Lead Producer
Jam City· Production
Carlsbad, CA$140k - $165kFull-timePosted 11mo ago
About the role
Jam City is seeking a Lead Producer to lead the Cookie Jam team, overseeing a 60+ person team, delivering on the long-term roadmap, optimizing development processes, and growing production talent within the Puzzle organization. The role emphasizes live operations, cross-functional collaboration, and mentoring producers to develop their careers.
Responsibilities
- Lead the creation of the long-term roadmap and production goals for the team.
- Oversee the robust live operations of a critical title, ensuring smooth execution and stability for players.
- Improve team pipelines and workflows while monitoring team organization to ensure proper support.
- Mentor producers at all levels and provide hands-on opportunities for them to learn and grow their skills.
- Work with directors to establish product vision and team objectives, then clearly communicate them through documentation and presentations.
- Resolve conflicts with internal, cross-functional teams to ensure smooth and efficient operations.
- Proactively strengthen communication and relationships between all teams.
- Present a clear, accurate, and digestible picture of the project to executive leadership while advocating for the team and development plans.
- Use strong judgment to determine when and how to escalate issues, implement new tools, or overhaul processes.
Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience in a game production role, with a preference for casual mobile gaming
- Exceptional leadership skills with the ability to build consensus and support for initiatives across multiple teams.
- Proven experience in live operations within a fast-paced, event-driven game environment.
- Extremely strong knowledge of the marketplace, market trends, and data, with the ability to identify product improvements.
- The ability to balance project demands with creative essentials and the player experience.
- A solid project management foundation in various methodologies, including Agile and Waterfall, with the ability to customize workflows to meet team needs.
- A proactive, results-oriented self-starter with a strong sense of ownership, accountability, and urgency.
- A team player with excellent interpersonal skills, able to communicate and influence across all levels of the organization.
- Proficient in various production tools, such as Confluence, Jira, G-Suite, and Keynote.
- Excellent oral and written communication and collaboration skills.
- The ability to take direct feedback and adapt communication styles to work effectively with others.
- Strong technical skills and hands-on experience with configuration management and deployment tools, such as JSON configuration.
Skills
Required:RoadmappingLive operationsTeam leadershipCommunication
Benefits
- Unlimited Vacation
- Paid Sick Days
- Recharge Days & Holidays
- 100% Employee Covered Medical, Dental, Vision Plan Base Plan
- Life Insurance
- 401k
- Flexible Spending Accounts & More
- Happy Hours
- Company Events
Last updated Aug 19, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About Jam City
Leading the evolution of gaming & interactive entertainment.
Jam City connects people around the world through great games.
gamesinteractive entertainment
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