Associate Producer

Associate Producer

Location: Cary, North Carolina (Remote)

Work Type: Contract


Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Associate Producer for an Art-focused role to support a high-volume live-service content team. This position is responsible for driving production schedules, managing asset pipelines for cosmetics and character assets, tracking dependencies, and helping to streamline processes that support the release of high-quality content. The ideal candidate is organized, proactive, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced production environment, collaborating with artists, directors, cross-functional partners, and external stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Own production schedules, workflow organization, and asset tracking across multiple 2D and 3D art initiatives.
• Manage and monitor content pipelines, including asset tracking and character pipelines, ensuring milestones and deliverables are met on time.
• Focus on end-of-pipeline activities, including managing release builds, publishing schedules, narrative publishing, and localization.
• Track dependencies across production teams and identify risks that may impact delivery schedules.
• Coordinate with artists, art leads, production teams, and external partners to remove blockers and maintain project momentum.
• Facilitate reporting and communicate risks, status updates, and production health to stakeholders.
• Drive process improvements and identify opportunities for automation, optimization, and increased efficiency.
• Maintain asset tracking systems, such as shot grids, and workflow management tools.

Required Qualifications

• Previous experience in a Production, Associate Producer, Project Coordinator, or similar role supporting art, animation, or creative teams in environments such as gaming, film, television, or digital content production.
• A deep understanding of dependency-driven production pipelines, scheduling, and asset tracking.
• Experience coordinating multiple projects in a deadline-driven environment.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Demonstrated problem-solving abilities with a proactive and solution-oriented mindset.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams and manage stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently, take ownership, and drive initiatives with minimal oversight.
• Experience balancing short-term production needs with longer-term team goals.
• Adaptability and effectiveness within fast-moving, evolving environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting a live-service game or live operations environment.
• Familiarity with Jira and automated workflow or ticketing systems.
• A keen interest in process improvement, automation, and production optimization.
• Exposure to character pipelines, cosmetic asset production, or 3D content workflows.
• Working knowledge of Perforce and game engine tools.

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