About the role
Company Overview
Sawhorse Productions is a Los Angeles based, Award winning full-service creative studio turning ideas into unforgettable experiences through captivating branded content, viral social moments, and groundbreaking interactive experiences. The studio partners with industry-leading brands, artists, and studios such as Walmart, Google, NBCUniversal, Fanatics, Toyota, Pepsi and Alo to deliver industry-leading, innovative multi-platform content. Sawhorse fosters a culture of collaboration, creativity, and relentless excellence while shaping the future of digital storytelling.
Notable Releases
- Roblox: How To Train Your Dragon
- Roblox: Wicked RP
- Roblox: Walmart Discovered - 2024 ADDY Winner
- Roblox: Fenty - 2024 Webby winner
- Roblox: Alo Sanctuary
- Roblox: Lamborghini Lanzador Lab - 2024 Telly Winner
- Gen AI applet: Coca - Cola Cappy
- Numerous digital fashion releases on UGC Gaming platforms
Role Summary
Sawhorse Productions is seeking a hands-on, player-obsessed, and highly organized Roblox Game Producer to lead the end-to-end production of branded and original experiences on Roblox. This role serves as the engine that turns big brand ideas into games players want to return to, sitting at the intersection of commercial production, interactive experiences, and UGC gaming. The producer will own schedules, scope, and team coordination from concept through launch and live operations.
Employment Type and Logistics
- Employment Type: Hourly freelance
- Availability: PST core hours, Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Responsibilities
- End-to-End Game Production: Lead the production of branded and original Roblox experiences from concept and pre-production through launch, ensuring projects ship on time, on budget, and to the Sawhorse quality bar.
- Roadmaps and Scheduling: Build and manage project roadmaps, sprint plans, and milestone schedules in Jira, Asana, or Airtable, providing visibility into deliverables, priorities, and deadlines.
- Scope and Budget Management: Manage project scope, budgets, and resourcing; identify risks early and implement tradeoffs to protect timelines and creative quality.
- Cross-Discipline Collaboration: Partner with game designers, Luau scripters, 3D artists, UI/UX designers, and QA to ensure development remains aligned with the creative vision and game design document.
- Brand Partner Management: Serve as the day-to-day point of contact for brand and agency partners, leading status meetings, presenting builds, and translating client goals into actionable development priorities.
- Roblox Platform Compliance: Manage Roblox approval processes, brand guidelines, and platform policies, including Roblox Advertising Standards and content maturity requirements.
- Live Operations: Plan and execute post-launch content updates, limited-time events, and live ops calendars to drive player retention and engagement.
- Analytics and Performance: Monitor game performance via the Roblox Creator Dashboard, tracking concurrent users, session length, retention, and conversion to inform updates.
- Playtesting and QA: Develop and run playtesting and QA processes, gathering stakeholder and player feedback to refine gameplay.
- Production Process Ownership: Establish and improve production workflows, documentation, and Agile ceremonies to assist the interactive team in scaling across concurrent projects.
- External Studio Coordination: Collaborate with external development studios and freelance Roblox creators, ensuring outsourced work aligns with internal standards.
- Platform Trends and Innovation: Stay ahead of Roblox platform updates, emerging genres, and branded gaming trends to provide fresh ideas for creative and business teams.
Qualifications
- Experience: 3+ years in a Producer, Associate Producer, or similar role within games, interactive media, or branded entertainment.
- Platform Expertise: Proven track record with at least one shipped experience on Roblox.
- Roblox Technical Knowledge: Deep understanding of the Roblox platform, audience, ecosystem, Roblox Studio workflows, publishing, and approval processes.
- Lifecycle Management: Proven track record taking games from pre-production through launch and into live operations.
- Project Management: Proficiency in Jira, Asana, Airtable, or comparable tools, with knowledge of Agile and Scrum methodologies.
- Client Relations: Experience managing projects for external brand or agency clients, including expectation setting, status reporting, and feedback management.
- Data Proficiency: Strong understanding of game metrics (DAU, CCU, retention, session length) and their application in prioritizing updates.
- Financial/Resource Management: Demonstrated ability to manage budgets, schedules, and resourcing across multiple concurrent projects.
- Leadership/Communication: Excellent communication skills, with the ability to align diverse stakeholders and motivate teams in a fast-moving environment.
Nice To Have's
- Experience producing on Fortnite Creative / UEFN, Minecraft, or other UGC gaming platforms.
- Background in commercial production, advertising, or agency environments.
- Familiarity with Luau scripting or hands-on experience in Roblox Studio.
- Experience with Roblox monetization (Game Passes, Developer Products, UGC avatar items).
- Experience producing live in-game events, brand activations, or music and entertainment collaborations.
- Agile or Scrum certification (CSM, PSM).
Compensation
- Rate: $30 - $45 per hour
EEO Statement
Sawhorse Productions is an equal employment opportunity employer. All employees and applicants are evaluated on the basis of their qualifications, consistent with applicable state and federal laws. Sawhorse Productions will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and federal law.