Manticore Games is the developer of Core, a platform and community that is redefining how virtual worlds and games are created, published, and played. Core’s mission is to empower and discover a whole new generation of creators.
We are looking for a meticulous and enthusiastic associate producer to help manage creator and marketing initiatives at Manticore. You will work with both internal developers and the Core creator community, driving quality and ensuring a wide variety of projects deliver on time. Our ideal candidate is proactive, organized, and detail oriented. You love to take complex projects and chunk them into achievable, measurable goals. If you’re the type of person who won’t get started on anything until you’ve made a cohesive plan, this might be for you.
Responsibilities
- Support other members of the Marketing and Creator Relations team executing on a variety of tasks related to the development of games and content using Core
- Coordinate with external contractors to create games and creator utilities
- Facilitate cross-team communication to keep other teams up to date about progress and to inform stakeholders
- Help determine the appropriate level of scope for projects, define milestones and timeline, and communicate all of these to the team
- Assist in managing the long term roadmap of Creator Relations projects
- Maintain up to date project documentation by taking notes and disseminating information to the team, such as in the form of progress charts, task calendars, or kanban boards
- Coordinate and collaborate with artists, engineers, and designers from the Core creator community
- Proactively identify and communicate potential problems to stakeholders
Requirements
- 2+ years of game production experience
- Proven ability to work under tight deadlines and to manage multiple competing priorities
- Excellent organization skills with strong attention to detail
- Exceptional communication skills and writing ability, with a proven track record of communicating with both coworkers and creators
- Understanding of the game industry, in particular knowledge of games as a service
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
Pluses
- Experience with technical writing is a strong plus
- Game design degree is a plus
- UGC, modding, or publishing platform experience
- Multi-platform experience (PC, console, and mobile)
- Project Management Professional and/or Scrum Master certification
- Knowledge of JIRA, Trello, or other project management software
Manticore Games provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
