Producer (Apex Legends)
About The Position
Respawn Entertainment is seeking an experienced Legends Producer for the Apex Legends team. Reporting to the Lead Producer, this role is responsible for developing and delivering the game’s playable characters. The Producer facilitates communication across the team, supports cross-functional dependencies, identifies and mitigates risks, and helps the team meet development goals. The role owns production planning and execution across the Legend development pipeline, from concept and prototyping through implementation and post-launch support. It coordinates work across Design, Art, Animation, Narrative, Audio, VFX, and external teams, while partnering with creative and technical leads to maintain each Legend’s vision and balance quality, scope, and schedule. The Producer also maintains production tracking tools, schedules, and reporting to provide visibility into upcoming Legends and their progress.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of production experience in AAA game development.
- Deep understanding of game development pipelines, particularly the lifecycle of a playable character from concept to release.
- Ability to manage complex projects with cross-functional dependencies across disciplines such as Design, Engineering, Art, Animation, and QA.
- Strong risk management and problem-solving skills, with a demonstrated record of keeping development on schedule.
- Experience tracking a large volume of assets and complex feature sets across multiple production stages while balancing quality, scope, and schedule.
- Passion for character-driven games, player experience, and the collaborative process of developing a character for a global audience.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in character, hero, or systems development.
- Experience in a live service environment, including understanding the need for consistent content delivery and post-launch support.
Responsibilities
- Own production planning and execution for the Legend development pipeline, ensuring characters are delivered on schedule, at high quality, and in alignment with project goals.
- Coordinate dependencies, schedules, reviews, and content delivery milestones with Design, Art, Animation, Narrative, Audio, VFX, and external teams.
- Drive the end-to-end development of new Legends, from initial concept and prototyping through final implementation and post-launch support.
- Collaborate with creative and technical leads to preserve each Legend’s vision while navigating production realities.
- Identify risks involving character scope, technical challenges, and creative iteration, and proactively drive solutions to keep development on track.
- Develop and maintain production tracking tools, schedules, and reporting mechanisms that show the status of upcoming Legends.
- Facilitate communication among internal stakeholders and external partners to align on priorities, deadlines, and quality standards.
Benefits
- Paid time off or vacation (3 weeks per year to start)
- Sick time (80 hours per year in the US; 10 days per year in Canada)
- Paid company holidays (16 per year in the US)
- Paid time off to bond with a baby (10 weeks in the US)
- Paid maternity leave (Canada: 12 weeks of top-up to EI/QPIP benefits, up to 100% of base salary)
- Paid parental or adoption leave (Canada: 4 weeks of top-up to EI/QPIP benefits, up to 100% of base salary)
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance or coverage
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- 401(k) for regular full-time employees in the US
- Retirement plan for regular full-time employees in Canada
- Potential bonus and other incentive programs for certain roles
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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