Program Manager
Duration – 9+ months (Possible extension)
Location: Remote
Typical Day in the Role
• Purpose of the Team: The purpose of this team is ensure that games are geopolitically low risk into all of the worldwide markets.
• Key projects: This role will contribute to managing workload by assisting with the website, managing/review game content to spot risk based on entertainment properties, pick up on best standard practices to integrate into the website, pick up examples for training for when tripwires occur.
• Typical task breakdown and operating rhythm: The role will consist of 20% meetings, 50% collaboration across teams, 30% hands on work.
Candidate Requirements:
• Years of Experience Required: 2 overall years of experience in the field.
• Degrees or certifications required: No degree is required to be eligible for this role.
• Disqualifiers: Candidates with job hopping within 2 years of being at a company will not be eligible for the role.
• Best vs. Average: The ideal resume would contain marketing communications experience, editorial experience, interest in gaming and pop culture and content production for worldwide markets.
• Performance Indicators: Performance will be assessed based on quality of work and meeting deadlines.
Top 3 Hard Skills Required + Years of Experience:
Communication skills | 2 years of experience
Editorial software skills | 2 years of experience
Gaming software (content pipeline or software of a product that's made of multiple components) | 2 years of experience
Responsibilities:
• Working with stakeholders across Client Games to track compliance requirements for games, services, marketing, and content in worldwide markets.
• Performing frontline reviews of game content and marketing materials to mitigate unnecessary geopolitical risk in target markets.
• Assisting with reporting compliance against Gaming Global Readiness requirements.
• Organizing, synthesizing, and updating information into clear, accurate, and user-friendly documentation on the Gaming Global Readiness SharePoint site.
• Researching complex questions related to geopolitical, socio-linguistic, and cultural issues and synthesizing the research into clear analysis and guidance for stakeholders.
• Coordinating and scheduling GR reviews and training sessions with teams and stakeholders.
• Co-hosting Gaming Global Readiness Office Hours when necessary.
Skills:
• Strong verbal and written communication, creative problem-solving, attention to detail, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Proficient in partnering with and influencing a wide variety of team members.
• Passion for learning, research, creative content, communications, and games.
• Awareness of cross-cultural differences.
• Basic knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, and production methods.
• Familiarity with video games, development milestones, content creation, and age ratings.
Qualifications
• Proficiency in SharePoint, Jira/ADO, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and MS Visio.
• Familiarity with compliance functions.
• Bonus: Background in cultural studies, history, or anthropology, and proficiency in two or more languages.
Education/Experience:
• Degree or equivalent experience in localization, international relations, program management, game production, or a related field.
• PMI or PMP certification preferred but not required.
• Preferred: 2 or more years' experience within the entertainment or communication fields.