Carey Davenport

Production Director

Game Production Director with over 10 years of experience leading AAA titles and live service development at Ubisoft, Epic Games, and Sledgehammer Games.

I specialize in executive-level production leadership, live service development, and cross-functional team coordination. My work spans full-cycle production from pre-production through launch and live ops.

Shipped Titles

Games I have directly contributed to and shipped

XDefiant

Ubisoft

HQ Production Director

September 2022 – November 2025

PCPlayStationXbox

Portfolio-level executive production oversight including milestone readiness, cross-studio alignment, production health assessment, and executive escalation.

Key Skills Applied

Executive Production OversightCross-Studio AlignmentProduction Health AssessmentMetrics-Driven Risk Management

Fortnite

Epic Games

Producer

February 2019 – September 2022

PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchMobile

Feature-area production leadership for live service development across 16 seasons, owning planning, scheduling, risk mitigation, and cross-discipline coordination for Level Design and Art teams.

Seasons (16)

Chapter 1 Season 8: X Marks The SpotChapter 1 Season 9: The Future Is YoursChapter 1 Season X: Out Of TimeChapter 2 Season 1: Drop Into A New WorldChapter 2 Season 2: Top SecretChapter 2 Season 3: Splashdown!Chapter 2 Season 4: Nexus WarChapter 2 Season 5: Zero PointChapter 2 Season 6: PrimalChapter 2 Season 7: InvasionChapter 2 Season 8: CubedChapter 3 Season 1: FlippedChapter 3 Season 2: ResistanceChapter 3 Season 3: Vibin'Chapter 3 Season 4: ParadiseChapter 4 Season 1: A New Beginning

Key Skills Applied

Live Service ProductionMap Planning & SchedulingRisk MitigationCross-Discipline CoordinationProducer Mentorship

Call of Duty: WWII

Sledgehammer Games

Development Manager

February 2014 – February 2019

PCPlayStationXbox

Cross-discipline production ownership for weapons, character, and animation content, including live monetization assets, legal approvals, tooling, and executive-facing reporting.

DLC Packs

The ResistanceThe War MachineUnited FrontShadow War

Key Skills Applied

Cross-Discipline Content DevelopmentSupply Drop Content DeliveryLegal Approval WorkflowsProduction Workflow Automation

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

Sledgehammer Games

Associate Producer / Production Coordinator

February 2014 – February 2019

PCPlayStationXbox

Live operations and post-launch content delivery, supporting revenue-driving features, live environment updates, and cross-functional coordination with publishing and customer support.

DLC Packs

HavocAscendanceSupremacyReckoning

Key Skills Applied

Live OperationsRevenue Growth InitiativesCustomer Service Risk MitigationSecurities Team Building

Leadership Roles

Titles I supported in a leadership capacity but did not ship directly

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

Sledgehammer Games (Support)

Development Director

February 2014 – February 2019

PCPlayStationXbox

Executive-level leadership for multiple art and animation departments, overseeing team growth, production strategy, staffing, and delivery for narrative and gameplay content.

Key Skills Applied

Character Art DirectionWeapons & Vehicles ProductionAnimation Team LeadershipNarrative Vertical Slice DeliveryPerformance ManagementFlow (Shotgrid) Implementation

Prince of Persia (Remake)

Ubisoft

HQ Production Director

September 2022 – November 2025

PCPlayStationXbox

Portfolio-level executive production oversight including milestone readiness, cross-studio alignment, and production health assessment.

Key Skills Applied

Milestone Readiness EvaluationProduction Director MentorshipStrategic GuidanceProduction Best Practices

Splinter Cell (Remake)

Ubisoft

HQ Production Director

September 2022 – November 2025

PCPlayStationXbox

Portfolio-level executive production oversight across AAA franchise development with milestone readiness and cross-studio alignment.

Key Skills Applied

AAA Franchise OversightCross-Studio AlignmentProduction Methodology AssessmentExecutive Escalation

Siege X

Ubisoft

HQ Production Director

September 2022 – November 2025

PCPlayStationXbox

Portfolio-level production health assessment and strategic guidance for live service title development.

Key Skills Applied

Live Service StrategyProduction Health AssessmentTeam Structure Risk MitigationMetrics-Driven Management

Skull and Bones

Ubisoft

HQ Production Director

September 2022 – November 2025

PCPlayStationXbox

Portfolio-level executive production support including production health evaluation and strategic guidance.

Key Skills Applied

Production Health EvaluationStrategic GuidanceCross-Company LeadershipRisk Management

The Crew: Motorfest

Ubisoft

HQ Production Director

September 2022 – November 2025

PCPlayStationXbox

Portfolio-level executive production oversight with focus on live service development and production best practices.

Key Skills Applied

Live Service OversightProduction Best PracticesExecutive LeadershipPortfolio Management

Skills & Expertise

Core competencies developed across a decade of AAA game production

Executive Production Leadership

Game Production leadership across AAA franchises and live service titles

Live Service Development

Full-cycle production from pre-production through launch and live ops

Cross-Functional Leadership

Cross-company alignment and multi-discipline coordination

Metrics-Driven Production

Risk management and production health assessment using data

Remote Team Leadership

Distributed team management across multiple studios and time zones

Mentorship & Development

Team growth, talent development, and performance coaching

Production Tooling

Jira, Confluence, Miro, Flow, Perforce, Tableau, Jenkins

Technical Skills

Vsphere, MySQL, VBA, HTML, Aspera, Signiant

Get In Touch

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Master of Entertainment Technology, Carnegie Mellon University

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