PTW and 1518 is currently looking for a passionate Project Manager to join our crew.
PTW has been a stalwart of external development in the games industry for nearly three decades and is ready to add to our team with a dedicated Project Manager for our Art division.
The Project Managers primary objective would be to optimize technical and non-technical communication between clients and 1518 Studios once art contracts are underway.
What you’ll be doing
- Analyze and investigate new project requirements
- Research on indicators of performance, profitability, resources and prospects
- Increase the profitability of projects
- Ensure that the desires of the client and the results of the team align
- Control of terms, production volumes and intermediate results for the project
- Build communication with different departments within the team and with the clients
- Conduct team meetings, providing various types of reporting
- Conduct interviews, participating in the recruitment process of new hires
- Provide support to incident, problem and change management
Requirements
What we’re looking for
- Minimum of 3 years’ of experience as an Art Outsourcing manager, Art Manager or Art Lead
- Familiar with the language and the tools used to create art (JIRA, Trello, shotgun, Maya, substance painter, etc)
- Ability to work with various groups of professionals: programmers, artists, designers
- Experience at all stages of the project: from idea to release
- Experience in working with clients around the globe
- Ability to work with a staff upwards of 15 individuals
- Ability to plan, analyze and prioritize in a multitasking environment
- Possession of skills in working with excel and knowledge of mathematics
- Basic understanding of accounting principles
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
- Capable of communicating complex technical information to a non-technical audience and of communicating structured production process requirements to a technical audience
- Exceptional verbal and written skills in English
What we offer
- Fixed term contract of 1 year with potential of growth opportunities and extension
- Employee Assistance Program for you and your immediate family (Spouse, children, parents, siblings)
- Collaborative and fast-paced environment
- Remote work – monthly internet stipend and one-time WFH stipend
- Fun, dynamic and collaborative environment
Who we are
PTW is a global services company that collaborates with video game developers and publishers through outsourced production services.
We started 25 years ago and since then, have grown exponentially year-on-year to where we are today.
Our history is in gaming, and we are gamers at heart.
In our time within the games industry, we have worked on over 1500 titles across all genres and all platforms, including 8 out of the past 10 Game-Of-The-Year-winning titles.
We have grown rapidly over the past few years and now have 35 sites spanning the globe.
The PTW umbrella of companies includes SIDE and Orange Rock.
SIDE works at the cutting edge of interactive media as a provider of audio services for the global entertainment market.
Orange Rock is our in-house game and product development studio.
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