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HERE’S THE DEAL

We are a full-service esports platform that creates, manages and monetizes white label competitive video game leagues. We build a title’s competitive community from the ground up, growing it into a unique, professional and world-class esports operation. We manage all league operations and produce S-rank live entertainment in-studio or at stadium-sized venues. We deliver monetary results by authentically translating our publishers’ and brandsponsors’business outcomes to this massively diverse community.

We are uniquely positioned as one of the very few independent esports creators in the world.

We are anticipating breakneck growth and are looking for an individualthat gets firedup thinking about building something great alongside a small, high-energy team. We want someone who despises the status quo and pushes to do things faster and better because they find that sort of thing fun.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Our rapidly expanding company is in need of a responsible and organized individual to fill the position of Project Manager.

  • Effectively plan and manage resources to reach project objectives with efficiency
  • Prepare budgets based on scope of work and resource requirements
  • Manage costs to stay within budget and identify risks for overages
  • Develop and manage a detailed project schedule and work plan
  • Provide project updates on a consistent basis to various stakeholders about strategy, adjustments, and progress
  • Measure project performance to identify areas for improvement
  • Maintain and execute against project SOW, keeping production on time and within budget
  • Establish functional project communication plans and ensure their execution
  • Coordinate with cross discipline team members to make sure that all parties are on track with project requirements, deadlines, and schedules
  • Can-do approach and ability to perform under pressure
  • Maintain clear project communication with internal and external stakeholders
  • Identify project risks and communicate with necessary contributors to resolve effectually
  • Other duties as assigned

YOU MUST HAVE

  • Passion for video games, interactive media and technology
  • Strong leadership, diplomatic and motivational skills
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Passion for standardized processes
  • Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation and excellence
  • Excellent communication (written, verbal and presentation) and interpersonal skills
  • Self-motivated, decisive, with the ability to adapt to change and competing demands
  • Experience in successfully leading projects to on-time, on-schedule delivery, and within budget
  • Strong Financial Diligence and experience managing budgets
  • Experience with short turnarounds and ambitious clients.
  • Experience leading, motivating and managing various project team sizes, including internal and external resources, while holding teams accountable for performance
  • Experience influencing and gaining buy-in from leadership team, team members, stakeholders and peers
  • Proven ability to work in an ambiguous environment and collaborate across multiple areas in order to achieve a common business objective
  • Proven ability to demonstrate a drive for results and personal accountability of business needs
  • A clear understanding of project life cycles from start to finish

Reasonable Accommodations Statement: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

YOUR BONA FIDES

  • Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years of project management experience, including tracking and planning projects
  • Intermediate level of proficiency with Google Suite and Asana
  • Demonstrated leadership skills
  • Excellent project management skills
  • PMP Certification is a plus

OTHER

  • Work Schedule: Be prepared to help build something great and work long hours, including occasional evenings and weekends
  • Physical Demands: Must be able to stand for 8 hours. Must be able to lift 30 lbs.
  • Amount of Travel Required: Limited
  • Work Environment: Typical office, travel (trains, planes and autos), studios and on-location environments

The Company has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It isnot intendedto be construed asan exhaustive listof all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. Employees are always expected to follow their supervisors’ instructions and to perform the tasks requested by supervisors. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the Company reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the Company may deem appropriate