Head of Production (Games)

TL;DR

Head of Production (Games): Establishing and leading production across game initiatives for a prominent animation studio with an accent on building teams, operational foundations, and production infrastructure. Focus on scaling a game development team from the early stage and overseeing the delivery of several active titles.

Location: Remote-friendly with flexibility on location

Company

An independent animation studio creating original long-form animated shows for YouTube, known for IPs like Digital Circus.

What you will do

• Own end-to-end studio operations, including structure, tooling, hiring, and delivery.
• Build production infrastructure from scratch, encompassing pipelines, project management systems, and milestone tracking.
• Lead and grow the team by hiring across engineering, design, art, QA, and production disciplines.
• Oversee day-to-day development on multiple active titles to ensure quality, timeline, and budget targets are met.
• Establish version control, asset pipelines, and QA processes tailored to the team's scale.
• Manage relationships with external partners, publishers, and platforms such as Steam, consoles, and mobile.

Requirements

• Proven track record of shipping games in a senior leadership capacity with responsibility for staffing and budgeting.
• Hands-on experience building studio infrastructure and pipelines from early stages.
• Strong command of engine and tooling decisions and their downstream implications for hiring and pipelines.
• Experience in early organizational design and scaling teams without over-hiring.
• Ability to operate with ambiguity and make sound decisions without established playbooks.
• Excellent communicator capable of working cross-functionally with creative and executive stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Experience in studios adjacent to animation, film, or transmedia IP.
• Background shipping titles originated from existing entertainment properties or fanbases.
• Familiarity with indie or mid-size team structures and resource-constrained production.

Culture & Benefits

• Full ownership and opportunity to lead game production for a studio with a globally recognized IP.
• Direct line to the CEO and meaningful input into business strategy.
• Competitive salary and compensation package.
• Remote-friendly environment with high flexibility on location.
• Art-first culture driven by passion, innovation, teamwork, and integrity.