About the role
Employment Details
Position: Production Manager – Gameplay
Employment Type: Full-time
Location: Quebec City, Canada / Montreal (Office space available); Hybrid and remote work situations open to applicants based in Canada.
Company Overview
Founded in 2020, Yellow Brick Games is an independent studio focused on building digital playgrounds and memorable worlds using an ethical and human approach to game development. The studio released its debut fantasy action-adventure title, Eternal Strands, in 2025.
About the Role
The Production Manager – Gameplay will support the Enemies and Player teams by ensuring production goals unfold smoothly. Responsibilities include contributing to production plans, identifying cross-discipline dependencies, facilitating daily operations, and maintaining alignment between team output and project-wide goals. This role reports to the Director of Production and requires close collaboration with the Enemies and Player teams.
Responsibilities
- Production Planning: Contribute to the production plan for the Enemies and Player teams, identifying and integrating cross-discipline dependencies including design, animation, programming, art, and audio.
- Facilitation: Act as a facilitator to keep production goals on track, anticipating and clearing obstacles encountered by the teams.
- Communication & Alignment: Ensure smooth communication within the teams and with stakeholders, and maintain ongoing alignment with the project’s overall goals.
- Risk Management: Identify risks related to interdependencies between the Enemies and Player teams and propose solutions.
- Team Support: Support the teams in setting up their work plan, while respecting their autonomy in the day-to-day management of their tasks.
Requirements
- Experience: Minimum 7 years in production management in game development, ideally on gameplay teams (player controls, combat, etc.).
- Cross-Discipline Understanding: Excellent understanding of the technical and creative dependencies between disciplines (design, programming, animation, art).
- Management Approaches: Solid knowledge of different project management approaches and agile-inspired tools.
- Communication & Facilitation: Strong communication and facilitation skills, with an ability to build trust within cross-disciplinary teams.
- Rigor: Strong organizational skills and rigor in tracking production plans.
- Languages: Professional bilingualism required — fluent in both English and French, spoken and written.
Benefits
- A highly creative environment alongside passionate game developers.
- Flexible work schedule and remote/hybrid arrangements.
- Generous and flexible vacation and sick days policy.
- Group insurance program with 24/7 access to a virtual medical clinic.
Application Instructions
Interested candidates should send a brief word of introduction and a resume as an attachment. Please indicate the position in the subject line.