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. We partner 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. At Sawhorse, we believe in fostering a culture of collaboration, creativity, and relentless excellence while shaping the future of digital storytelling.
Our releases include: [Roblox, Fortnite, Rec Room, ZEPETO]
We're looking for 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. Sawhorse Productions sits at the intersection of commercial production, interactive experiences, and UGC gaming, and this role is the engine that turns big brand ideas into games players genuinely want to come back to.
You'll own schedules, scope, and team coordination from concept through launch and live operations, keeping our developers, artists, and brand partners aligned and moving fast. Our office is located in Los Angeles. While we are a remote-first company, we expect this role to be in the office for key client meetings, kickoffs, and team collaboration as needed.
This is an hourly freelance position, with expected availability during PST core hours M-F 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM.
Requirements
- End-to-End Game Production: Lead the production of branded and original Roblox experiences from concept and pre-production through launch, ensuring every release ships on time, on budget, and to Sawhorse's quality bar.
- Roadmaps and Scheduling: Build and manage project roadmaps, sprint plans, and milestone schedules in Jira, Asana, or Airtable, giving every discipline clear visibility into deliverables, priorities, and deadlines.
- Scope and Budget Management: Manage project scope, budgets, and resourcing, flagging risks early and making smart tradeoffs that protect timelines and creative quality.
- Cross-Discipline Collaboration: Partner with game designers, Luau scripters, 3D artists, UI/UX designers, and QA to keep development 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, so every experience launches cleanly.
- Live Operations: Plan and execute post-launch content updates, limited-time events, and live ops calendars that drive player retention and engagement.
- Analytics and Performance: Monitor game performance through the Roblox Creator Dashboard, tracking concurrent users, session length, retention, and conversion, and use those insights to shape updates.
- Playtesting and QA: Develop and run playtesting and QA processes, gathering player and stakeholder feedback to refine gameplay before and after launch.
- Production Process Ownership: Establish and improve production workflows, documentation, and Agile ceremonies that help Sawhorse's interactive team scale across multiple concurrent projects.
- External Studio Coordination: Collaborate with external development studios and freelance Roblox creators when projects need additional capacity, keeping outsourced work aligned with internal standards.
- Platform Trends and Innovation: Stay ahead of Roblox platform updates, emerging genres, and branded gaming trends, bringing new formats and ideas to Sawhorse's creative and business teams.
Qualifications
A strong candidate for this position should have the following qualities:
- Experience: 3+ years of experience as a Producer, Associate Producer, or similar role within games, interactive media, or branded entertainment, including at least one shipped experience on Roblox.
- Roblox Platform Knowledge: Deep understanding of the Roblox platform, its audience, and its ecosystem, including Roblox Studio workflows, publishing, and platform approval processes.
- Game Development Lifecycle: Proven track record taking games from pre-production through launch and into live operations.
- Production Tools: Strong proficiency with Jira, Asana, Airtable, or comparable project management tools, along with Agile and Scrum methodologies.
- Client-Facing Delivery: Experience managing projects for external brand or agency clients, including expectation setting, status reporting, and feedback management.
- Data-Informed Decisions: Strong understanding of game metrics such as DAU, CCU, retention, and session length, and how to use them to prioritize updates.
- Budget and Schedule Management: Demonstrated ability to manage budgets, schedules, and resourcing across multiple concurrent projects.
- Communication and Leadership: Excellent communication skills, with the ability to align creative, technical, and client stakeholders and keep teams motivated 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 time in Roblox Studio
- Experience with Roblox monetization, including Game Passes, Developer Products, and UGC avatar items
- Experience producing live in-game events, brand activations, or music and entertainment collaborations
- Agile or Scrum certification (CSM, PSM)
Benefits
$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. In addition, Sawhorse Productions will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Sawhorse Productions will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and federal law.
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