Sr Producer

CREATIVITY IS OUR SUPERPOWER. It’s our heritage and it’s also our future. Because we don’t just make toys. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire fans, entertain audiences and develop children through play. Mattel is at its best when every member of our team feels respected, included, and heard—when everyone can show up as themselves and do their best work every day. We value and share an infinite range of ideas and voices that evolve and broaden our perspectives with a reach that extends into all our brands, partners, and suppliers.

The Opportunity: Mattel Animation Studios is seeking an experienced Sr. Producer to oversee the production of animated television series, specials, and short-form content from development through final delivery. Serving as the senior production lead on assigned productions, this individual contributor is responsible for driving production strategy, execution, operational excellence, and cross-functional alignment while ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest creative and production standards. The Senior Producer partners closely with creative leadership, production teams, external animation studios, and cross-functional stakeholders—including Finance, Legal, Brand, Consumer Products, Franchise, Operations, and Post Production—to proactively manage production plans, mitigate risk, solve complex challenges, and drive successful outcomes across multiple concurrent productions. Operating with a high degree of autonomy, the Senior Producer is recognized as a subject matter expert in animation production and serves as a trusted advisor to leadership, influencing production best practices, mentoring less experienced producers, and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives across Mattel Studios. What Your Impact Will Be: Production Leadership Serve as the senior production lead for multiple animated productions, overseeing execution from development through final delivery. Develop comprehensive production strategies, schedules, staffing plans, budgets, and operational approaches that support creative and business objectives. Balance priorities across multiple concurrent productions, ensuring resources, timelines, and production goals remain aligned. Independently lead production planning and execution while providing leadership with timely recommendations on strategic decisions requiring executive alignment. Production Strategy & Operational Excellence Drive production planning, forecasting, scheduling, staffing, budgeting, and resource allocation across assigned projects. Anticipate production risks and implement mitigation strategies before issues impact schedules, budgets, or creative deliverables. Identify opportunities to improve production workflows, operational processes, and cross-functional collaboration across the studio. Champion production best practices and contribute to the development of scalable production standards and methodologies. Studio & Vendor Leadership Serve as the primary production partner for external animation studios, production vendors, and strategic partners. Evaluate production proposals, staffing models, schedules, bids, budgets, and production methodologies to ensure alignment with studio objectives. Partner with Legal, Finance, and studio leadership to support negotiations, vendor selection, scope discussions, and production agreements. Build strong relationships with external production partners while maintaining accountability for quality, schedule, budget, and delivery expectations. Financial & Production Management Oversee production budgets throughout the lifecycle of assigned productions, partnering closely with Finance on forecasting, cost management, variance analysis, and financial reporting. Monitor production