Development Producer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Assemble the leadership team around each creator, which includes overseeing directors, head writers, art directors, and other creative leaders.

• Identify, interview, and onboard freelance and contract talent for development projects.

• Equip teams with the necessary tools, schedules, and workflows to achieve development milestones.

• Oversee the daily development process for pilot scripts, season outlines, voice actor casting, visual development, and character design.

• Monitor schedules and budgets across ongoing workstreams, highlighting any delays or budget overruns.

• Conduct regular check-ins to resolve issues and maintain the momentum of workstreams.

• Keep updated status documentation for every show in production.

• Manage production logistics for proof-of-concept vertical slices.

• Coordinate resources for animation, voice-over, and design for vertical slices.

• Facilitate transitions from development to full production.

• Oversee a slate of up to five shows, each at different stages of development and featuring various art styles and tones.

• Allocate time and resources according to milestone priorities and executive direction.

• Raise slate-level risks to Development Executives.

• Provide precise status updates to ensure that milestones are met on time and within budget.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience as a line producer or production manager in animation, live-action, or gaming sectors.

• Familiarity with development processes is preferred.

• Excellent organizational and scheduling abilities.

• Capability to manage multiple shows simultaneously.

• Experience in staffing and recruiting creative teams.

• Proficient in budget tracking and project-level reporting.

• Strong, clear communication skills.

• Ability to collaborate directly with creators and creative leads without exerting creative authority over their work.

• Willingness to work across time zones with a distributed, international team.

• Understanding of animation-specific development costs and timelines is a plus.

• Familiarity with Airtable, Coda, Linear, or similar production/knowledge tools is advantageous.

• Previous experience in a rapidly scaling studio environment is a bonus.

• A creative background in writing, directing, or design is not mandatory.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote working options.

• A diverse and inclusive workplace culture.

• Opportunities for creative input and participation in shaping shows.

• The chance to collaborate with an international, distributed team.