Associate Producer

Ovii's Interpretation of the Role

Keywords Studios seeks an Associate Producer to help drive game‑development projects to on‑time, on‑budget delivery. You’ll partner with senior producers, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, manage schedules and risks, and keep stakeholders aligned throughout production.

Role Snapshot

• Coordinate multidisciplinary game development teams
• Maintain project schedules and task boards
• Track milestones, dependencies and deliverables
• Facilitate communication across art, design, engineering, QA and audio
• Identify and mitigate production risks
• Support onboarding of new team members
• Prepare production reports and documentation

Must-Have Requirements

• Project coordination / production / project management
• Strong organisational and time‑management abilities
• Written and verbal communication
• Proficiency with productivity and project‑management tools (Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Project, Google Workspace, Microsoft Office)
• project coordination
• production
• project management
• Must have relevant working rights for Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia (no sponsorship offered)

Nice-to-Have Signals

• Experience supporting PC, console or live‑operations game projects
• Scrum / Agile methodology knowledge
• SAFe or other scaled‑Agile framework
• Live Operations or post‑launch content delivery
• Console certification and submission processes
• Co‑development or work‑for‑hire projects
• Distributed or international team coordination
• Client‑facing project coordination
• Project‑management training or certification
• PC/console game project support

Work Setup

• Location: Malaysia
• Work mode: REMOTE
• Remote scope: COUNTRY_RESTRICTED
• Remote countries: Malaysia
• Employment type: Contract

Eligibility Gates

• Work authorization: Relevant working rights for Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia
• Visa sponsorship: no

Not Specified in JD

• Salary range
• Benefits
• Equity
• Relocation
• Notice period
• Travel
• Security clearance
• Coding test

What You'll Likely Work On

• Support the Producer in planning, coordinating and delivering assigned game projects
• Organise and monitor activities across multiple development disciplines
• Prepare and maintain schedules, task trackers, meeting notes and status reports
• Track progress against milestones, follow up on outstanding tasks and resolve blockers
• Facilitate regular team meetings and ensure clear documentation of actions
• Maintain effective communication between development teams, leadership, clients and stakeholders
• Identify production risks and resource constraints, escalating when needed
• Help onboard new team members and contribute to retrospectives and process improvements

Good Fit If You Have

• Enthusiasm for video games and knowledge of the PC/console market
• Experience with Scrum, Agile or other iterative project‑management methods
• Familiarity with live‑operations or post‑launch content delivery