Role Summary

The Development Producer is the operational backbone of a show's development process, from the moment a show is pitched and brought on for development through to the pilot script, season outline and key visual development milestones being delivered. This role will require you to build the right leadership team around a creator, keep every workstream (script, casting, visual development) moving in parallel, track budget and schedule, and flag risks before they become problems.

You'll typically be running this process across several shows in the slate simultaneously, each at a different stage of development.

What You'll Do

Creative Leadership building

• Recruit and staff the core leadership team around each attached creator: this typically includes roles like supervising director, head writer, art director, and/or other key creative leads specific to the project.

• Source, interview, and onboard freelance and contract talent needed for development-stage work.

• Set each show's team up with the tools, schedule, and working rhythm they need to hit development milestones.

Process management

• Own the day-to-day management of the development process for each assigned show, including:

  • Pilot script (drafts, notes rounds, revisions)

  • Season outline

  • Voice actor casting (coordinating sessions, tracking callbacks and decisions)

  • Visual development and key character designs

• Track schedule and budget across all active workstreams for each show, flagging slippage or overspend early.

• Run regular check-ins with each show's team to unblock issues and keep workstreams moving in parallel rather than sequentially where possible.

• Maintain clear, current status documentation for every show in the slate so the Development Executive can see where each one stands at a glance.

Proof-of-concept / vertical slice

• Own production logistics for the proof-of-concept vertical slice: the milestone that marks the end of development for a show.

• Coordinate the resources (animation, VO, design assets) needed to deliver a vertical slice that accurately represents the show's tone, cast, and visual direction.

• Manage the handoff of a completed, approved show out of development and into full production, including transferring documentation, budget history, and team continuity where relevant.

Slate management

• Manage a development slate of up to 5 shows at varying stages and completely different art styles/tones, prioritizing time and resources across them based on milestone urgency and executive guidance. Shows can both be 3D and 2D (traditionally animated).

• Escalate slate-level risks to the Development Executives: creators falling behind, casting difficulties, budget pressure, or team gaps.

You Will Have

• Experience as a line producer or production manager in animation, live-action, or games, ideally with exposure to development (not just ongoing series production).

• Strong organizational and scheduling skills; comfort running multiple shows in parallel without dropping details.

• Experience staffing/recruiting for creative teams (casting crew, not casting talent-in-front-of-camera, though VO casting coordination experience is a plus).

• Budget tracking and reporting skills at the project level.

• Clear, structured communication; you can give the Development Executive an accurate status update without embellishment or vagueness.

• Comfort working directly with creators and creative leads without needing creative authority over their work.

• Ability to work across time zones with a distributed, international team.

Not required

• Creative background (writing, directing, design). This role manages the process, not the creative output.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with animation-specific development costs and timelines (pilot scripts, VO sessions, visual development passes).

• Experience with production/knowledge tooling (Airtable, Coda, Linear, or equivalents).

• Prior experience in a fast-scaling studio environment where processes are  still being built out.

Success Looks Like

• Every show in the slate has a fully staffed core team within an agreed timeframe of creator attachment.

• Development milestones (pilot script, outline, casting, visual development) land on schedule and on budget across the slate.

• The Development Executive always has an accurate, current picture of where each show stands without having to chase it down.

• Vertical slices ship clean, on time, and ready for a greenlight decision.

• Handoffs into production are smooth, with nothing lost or re-discovered by the production team after the fact.

Our Values

Glitch Productions has an art-first mindset. Regardless of which team we’re in, every single team member’s core mission is to create the best art possible, and delight our audience that has given us so much. We achieve this mission through our values:

Passion: First and foremost, every team member has a passion for the work we do and why we do it. It’s what allows us to contribute our creative energy, pitch new concepts, and give everything we make a personal touch that resonates with our fans.

Innovation: From cobbling together sets in a living room, to inventing new pipelines using breakthrough technology, we have always had a focus on innovation and new ideas. We always try to push the boundaries of our industry and keep things fresh and exciting for both the team and our audience.

Teamwork: Animation takes a big team of incredibly talented people and everyone is always ready to pitch in and lend a hand. We believe that our diversity and range of skills are what allows us to create works none of us could do on our own.

Integrity: Our integrity is the heart of our core mission. It’s what allows us to do right for our projects and for each other. 

At Glitch Productions, we’re passionate about fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace that reflects our values as a creative studio.

We hire based on skills, passion and potential, and celebrate the diverse perspectives that make our team stronger. We welcome people of all races, genders, sexual orientations, gender identities, ages, educational backgrounds, abilities, and experiences.

Simply put, if you’re a good person and share our passion for animation, we want to hear from you!