Fractional help that guides projects at scale.
Lean teams, human judgment at the center, games players remember. Nick Todd — 13 years shipping AAA, live-service, and indie titles — available fractionally.
Engagements run 10–30 hrs/week, scoped to what the team actually needs — not a full-time seat filled halfway.
Embedded, part-time production ownership — scheduling, milestone tracking, and cross-discipline alignment without a full-time headcount commitment.
Standing up and running external partner relationships — the discipline that lifted partner output 50% at Firaxis and ran cross-continental co-dev at Retro Studios.
Moving a team from base-game completion into live-ops rhythm — content cadence, cross-department process, sustainable pace.
Bringing AI tooling into production process deliberately — where it speeds a lean team up, and where human judgment has to stay in the loop.
Game production leader who believes great games start with great teams. Over 13 years I've brought structure and calm leadership to projects from concept to credits — across AAA franchises, live-service operations, and scrappy indie ports alike.
Most recently, back-to-back contract engagements at Aspyr Media and Flaming Fowl — running production for in-flight titles and standing up pipelines from scratch. That's the fractional model already in practice, not just in theory.
Save Room is the pause built into every run — a place to stabilize, take stock, and keep going stronger. That's what I bring to a team mid-production: not a detour, a checkpoint.
Scroll through — each studio opens to the titles worked on there, then folds back as the next one comes into view. A working sample; full list available on request.
Arriving to the team after a successful launch of Marvel's Midnight Suns, with an excellent foundation of outsourcing management, Nick helped to elevate our existing disciplines, integrating them expertly into the full creative process. He's adaptable, always hungry to learn more, is highly organized, and is a calm presence in sometimes choppy seas.
He jumped into a difficult production pipeline and not only navigated the challenges but also refined it into a far more efficient and effective process. If you're looking for a strong production or outsourcing manager/producer who truly cares about people and results, Nick is a fantastic choice!
He is one of those producers that you use as an example of professionalism and accountability. His laidback demeanor permeates the teams that he leads. I've often joked that he is the Art Sherpa, since he knows how to show his team safe ways over difficult mountains.
Even though we were working across different/opposite time zones and different cultures, Nick still managed to keep the communication super efficient and naturally brings high working efficiency for both teams across the Pacific Ocean.
Nick understands that successful outsourcing is about relationships and trust, and handles complex workflows with a steady hand. He's a great add to any team, and I'd be thrilled to work with him again in the future.
Best Producer I have ever had. He isn't the type to disappear into a back office after giving orders — he was hands on, with the team, all day, every day to support us and keep the project moving forward.
40+ recommendations on LinkedIn — spanning Firaxis, Retro Studios, Rooster Teeth, and outsourcing partners worldwide.