Cameron Smith
Inglewood,CA
Summary
Game producer with 5+ years shipping live-service titles for major studios. Own character and content pipelines end-to-end from concept to live release across internal and outsourced teams. Delivered 20 of 20 committed character release dates for Invincible VS and produced MultiVersus launch roster and live-service run.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Producer
Skybound Games / Quarter Up Studios
Los Angeles, CA
04.2025 - 07.2026
- Supported character skin and arena development from concept through live launch on Invincible VS, coordinating internal artists across gameplay engineering, modeling, rigging, animation, VFX, and SFX, plus outsourced partners.
- Shipped 20 playable characters, including 18-character launch roster and post-launch DLC, on 20 of 20 committed release dates; delivered 62 skins since launch through same partner network.
- Built studio year 1 content release schedule from scratch, mapping dependencies across 7 disciplines and tracking progress end to end in Jira, Confluence, Airtable, and Excel with peer producers and engineering leads.
- Ran core production rituals — stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives, and playtests — and cleared cross-team blockers across art, engineering, and design to protect release dates.
- Hosted recurring character gameplay reviews with animation and art leads to align character design with IP and gameplay integrity.
- Mentored 1 associate producer transitioning from 3D environment art into production.
Producer
WB Games / Player First Games
Playa Vista, CA
07.2021 - 04.2025
- Supported character and skin development from concept through live release on MultiVersus, directing internal artists across gameplay engineering, modeling, rigging, animation, VFX, and SFX with outsourced partners.
- Worked with publisher-side head of product, product team, and live ops to review feasibility and content readiness for events, characters, and skins across 34-fighter roster.
- Managed 7 cosmetic categories, including 150+ bespoke skins and 15 recurring cross-roster programs, handling Unreal Engine data asset creation and configuration for live releases.
- Coordinated delivery across distributed internal teams and outsourced partners in US, Brazil, China, London, and France, aligning handoffs across disciplines and time zones.
- Tracked milestones and risks in Jira, Confluence, Miro, Figma, Trello, and Airtable, sharing status updates with leadership.
- Built and ran biweekly internal playtest program, grouping 30 testers across 4 player personas to give designers feedback beyond standard QA.
- Created gameplay and emote animation for Tasmanian Devil (Taz) and Harley Quinn, applying firsthand animation-pipeline experience to production decisions.
Manager, Customer Success
SHIFT
Playa Vista, California
08.2016 - 01.2021
- Supported customer success team for media software platform serving film, television, and games clients, managing 1,832 accounts and $772k in monthly recurring revenue through hiring, training, and performance management.
- Cut churn and increased revenue 44% across small and mid-size accounts through targeted retention plans.
- Served as primary contact for enterprise accounts, including YouTube, Endeavor, Legendary Pictures, and Ridley Scott & Associates, during platform migration.
- Prepared QBR materials, led account reviews, and built success plans; partnered with analytics team on customer health metrics for risk forecasting.
Education
A.A. - Entertainment Technology
Santa Monica College
Santa Monica, CA06-2015
B.A. - Sociology; Minor, Technology Management
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA06-2011
Skills
- Release planning
- Content planning
- Asset management
- Jira tracking
- Cross-team collaboration
- Stakeholder coordination
- Risk management
- Content development
- Project coordination
- Unreal Engine
Timeline
Producer
Skybound Games / Quarter Up Studios
04.2025 - 07.2026
Producer
WB Games / Player First Games
07.2021 - 04.2025
Manager, Customer Success
SHIFT
08.2016 - 01.2021
A.A. - Entertainment Technology
Santa Monica College
B.A. - Sociology; Minor, Technology Management
University of California, Santa Barbara