What to Expect When You’re Expecting (A Producer)
summary
Practical guide to hiring and onboarding producers at a growing indie studio: how production at League of Geeks structures roles for a 30‑person team scaling to 40–50 people, why one producer per ten people becomes a rule of thumb, concrete daily tools (Jira and spreadsheets), QA sitting inside production, a $100,000 missed‑press example that shows what goes wrong when builds aren’t ready, and clear steps for job descriptions, onboarding pillars, and measurable expectations.
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chapters (15)
- 0:00Start
- 7:18What Is a Producer
- 7:54What Production Life Is like at League of Geeks
- 8:44How League of Geeks Works
- 9:15Production Team
- 10:47Qa Team
- 15:11Executive Producer
- 17:44Producers
- 19:03Associate Producer
- 21:57Bonus Points
- 27:08Root-Cause Analysis
- 29:35The Perfect Day
- 31:09Crafting a Job Description
- 36:26Setting Department Pillars
- 37:10Set Smart Goals in the First Week
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