Producer, External Development — Mattel Digital Studios

Mattel•El Segundo, CA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Producer, External Development at Mattel Game Studios keeps our externally-developed games moving — on schedule, on brief, and on quality. In our publisher model, every title is built by an external studio, which makes disciplined production the difference between a plan and a shipped game. Working closely with the Lead Producer, Publishing, you will run the day-to-day production process for your titles: tracking milestones, coordinating across internal teams and external partners, surfacing risks early, and keeping communication clear and consistent. This is a hands-on, process-oriented execution role — ideal for someone who brings structure to ambiguity and uses modern, AI-assisted workflows to do it faster and better. The ideal candidate has real mobile free-to-play production experience, a builder’s instinct for process and organization, and a genuine appreciation for Mattel’s core brands.

Requirements

5+ years in game production, product, or project management within the video game industry, with hands-on mobile free-to-play experience.
Demonstrable experience helping take games through the development lifecycle, from concept to launch and live operations.
Strong organizational rigor and fluency with production methodologies (Agile/Scrum, Waterfall, etc.) and tooling (Jira, Confluence, Asana, etc.). You bring structure to ambiguity and build process that speeds up shipping rather than slowing it down.
Demonstrated use of AI tools to make production work faster and better — reporting, documentation, summarization, and analysis — with the judgment to know where AI helps and where it does not.
Solid practical understanding of free-to-play development, business models, and live operations.
Passion for the art and science of games (of any genre/model), as both a fan and a professional.
Strong analytical skills with a proactive approach to identifying and resolving challenges.
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, capable of tailoring messages for technical, creative, and business audiences.
A true team player with the ability to build strong working relationships and influence effectively across teams.

Nice To Haves

Deep familiarity and passion for Mattel’s core brands and their potential within the digital gaming space (Barbie™, Hot Wheels®, Monster High™, Masters of the Universe®, Uno®, etc.).
Experience working with and on behalf of a licensed IP.
Operated as a producer in both a studio and a publisher environment.
Experience shipping or operating live mobile titles (F2P or premium).
Experience integrating AI or automation into a production pipeline with external partners.

Responsibilities

Run the day-to-day production process for your titles: maintain milestone schedules, track deliverables and dependencies, and keep external studios aligned to agreed timelines, scope, and budget expectations — escalating to the Lead Producer when plans need to change.
Establish and maintain the production rituals, documentation, and tracking that keep delivery predictable — milestone definitions, status rollups, risk logs, and meeting cadences across internal teams and external partners.
Use AI-assisted workflows to accelerate the work — status synthesis and reporting, meeting and build-review summaries, documentation and brief drafting, and early risk surfacing — and apply judgment about where AI speeds things up and where it does not.
Serve as a primary day-to-day point of contact for external development teams, facilitating clear, consistent communication and timely follow-through.
Keep internal Mattel departments — brand, marketing, licensing, legal, and finance — informed and aligned throughout development.
Help translate product vision and priorities into clear briefs, requirements, and tasks for external teams, and contribute relevant market and competitive context that keeps titles aligned.
Help ensure external teams understand and uphold Mattel’s brand guidelines, providing feedback that protects brand integrity.