About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Senior Producer on a 2-year contract to lead our people, systems, and ideas to help great games get made brilliantly. This is a senior role for someone equally comfortable driving complex production at scale as you are empowering teams to do their best work.
Responsibilities
- Own and drive production strategy across multiple workstreams, ensuring teams are aligned, timelines are met, and delivery risks are proactively managed
- Lead cross-functional teams to remove blockers, optimise workflows, and maintain a high bar for quality and player experience
- Oversee and improve production tools and systems (Jira, Google Suite, Slack, reporting frameworks), including asset pipelines, forecasting, and performance tracking
- Partner with studio leadership to plan, scope, and deliver against key milestones, contributing to product and business strategy
- Foster a strong team culture for SMG by mentoring producers and championing best practice
Requirements
- A love of games!
- You consistently deliver results.
- You have gained solid experience as a Producer/Senior Producer ideally within games or digital production, managing complex projects across budgets, resources, schedules, and scope
- An excellent communicator who can align stakeholders, simplify complex challenges, and drive clear decision-making
- Calm, adaptable, and solutions-focused under pressure, with strong leadership and collaboration skills, elevating those around you
- Full Australian working rights
Skills
- Jira
- Google Suite
- Slack
Location
- Sydney
- Melbourne
- Brisbane
- Perth
- Adelaide
Work Type
- Remote
- Full time
- Fixed Term Contract
Experience Level
- Senior
Benefits
- Dedicated volunteer leave
- Whole-company event, One Day for Change
- 5 weeks annual leave after 2 years of service
- 3 whole company Wellness days off per year
- Career Development and Learning & Development opportunities
- Access to global online dentsu university
About the Company
- At SMG, we turn our patented DAFUZ system to create award winning titles including LEGO Party! Moving Out, Thumb Drift, and One More Line. We love building fun first games and we don’t take ourselves too seriously.
- For over 120 years, innovation has been a core tenet of our offering – exploring new ways to reach, engage and nurture relationships with audiences. Together we drive a multiplier effect for clients at a global scale, through the development of Integrated Growth Solutions that are underpinned by our promise to clients: innovating to impact.
- Be a force for good. Sustainability is a vital part of our business and an important area of focus for our clients. We’re leading the way – helping to build a more sustainable planet.
- Dream loud. In this moment of transformation, we need our people to be fearless, embracing change and ambiguity, driven by the love for their work and excitement for the future.
- Team without limits. We create opportunities for connection and collaboration between our colleagues and clients, building a sense of belonging and having some fun along the way.
Equal Opportunity
- Our diverse and inclusive culture enables our employees to bring their whole selves to work and be proud of doing so. For us, this is the foundation for great innovation which, in turn, generates better outcomes for our people, partners and communities. This is why we encourage applications from people with disabilities, and of all ages, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures. If you want to belong to a one global network where opportunities are limitless – we look forward to welcoming you.
