Game Producer at Yahoo Sports - United States of America | $90,000 - $135,000

United States of America

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********Yahoo serves as

**a trusted guide for hundreds of millions of people globally, helping them achieve their goals online through our portfolio of iconic products.For advertisers, Yahoo Advertising offers omnichannel solutions and powerful data to engage with our brands and deliver results. Yahoo Games - Game Producer A Little About Us Yahoo is a global media and tech company that connects people to their passions. We reach nearly 900 million people around the world, bringing them closer to what they love—from finance and sports, to shopping, gaming, and news—through trusted products, content, and technology that fuel their day. For partners, we provide a full-stack platform that helps businesses amplify growth and build meaningful connections across advertising, search, and media.Within Yahoo Games, our mission is to make games a natural extension of the daily Yahoo experience—easy to discover, fun to play, and rewarding to return to. We’re reimagining Yahoo Games as a place where players can take a break, relax, and connect through great casual games, powered by strong production discipline and creative collaboration. A Lot About You We are seeking an experienced and passionate Game Producer to lead the development and production of Yahoo Games first-party original games and to manage the integration of third-party games into the Yahoo Games platform. In this role, you will be responsible for end-to-end production management—partnering closely with Product Management, Game Design, Engineering, and Creative teams, as well as external partners, to bring high-quality casual games to market. This role blends strong production rigor with a deep love of games and player experience and is critical to delivering a predictable, high-quality pipeline of both 1P and 3P games. Your Day at Yahoo Own production managementfor Yahoo Games first-party original games from concept through live operations. Partner with Product Managementand Game Design to define the game vision, core loop, features, and scope. Assess game scope to determine feasibility against timelines. Create and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, and milestones across design, engineering, art, QA, and live ops. Organize and coordinate internal teams and external development partners to ensure smooth execution. Manage the end-to-end process for third-party game integrations, including intake, scheduling, coordination with external developers, and internal readiness. Work closely with Engineering, QA, Legal, Privacy, and Security teams to ensure third-party games meet Yahoo standards and requirements. Drive Agile workflows, including backlog management, story generation, sprint planning, standups, and retrospectives.

• Collaborate closely with engineers, designers, and asset creators to resolve dependencies and unblock delivery. Manage QA processes to ensure high-quality releases across desktop and mobile web platforms. Support live operations post-launch, including updates, bug fixes, content refreshes, and performance tuning. Communicate status, risks, and tradeoffs clearly to stakeholders and leadership. Champion quality, player experience, and sustainable development practices throughout production. You Must Have

• 5+ years of experience as a Game Producer or in a production role within the games industry. Proven experience shipping casual games, ideally on desktop and mobile web platforms. Strong understanding of game development pipelines, Agile methodologies, and cross-disciplinary collaboration. Experience working with both internal teams and external development partners. Experience managing third-party integrations or external partner workflows. Ability to create and manage complex project plans while adapting to changing priorities. Strong communication and organizational skills, with a proactive and solution-oriented mindset. Experience overseeing QA and supporting live operations for shipped games. A deep passion for making great games and delivering high-quality player experiences. Proficiency with Jira and managing projects through the software. Nice to Have Experience working on daily games or live-ops driven products. Familiarity with browser-based game development constraints and performance considerations. Experience collaborating closely with product managers in a product-led organization.The material job duties and responsibilities of this role include those listed above as well as adhering to Yahoo policies; exercising sound judgment; working effectively, safely and inclusively with others; exhibiting trustworthiness and meeting expectations; and safeguarding business operations and brand integrity.**

At Yahoo,

we offer flexible hybrid work options that our employees love! While most roles don’t require regular office attendance, you may occasionally be asked to attend in-person events or team sessions. You’ll always get notice to make arrangements. Your recruiter will let you know if a specific job requires regular attendance at a Yahoo office or facility. If you have any questions about how this applies to the role, just ask the recruiter!

Yahoo is proud

to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category.

Yahoo will consider

for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law.

Yahoo is dedicated

to providing an accessible environment for all candidates during the application process and for employees during their employment. If you need accessibility assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please submit a request via the Accommodation Request Form (www.yahooinc.com/careers/contact-us.html) or call +1.866.772.3182. Requests and calls received for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

We believe

that a diverse and inclusive workplace strengthens Yahoo and deepens our relationships. When you support everyone to be their best selves, they spark discovery, innovation and creativity. Among other efforts, our 11 employee resource groups (ERGs) enhance a culture of belonging with programs, events and fellowship that help educate, support and create a workplace where all feel welcome.

Compensation:** The compensation for this position ranges from $90,750.00 - $188,750.00/yr and will vary depending on factors such as your location, skills and experience.The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary annual bonus or commissions. Our comprehensive benefits include healthcare, a great 401k, backup childcare, education stipends and much (much) more.

Currently work for Yahoo?**Please apply on our internal career site.

Yahoo serves as**a trusted guide for hundreds of millions of people globally, helping them achieve their goals online through our portfolio of iconic products.For advertisers, Yahoo Advertising offers omnichannel solutions and powerful data to engage with our brands and deliver results.

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Salary: $90,000 - $135,000

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