At Digital Legends
the Project Manager is primarily responsible for “making things happen”.
They are responsible for managing their projects, identifying and
avoiding problems before they happen, helping to organize solutions for
the unavoidable and to anticipate the needs of the team. They are
diligent in following up with all project tasks and take care to pay
attention to all details no matter how small. They are the hub around
which the perfectly run project revolves. We also value and respect all
members of the team and expect the PM to share this attitude and foster
it within the studio. If this sounds like you then read on!
Your role:
Working side by side with the project Product Owner and
Senior PM to deliver the project goals within the approved time frame
and budget you will own the project schedule. You will chase down and
resolve all loose ends and you will be a leader and mentor to the more
junior PM’s who will assist you. You will coordinate and communicate all
production activities between departments and ensure all tasks have an
owner. You are highly organized, calm and have developed your soft
skills. This position reports to the Director of Production.
Responsibilities:
• Define the high-level project plan (including key
milestones and staffing requirements) and own execution of day-to-day
project management
• Be the go-to person for your team, studio management, and partners for everything to do with your project status
• Accountable for all project tasks, milestones and deliverables
• Partner with your
Director of Production to monitor financial planning and spending,
looking to optimize costs and efficiencies throughout development
• Partner with your
technical leaders (design, art, programming, animation, audio & QA)
to ensure communication is open and clear
• Manage individual and team performance, including motivating, mentoring and empowering your team to achieve results
• Establish regular communication with the team and stakeholders to provide regular project status updates
• Help the team focus on the critical few: filters
issues based on a clear understanding of the studio strategies and
objectives and helps the team break down complex problems.
• Be able to report, at all times, the status, progress and owner of any project task
• Be able to identify and recommend schedule changes as needed to free time for high priority ad-hoc features or deliverables
• Encourage an open, honest and positive team
environment; create a team culture that constructively gives and
receives feedback, has fun, and makes the studio a better place!
Skills required:
• 3+ years game industry experience
• 2+ years as a project manager
• Understanding of project management methodology and tools
• Experience
managing projects including establishing project plans, budgets,
dependencies, identifying and tracking critical path, assigning tasks
and implementing operational changes
• Demonstrated ability in hands-on task management
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
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