Absurdventures

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Senior Producer

Location
Santa Monica
Posted
Aug 6, 2026
Last seen
Aug 7, 2026

About the role

Summary

We are looking for a Senior Producer to lead production across our Cinematics, Narrative, and Audio disciplines on an all-new open world game. This is a deeply cross-functional role - one that requires someone who can hold the long view on story and craft while also managing the day-to-day complexity of three highly interdependent teams.

As a Senior Producer at Absurd Ventures, you will partner with cross-functional leaders to plan, schedule, and deliver content that is ambitious in scope and cohesive in execution. You understand how cinematics, story, and sound function together to create emotional impact - and you know how to protect that work inside the pressures of a large production. You are a clear communicator, a steady presence under uncertainty, and someone who earns trust across disciplines by being prepared, direct, and honest.

Core Responsibilities

  • Own production planning, scheduling, and milestone delivery across Cinematics, Narrative, and Audio, ensuring all three disciplines are aligned and moving at pace.
  • Partner with department directors and leads to define scope, build roadmaps, track progress, and surface risk before it becomes a problem.
  • Facilitate cross-discipline coordination across Narrative, Cinematics, Audio, Mission Design, Animation, and Engineering - making sure dependencies are visible and handoffs happen cleanly.
  • Track and manage the narrative pipeline; working with studio partner teams to facilitate asset creation and ingestion into the game.
  • Maintain a clear picture of team capacity, flag resourcing gaps early, and work with Production leadership to resolve them.
  • Run effective reviews, standups, and cross-team syncs - keeping meetings purposeful and decisions documented.
  • Track and manage budgets across your disciplines, providing accurate forecasts and escalating when needed.
  • Protect the creative intent of directors and leads by building schedules that give the work room to be good - and knowing when to push back on scope.
  • Mentor and support Associate Producers and Coordinators on your team, helping them grow and take on more ownership over time.

Core Qualifications

  • 7+ years of production experience in the video game industry, with at least one shipped AAA title as a Producer or Senior Producer.
  • Direct experience producing across at least two of the three disciplines - Cinematics, Narrative, or Audio - at meaningful scale.
  • Deep understanding of how cinematic, narrative, and audio content is built, integrated, and iterated on in a large open world production.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage complex cross-discipline dependencies and keep multiple workstreams on track simultaneously.
  • Experience working with external vendors supporting cinematics or audio content.
  • Comfort working closely with creative directors and strong-willed leads - you can hold a schedule and push back on scope without damaging trust.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication. You run a tight meeting, write a clear brief, and know how to deliver hard news without drama.
  • Proficiency with standard production tools - Jira, Shotgrid, spreadsheets, or equivalent - and the judgment to know when to use them lightly. <span data-ccp-p