Playniac is an indie interactive and games company based in London and making exciting projects on the web and new platforms such as iPhone and social networks. We work with a variety of high profile brands and clients to create great playful experiences.
The Digital Project Manager is responsible for managing a range of digital projects from web sites and iPhone games to large scale web game productions and campaigns.
Its an exciting time to join this small and growing company, with the opportunity to really create an impact with your skills and gain experience in a variety of areas, becoming a key player in the organisation and working on some high profile projects in 2010 and beyond..
YOU ARE
• Passionate about playing and making games.
• Someone with ambition who works with enthusiasm and creativity to deliver excellent results.
• Able to work autonomously both in the office and remotely, taking care of your responsibilities and tasks reliably and consistently. Self-motivated with a strong work ethic.
• A great project manager, who runs a tight ship, keeps things running smoothly; a natural multi-tasker with an eye for detail keeping our productions on time and to budget.
• Someone with a good sense of the business and can spot new opportunities, generate new projects and identify new business revenue streams
Responsibilities
• Planning projects and managing schedules
• Defining and managing project scope
• Communication both internally and externally
• Managing risks
• Meet with clients to understand their needs and discuss solutions
• Interpreting clients brief and translating these into clearly defined deliverables including comprehensive documentation (project schedules etc).
• Constantly seek out new ways to enhance and add value to any proposed digital concepts.
• Actively participate in finalizing requirements and authoring specifications.
• Ensuring that creative and technical quality is upheld throughout the project management process.
• Manage internal and external team resources such as coders, designers, illustrators, animators, musicians, voiceover artists, etc.
• Organise and manage alpha and beta tests.
• Some involvement in day-to-day business management
ESSENTIAL
• 3+ years of experience in the field
• Significant work experience in a digital agency and/or games environment with multiple projects successfully delivered;
• Good technical knowledge – you can talk to techies as well as clients.
• Fluent in English and impeccable written and oral communication skills;
• Experience with online feature and issue tracking tools
• Use of project management tools such as Microsoft Project
• Totally familiar with Microsoft Office, i.e. Word, Excel, Powerpoint
• Experience with development methodologies such as Agile
IDEAL
• Use of WordPress to edit and maintain content