Senior Producer

Mythwright Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - GBP 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A game publishing company in Greater London seeks a Senior External Producer to manage the release of high-quality titles. In this role, you will oversee cross-functional projects, ensuring successful collaboration with development partners, and drive the publication process across various platforms. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in game production, strong communication skills, and a deep passion for video games. Benefits include generous summer and winter breaks, alongside regular holiday allowances.

Benefits

2-week summer break

2-week winter break

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a producer in game development or publishing.
• Experience working with external studios across multiple projects and platforms.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments.

Responsibilities

• Manage cross-functional projects across multiple platforms.
• Define clear production frameworks and reporting structures.
• Coordinate release plans across development, QA, and marketing.

Skills

Producer experience in game development

Managing priorities in fast-paced environments

Understanding full game development lifecycle

Strong communication skills

Data literacy

Passion for video games

Tools

Industry standard production tools

Job description

Mythwright is a new games publisher, established by industry veterans with a proven track record of delivering successful titles. We care deeply about supporting creative teams and building long‑lasting, collaborative relationships grounded in trust and shared vision.

Our focus is on Steam, where we are curating a portfolio of Simulation, Management, Strategy, and adjacent niche games designed for passionate, highly engaged player communities. We believe in championing developers, supporting creative vision, and publishing games that earn lasting loyalty. In this role, you will take ownership of key distribution‑related workstreams to ensure every title in our catalogue thrives.

In this role, the Senior External Producer will play a critical part in ensuring Mythwright releases a portfolio of high‑quality titles. You will manage cross‑functional projects across multiple platforms, working closely with external and internal development partners to deliver games that meet creative, commercial, and quality expectations for our diverse global audience.

Key Responsibilities

• Working Closely with our Development Partners
• Working with partners to understand scope, plans, resourcing, and milestones
• Defining clear production frameworks, milestones, and reporting structures
• Identifying blockers, dependencies, and risks early and proactively
• Advising on planning, prioritisation, and execution while respecting partner autonomy
• Owning budget and schedule tracking, and clearly communicating changes and risks
• Acting as the primary escalation point and driving timely, constructive resolution
• Maintaining schedules, milestone plans, and delivery forecasts
• Producing clear status reports, presentations, and postmortems as needed
• Reviewing progress against milestones, quality bars, and business goals
• Ensuring our partners have clear priorities and actionable next steps
• Identifying scope, resourcing, and timeline risks early
• Facilitating regular check‑ins, milestone reviews, and retrospectives
• Facilitating efficient cross‑discipline workflows internally
• Keeping production data accurate, current, and accessible
• Supporting decision making through clear risk and trade‑off analysis
• Coordinating release plans across development, QA, localisation, marketing and platform holders
• Ensuring platform requirements, compliance, and submission timelines are met
• Taking point on all platform holder / storefront submissions
• Identifying and managing risks related to certification, localisation and performance
• Supporting go‑to‑market readiness by liaising with publishing and marketing teams
• Overseeing post‑launch plans, including patches, updates, and any live support
• Capturing post‑launch learnings to improve future releases

Requirements

• Proven experience as a producer in game development or publishing
• Experience working with external studios across multiple projects and platforms
• Strong understanding of the full game development lifecycle
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environments
• Experience handling first‑party submissions
• Genuine passion for playing and understanding video games, especially the genres we specialise in
• High proficiency with industry standard production tools, workflows, and documentation
• A collaborative approach with the ability to build trust and influence across teams
• Clear, confident written and verbal communication skills
• Data literacy and experience supporting informed decision making
• Experience across PC and Console, with mobile experience a real bonus

Benefits

Our benefits include a 2‑week company summer break and a 2‑week winter break to rest and recharge, in addition to your normal holiday allowance.