a professional overview
Pat King
Senior Producer — Game Audio, Design & Production
Northampton, Massachusetts
Since 2008, I've been making the messy, human parts of game production actually work — the schedules, the partnerships, the 2am incident calls, the moment a team finally clicks. I've shipped well over 100 games and products across mobile and PC, led 3 studios of up to 70 people, and partnered with Disney, Microsoft, Niantic, the PGA, MLB, and the NHL. As a servant leader, I organize chaos into clear priorities, keep communication open, and build sustainable teams that bring their best work forward.
Experience
Senior Director of Operations
PENN Entertainment
role eliminated in company-wide restructuring
- Directed production across 5 product lines and two studios (70+ people), shipping 30+ titles a year.
- Scaled studio output 50% year over year by redesigning scheduling and delivery-prioritization processes.
- Owned licensor relationships for PGA, MLB, and NHL from contract through launch.
Director of Production
PENN Entertainment
- Owned production schedules and delivery across the iCasino and social gaming portfolio.
- Directed simultaneous platform launches across 5 U.S. and Canadian jurisdictions, each with its own certification requirements.
Manager of Production
PENN Entertainment
- Built and led a team of 5 producers supporting a new studio and real-money game production.
- Defined core production standards through the studio's acquisition.
Director & Manager of Production
HitPoint Studios
- Set studio-wide production standards across 5 concurrent teams spanning casual, social, and AR/VR/MR titles.
- Lead Producer on an original mixed-reality title funded and published by Niantic.
- Produced WB/Ellen DeGeneres' Game of Games, a mobile title built on live, server-authoritative multiplayer.
- Managed delivery and partnerships with Disney, Microsoft, Niantic, and Crayola.
Producer, Designer & Audio Manager
HitPoint Studios
- Designed and produced 50+ games, including The Secrets of Arcelia Island (Big Fish Games top-10) and AXE Moto X (5M+ plays, 2011 Unilever award).
- Audio Manager on Microsoft's Adera and Disney's Fairies and Little Mermaid titles — full-cycle VO, casting, and music production.
- Ran live operations on Gun Bros Online, Polar Bowler, and Seaside Hideaway.
Studio Head
Woodpenny
- Independent work on interactive apps and game audio, including a DreamWorks promotional mobile game and a VR music app for musician Ben Sollee.
Recent titles
- 2024Hollywood Casino: Multiplayer Blackjack— product, for PENN Game Studios
- 2023Pardon My Take Slots— production, for PENN Entertainment
- 2022Barstool Slots— production, for PENN Game Studios
- 2022One Bite Slots— production, for PENN Entertainment
- 2020Bubble World— production, for Niantic
- 2019Game of Games— production, for WB / Ellen DeGeneres
- 2019Hot Hands (Unity Port)— production, for WB / Ellen DeGeneres
- 2019IMVU, Godot Development— audio, production
- 2018Disney Magic Timer— production
- 2018Crayola Color Blast AR— production
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- 2018IMVU, Unity Development— audio, production
- 2018Star Wars: Porg Invasion— production
- 2017Waggle Words— audio, for Woodpenny
- 2017Kody Kapow— production
- 2016Pirate Squabbles— professor, for Woodpenny
- 2015Dreamworks How to Train Your Dragon— audio, production
- 2015Ben Sollee: Vanishing Point VR App— design, production, for Woodpenny
- 2015Outback Steakhouse & Folds of Honor Scratch-off— design, production, for Woodpenny
- 2015AARP Slots Miami — Kiosk Game— design, production, audio, for Woodpenny
- 2015AT&T Post-Production— video, audio, for Woodpenny
- 2015HitPoint Studios — InFiction— audio, for Woodpenny
- 2015Goblin Diplomacy— music, for Woodpenny
- 2015Woodpenny Speedshot— prototype, wooden, indie, for Woodpenny
