Video game

Producer

Games Producer Ryan Penning standing beside the Sydney Harbour Bridge, photo taken as part of the Opera House photoshoot

Ryan is a professional game producer and industry advocate based in Sydney, Australia, with a decade of experience helping teams make games and build opportunities for the people behind them. He has worked with studios such as Chaos Theory Games, Mighty Kingdom and Ultimate Studio, shipping several titles for web, PC, mobile, console and AR/VR, showcasing an excellent track record of game delivery. Along the way, he's helped teams navigate creative challenges, keep ambitious projects moving and bring ideas to life.

As Screen NSW’s inaugural Digital Games Investment Manager, Ryan brought that production experience into Government, supporting local developers through funding programs and industry initiatives.

He is also a Co-director of Waypoint, bringing together Sydney’s game makers through thoughtfully curated events, showcases and shared experiences. Ryan contributes creative direction, business acumen and program management to ultimately build vibrant moments for NSW’s games industry.

Most recently, he helped bring Waypoint Constellations to the Sydney Opera House, celebrating local games and the stories, craft and people behind them.


ABOUT

CONSULTANCY

Ryan offers production and strategy consultancy for game studios, projects, and publishers. With over a decade of experience across indie and AAA, Ryan helps teams refine their workflows, strengthen production pipelines, and deliver creative projects that actually ship. From studio operations to publishing strategy, his approach is grounded, collaborative, and tailored to the realities of modern game development.


PHILOSOPHY

Ryan is a people-first production advocate and has helped studios develop sustainable production life cycles for teams.

When it comes to execution and strategy, Ryan has a proven track record of project delivery for partners and clients.


SKILLS

Agile

Cost Management

Facilitation

Game Development

Hybrid

Mentoring

PMP Certified

Project Management

Scope Management

Scrum

Stakeholder Management

Workshops


CREATIVITY

Asana

Atlassian Suite

Google Suite

JIRA

MS Teams

Miro

Office 365

Slack

Trello


PRODUCTIVITY

Figma

Photoshop

Unity

Let's create together

Let's create together