Sr. Esports Production Manager (6 Month Contract)

As a Sr. Production Manager on Riot’s Esports Events team, you will be a dedicated operational leader focused on the successful delivery of key 2026 LEC (League of Legends EMEA Championship) events in the summer season.

Your primary focus will be handling the production of high-complexity, high-visibility events: the 2026 LEC Roadtrips series, the 2026 LEC Summer Finals, and the 2026 LEC XPO. You will ensure operational excellence across multiple vendors and geographies for this defined, high-impact project period.

You will report to the Sr. Manager, Esports Event Production EMEA, and act as a hands-on delivery lead, ensuring all physical, broadcast, and hospitality elements for the specified LEC events meet Riot's highest standards of safety, quality, and fan engagement.

Please note this is a 6 month contract and will be based on site in Berlin.

Key Responsibilities (6-Month Focus):

Project Ownership & Delivery

• Lead the detailed planning and operational delivery for the 2026 LEC Roadtrips, LEC Summer Finals and LEC XPO.

• Develop specific operational roadmaps and resource plans required to execute these three distinct events within the 6-month timeframe.

• Partner with senior Producers and regional leadership to ensure event vision, scope, and budget alignment are met specifically for the 2026 LEC summer events.

Physical Production Oversight

• Own the physical production design and execution for the large-scale LEC Summer Finals, LEC XPO and the multi-venue logistics of the LEC Roadtrips.

• Oversee the seamless integration of scenic, lighting, AV, staging, power, and rigging with broadcast and creative workflows for all three events.

• Manage health, safety, permitting, and risk mitigation across all event venues.

Hospitality & Participant Coordination

• Coordinate hospitality frameworks for players, talent, and VIPs across the LEC Summer Finals and Roadtrips.

• Align participant travel schedules and accommodations directly with show operations.

Budget & Vendor Management

• Manage the allocated production budgets for the 2026 LEC Roadtrips, Summer Finals, and LEC XPO.

• Act as the primary on-site and remote point of contact for vendor relationships, specifically managing contractual and logistical coordination for multi-party productions related to these events.

Process & Documentation

• Rapidly adopt and apply Riot’s existing production management frameworks, templates, and tools to ensure efficient project ramp-up and execution.

• Document final processes and key learnings from the 2026 LEC Summer events to hand off to the long-term production team.

Required Qualifications & Experience:

• 5+ years of progressive experience in live broadcast or large-scale event production, with a proven track record of delivering multi-stakeholder projects.

• Demonstrated ability to rapidly integrate and deliver complex events on a compressed timeline.

• Deep practical understanding of live broadcast infrastructure, signal paths, and physical production technologies.

• Strong vendor management and budget oversight skills.

• Excellent communication and diplomacy skills, especially under the pressure of a live-event environment.

• Comfortable with significant travel throughout EMEA for the 6-month contract duration.

Desired Skills:

• Direct experience managing high-profile, cross-regional esports productions.

• Practical knowledge of modern broadcast solutions (e.g., remote or hybrid workflows).

• Experience in a project or contract-based event delivery role.

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. We will be looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this could be your role!

At Riot Games, we put players first. That mission drives every decision in our quest to create games and experiences that make it better to be a player. Whether you’re working directly on a new player-facing experience or you’re supporting the company as a whole, everyone at Riot is part of our mission. And just like in our games, we’re better when we work together. Our goal is to create collaborative teams where you are empowered to bring your unique perspective everyday. If that sounds like the kind of place you want to work, we’re looking forward to your application.