies, then coordinate practical solutions with teams and stakeholders.
• Facilitate communication, decision-making, Agile ceremonies, and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
• Maintain Jira and Notion as reliable sources of truth and support continuous improvement of production processes.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in the games industry or a similar field, with multiple commercial projects delivered.
• Experience working on mobile games and familiarity with Apple App Store and Google Play release processes.
• Strong understanding of production principles, Agile methodologies, schedules, dependencies, documentation, and spreadsheets.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills across disciplines and organisational levels.
• Experience using project management tools such as Jira.
• Enthusiasm for games and a good sense of humour.

Nice to have

• Experience with Apple Arcade titles, live-ops development, regular content updates, or post-launch product development.
• Scrum Master, Agile, or project management certification.
• Professional experience in game design, engineering, art, or QA.
• Experience improving production processes, team structures, or development workflows.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent, ongoing, full-time employment.
• Hybrid working with flexibility to accommodate individual needs.
• Inclusive and welcoming environment that supports diverse backgrounds, identities, and perspectives.
• Collaborative culture focused on psychological safety, shared goals, and creative risk-taking.
• Competitive salary based on skills and experience.

Hiring process

• Applications are reviewed as quickly as possible, and all applicants receive a response regardless of the outcome.
• Applications remain open until the date specified in the posting.