Project Manager (Games)

Streamline is a creative development studio specializing in full video game development, game publishing, interactive digital assets, and metaverse creation. We provide experienced professionals to help bring the most demanding projects from concept all the way through production with our technical knowledge of established industry standards for high-performance results along every step. That means when you come to work at Streamline, expect to be challenged like you’ve never been challenged before.

We are a games company, a creative company, and people who work fast under pressure—a productive attitude is critical to a high-functioning team. Our goal is to keep the process straightforward.

Streamline Values

• Discipline
  Doing what needs to be done – without being told
• Communication
  Double-triple checking information, tasks, project state
• Responsibility
  Delivering work on-time, on-budget, at quality, without having to rework it
• Accountability
  Accepting/learning from failures without blaming others
• Mastery
  Putting in the effort to work, grow, & become the best we can be

Description

In a gaming studio, a project manager's job is to set and adhere to goals and timelines for many projects. They oversee daily project management and are ultimately in charge of achieving the project goals. Project managers create strategies for achieving objectives and implement procedures to guarantee the expected caliber of the job.

Key Accountabilities

Project Managers will be measured according to the metric below, on a five (5) score rating scale:

Accountabilities

• Project Scheduling and Timeliness
  • Leading: Percentage of project milestones on schedule
    Lagging: Client-facing bids vs actuals
• Budget Management
  • Leading: Resource consumption vs project progress
    Lagging: Final budget variance (finance bids vs actuals)
• Team Productivity and Efficiency
  • Leading: Burn-down rates (sprint or bids vs actuals)
    Lagging: Bids vs actuals
• Risk Management
  • Leading: Number of new identified risks that have mitigation plans in place per week out of total new risks identified
    Lagging: Number of risks mitigated vs total risks identified
• Stakeholder Satisfaction
  • Leading: stakeholder satisfaction surveys
    Lagging: Post-project stakeholder feedback scores

Key Competencies

Project Managers will possess the following competencies:

Competencies

• Communication skills
  • Excellent written and spoken English.
    Effectiveness in communicating with both internal and external stakeholders
    Understanding and respecting cultural and linguistic differences when dealing with different clients and team members
    
• Risk Management
  • Competence in identifying potential risks and collating risks from the control departments before they become issues, working with relevant members to mitigate them.
    
• Financial Acumen
  • Understanding and managing resources and budgets effectively
    
• Technical Knowledge and Curiosity
  • Having an understanding of development, and curiosity about our business and how we make games
    
• Leadership and Team Management
  • Ability to motivate and manage a team to achieve project goals. Includes conflict resolution, delegation, fostering a positive environment and being the proponent of Streamline’s 5 core values