Associate Producer - Art

Description

Company Overview

Arrow International is the world's largest manufacturer and supplier of charitable gaming products and solutions. We produce and distribute a wide array of products, including consumables (pull tab tickets, bingo paper and ink, etc.) as well as world-class, state-of-the-art electronic gaming products. Our products are sold, installed, and operated in numerous social and gaming venues around the world. We continue to grow at a record pace and offer this exciting career opportunity to join our team, where we focus on attracting and engaging exceptional talent, empowering colleagues to achieve fulfilling careers, and creating fun and engaging products that are second to none for our customers.

Position Summary

We are seeking a motivated Associate Producer to support our game development team in our Chicago studio. This role will assist with the development pipeline and help manage the day-to-day activities of the game development team. The Associate Producer will play a crucial role in ensuring projects are completed on time and within scope, working closely with the development and production teams to drive games from concept to completion.

Primary Roles and Responsibilities

• Partner with the Creative Manager to manage the day-to-day scheduling and resources allocation for artists, animators, and other creative contributors.
• Track art deliverables across multiple projects, ensuring assets are delivered on time and aligned with project milestones.
• Document, maintain, and continuously improve art production processes and pipelines.
• Coordinate task assignments and provide clear communication to team members to support timely and high-quality outputs.
• Anticipate bottlenecks, track dependencies, and communicate risks or delays to studio leadership.
• Act as a liaison between the art team and other departments, ensuring clear visibility and alignment across cross-functional teams.
• Support the Producer, Creative Manager, and Head of Game Development as needed.

Requirements

Experience and Education

• Strong communicator with the ability to effectively coordinate across creative and technical teams.
• Demonstrated skill in tracking multiple deliverables and following up on task completion.
• Familiarity with game development processes, particularly art and animation pipelines.
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and capable of juggling shifting priorities.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); experience with JIRA, Confluence, or other task management tools is a plus.
• Passion for gaming, visual storytelling, and supporting creative work.
• 0-3 years of experience in a similar production or coordination role.

We offer a dynamic and creative environment, opportunities for professional growth, and the chance to work on exciting projects in the gaming industry. If you are passionate about game development and eager to contribute to our team, we would love to hear from you!

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORKING CONDITIONS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.
• The noise level in the work environment is low.
• May be required to sit for long and/or extended periods of time.