- 2015Stuffy Bear— work in progress, design, audio, indie, for Woodpenny
- 2014Disney: The Little Mermaid — Undersea Treasures— audio, production
- 2014PARMA Music Festival — Audio for Games Panel— audio, public speaking, for Woodpenny
- 2014AARP Slots San Diego — Kiosk Game— design, production, audio, for Woodpenny
- 2014Disciples of the Storm Kickstarter Campaign Video— video, crowdfunding, for Woodpenny
- 2014DreamWorks Dragons Adventure: World Explorer— audio, for Woodpenny
- 2014AARP Cup & Ball — Kiosk Game— design, production, audio, for Woodpenny
- 2014Exo: Arena— audio, for Woodpenny
- 2014Woodpenny Basketball— wooden, indie, for Woodpenny
- 2014Vagina Monologues Program— graphic design, for Woodpenny
- 2013Disney Fairies Hidden Treasures (Adventures 1–4)— design, audio, production
- 2013Fablewood— audio
- 2013Gammons Prototype— design, indie, for Woodpenny
- 2012Adera, Episode 1— audio, production
- 2012Seaside Hideaway— production, audio
- 2012Words in Space Refresh— audio
- 2011The Secrets of Arcelia Island— design, production, writing, audio
- 2011Gun Bros Online— production
- 2011Polar Bowler— production
- 2011AXE Body Spray: World's Manliest Rituals— design, production
- 2011Words in Space Classic— audio
- 2011Pearson Education— production, design
- 2011Fate: The Cursed King— audio
- 2011Blood & Ruby— audio
- 2011Sons of Guns— audio
- 2011Guardians of Magic— audio
- 2011Chili's Match 3— production
- 2010Dr. Despicable's Dastardly Deeds— audio
- 2010AXE Body Spray 2010: MotoX Revamp— production, design
- 2010Ford Sync— design
- 2010iAmFam— audio
- 2010Tresemme: Style-Seek Boutique— production, level design
- 2010Words in Space Online— audio
- 2010Scoop Away: Bejeweled— production
- 2010Planet Cazmo— design, audio, writing
- 2009AXE Body Spray: MotoX— design, production, audio
- 2009Clue: Accusations & Alibis— production, design
- 2009MyMitoRally— audio
- 2009Build-A-Lot: Elizabethan Era— design
- 2009AXE Body Spray: PogoX— design, production, audio
- 2009AXE Body Spray: State of Skate— design, production, audio
- 2009Cascade Diner Dash— production
- 2008Build-A-Lot: Monopoly— design
- 2008Insecticide 2 (PC)— production
- 2008Littlest Pet Shop— audio
- 2007Insecticide 1— audio
- 2007Hasbro Handheld: Word Whomp, Scrabble, Dominoes— production, technical design
- 2007Net Jet DJ— level design
- 2007Pier K Avot Children's Series— audio
What I bring
production & leadership
operations & business
narrative & audio
hands-on roles
genres & platforms
tools
Beyond the studio
Executive Director, Another Castle
Co-founded and ran a 3,150 sq/ft shared studio space in Greenfield, MA for 24 members across 7 game studios — secured a $33K MassDevelopment grant and built out workshop, internship, and game jam programming from scratch.
Adjunct Professor, Game Design — Hampshire College
Taught a 300-level interdisciplinary game studio course, guiding 20 students through publishing a live game to Google Play and the App Store.
Community Co-Founder — Pioneer Valley Game Developers
Co-founded and organized monthly events and programming for a game dev community of 500+ people located in-and-around the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts.
Game Producer — Paul Hake Productions
Game producer, designer, and audio engineer for online interactive content, browser based games, educational content.
Media Editor — Pioneer Media Group, Partnership
Post-production video & audio editor for voice overs and small media projects.
Tour Manager/Librarian — Irish Chamber Orchestra
Managed travel & accommodations, tour schedules, travel budget, transportation, music score procurement, and general day-to-day tasks for the Orchestra.
Get in touch
Based in Northampton, MA — open to remote, hybrid, or local roles. I'd love to hear about what you're building.