** This is a remote position but candidates must but located on the East Coast/EST.

This will start as a 12-month contract with potential to extend **Our client in the gaming industry is hiring a Senior Manager (Production) to join their Sports Product Management team, responsible for driving publishing production on ports.The main focus for this role will be leading the day-to-day publishing production for porting projects, building relationships and working closely with internal publishing colleagues, and both internal and external development teams.

They are looking for a seasoned producer with a bias for action, a deep and thorough understanding of production challenges, constraints and requirements, and ability to clearly understand and articulate development schedules and budgets.The Senior Manager (Production) should be able to work in a highly cross-functional, collaborative environment, partnering with multiple disciplines across Game Development, QA & Release Management, Finance, Marketing, PR and User Research.

You will play a critical role in delivering our projects on time and on budget, while also keeping in mind the best interest of our players.Responsibilities: Lead day-to-day publishing production on multiple AAA port projects, under stewardship of Production Director and Sports Leadership Team.

Partner with studios to define and execute along the project's milestones and key development beats, support delivery and trajectory evaluation.

Act as a trusted advisor to both development studio and 2K, building positive relationships while providing critical development insights.

Help drive decisions that impact the overall success of the project, balancing evolving constraints against ambitious and commercial goals.

Skilled at tailoring communication and ensuring clarity across publishing subject matter experts and our studio partners.

Demonstrates excellence in creative problem solving to formulate recommendations against difficult/important problems and issues within their verticals Responsible for the project's budget, managing both internal and external development spend.

Mentor peers and junior production staff.