Studio Production Director

Resource Operations & Systems Engineering

Stakeholder Management & Business Development

Live Service & Lead Development Evolution

Hard Qualifications

• Experience: 12+ years of game production management experience, with 5+ years running a production team that has shipped multiple AAA console and PC titles.
• Operational Bandwidth: Exceptional capacity to manage complex, concurrent variables across multiple teams, time zones, disciplines, and sometimes even languages without missing a beat.
• Executive Partnership: A highly collaborative, low-ego team player who builds trust with the company’s senior leadership team, welcomes candid and respectful debate, and works across functions to align priorities, resolve challenges, advance the broader interests of the studio, and ensure consistent high-quality project output and timeliness.
• Stakeholder Diplomacy: A proven track record of navigating high-stakes, highly sensitive conversations with internal executives, development partners, external publishers, global IP holders, sister studios, and vendors.
• Systems Thinker: A solution-oriented change agent accustomed to utilizing processes to solve complex development problems and optimize operational efficiency.
• Vigilant Guardian: A proven history of identifying critical threats to project goals early, and providing immediate, context-driven solutions without systemic escalation.
• Technical Grounding: Deep, empirical understanding of the physical realities of game development: engine constraints, build pipelines, QA integration, cross-discipline dependencies, and the ability to build bulletproof contract and milestone architecture.

Extra Credit

Application Protocol

• To ensure mutual alignment on the high-level operational requirements of this role, Certain Affinity requires a targeted cover letter as part of the application process. This letter must concisely address the following critical areas:
• A self-assessment of the candidate’s proficiency relative to the core responsibilities outlined in this job description.
• The specific professional milestones and leadership experiences most relevant to managing external stakeholders and executing a transition from co-development to Lead Development.
• Identification of primary areas of operational expertise alongside identified opportunities for continued professional growth within this executive scope.
• A candid evaluation of perceived strengths and potential blind spots regarding the requirements of the Studio Production Director position.
• The candidate’s unique perspective on Certain Affinity and a justification for the alignment between the candidate’s professional philosophy and the company’s mission.