Associate Producer (Motion-Based Games)
Quick Summary
Full-timeReports to: Senior Game Producer About the Role As an Associate Producer,
Nex is on a mission to help families rediscover the joy of movement. Created by parents for parents, Nex combines technology and play to deliver fun, social, and interactive experiences powered by natural body motion, encouraging kids and adults to move more, play more, and have fun together. Nex Playground, the company’s award-winning active play system, is purpose-built to get families moving year-round, with safety and privacy as core considerations in its intentional design. It is certified kidSAFE+ COPPA compliant and built to support healthy, active play for all ages and abilities.
Nex Playground features a growing library of 50+ experiences, including motion and dance games, fitness and educational experiences, and Nex Originals. Content includes collaborations with partners like Hasbro, Sesame Workshop, and NBCUniversal. Nex has been recognized by Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, TIME’s Best Inventions, and Parents’ Best Entertainment System for Families, and has earned Red Dot, IDEA, and Core77 international design awards. We encourage you to explore Have Fun and Is Motion Gaming Back?, as they offer a deeper look into our culture, values, and explain how our approach to motion gaming differs from previous generations.
Requirements
~1 min readAbout the Role
~1 min readAs an Associate Producer, you will support the end-to-end development of motion-based games — from concept through launch — ensuring projects stay on track, teams stay aligned, and our player experience remains magical, intuitive, and family-friendly.
You’ll work closely with design, engineering, art, QA, and external partners to coordinate deliverables, manage schedules, and maintain clear communication across stakeholders.
This is an ideal role for someone who loves games, thrives in fast-moving environments, and cares deeply about creating meaningful experiences for kids and families.
Responsibilities
~1 min read- Maintain production schedules, and milestone tracking
- Participate in and help run stand-ups and cross-functional sync meetings
- Track dependencies, risks, and blockers across teams
- Ensure builds and deliverables are on time and aligned with scope
- Prepare milestone reports and stakeholder updates
- Coordinate implementation of camera-based motion gameplay systems
- Support playtesting with kids and families; synthesize feedback into actionable insights
- Track motion calibration, usability improvements, and accessibility features
- Ensure experiences are intuitive for a wide age range and skill levels
- Evaluate milestones, write build notes and help compile stakeholder feedback.
- Advocate for age-appropriate design and safety considerations
- Support external brand or IP collaboration workflows when applicable
- Keep fun, accessibility, and inclusivity at the center of development
- Act as the communication bridge between creative, technical, and business teams
- Partner with QA to prioritize and track bug resolution
- Support publishing needs (build delivery, feature documentation, gameplay capture coordination)
- Help coordinate external development partners when needed
- 3+ years experience in game production or project management
- Experience working on shipped game titles (mobile, console, or interactive platform)
- Strong organizational and communication skills
- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum workflows
- Experience with tools such as GitHub, Notion, Slack, Asana, or equivalent
- Passion for kids, family entertainment, and active play
- Flexibility to collaborate across global time zones, including Asia (particularly Hong Kong), with the understanding that recurring meetings and coordination will be required outside standard U.S. business hours.
Nice to Have
~1 min read- Experience with motion-based, camera-based, or fitness-style games
- Experience working with licensed IP or external partners
- Background in consumer hardware or platform-based products
- Experience conducting or coordinating playtests with children
- Highly organized and detail-oriented
- Proactive problem solver
- Comfortable operating in a fast-growing startup environment
- Collaborative and low-ego
- Energized by building products that get kids moving and families playing together
- Comfortable with ambiguity
- Able to take initiative in a fast-paced environment
What We Offer
~2 min readLocation & Eligibility
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- October 26, 2026
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- October 26, 2026
- Last seen
- October 26, 2026
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Nex is a motion-based entertainment company that transforms activity into play through fun and social experiences, using AI and computer vision to power games on devices people already have.
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