Associate Project Manager

Exploding Kittens is a leading game and entertainment company with a mission to inspire people to connect, laugh, and play fun games in the physical world. After initially seeking to raise $10K through Kickstarter, the Exploding Kittens campaign raised $8.7M in 30 days from 219,000 backers. To date, Exploding Kittens is the #1 most-backed project in Kickstarter history and has sold over 20 million games. 

Started by former Xbox game designer Elan Lee and The Oatmeal’s founder Matthew Inman, Exploding Kittens and its family of games seek to reshape traditional game night into an entertaining person-to-person experience. Today, there are over 30 games available for purchase, an exclusive Exploding Kittens mobile game for Netflix subscribers, a free-to-play app, Kitty Letter, and an Exploding Kittens mobile app available iOS, Android, and Nintendo Switch as well as an animated Netflix series titled ‘Exploding Kittens’ currently out now! Check it out and join us in the truly belly-aching laughs.

Are you a master of turning big ideas into reality and thriving in a fast-paced, creative playground? We’re on the lookout for a passionate Associate Project Manager to join our Creative Operations team at Exploding Kittens!

In this role, you'll take the reins on small-scale projects, driving them forward with minimal support from the Senior Project Manager. You'll keep the gears of our operation running smoothly by maintaining up-to-date cross-functional documentation, helping schedule key meetings, and ensuring project information is always flowing to the right people. Ready to own it? We’re excited to see you make things happen!

HOW YOU’LL CONTRIBUTE:

• Manage small-scale projects from start to finish with some support from the PM and above
• Examples of these projects may include product reprints, redesigns, variations of existing games, coordinating assets for sales and marketing, and other small-scale game initiatives
• Serve as the main contact for your projects, ensuring smooth communication and cross-functional alignment
• Regularly report project progress, risks, and changes to the PMO support team, actively participating in problem-solving to keep projects on track
• Work closely with key stakeholders to gather project scope, communicate throughout product development to align with their vision, and secure their approval to move the product into development

WHAT WE NEED:

• 1-2 years of related project management experience, ideally has experience in the production of physical consumer goods 
• Proficient experience in G-Suite Applications
• Project management Tool experience preferred
• Critical and creative thinker who tackles problems head-on
• Resourceful and independent, knowing when to find solutions and when to ask for help.
• Highly organized, able to juggle multiple projects while keeping key details easily accessible
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Embraces feedback with a growth mindset and applies it immediately

WHAT WE OFFER:

• Company paid medical, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family
• Flexible spending account options (medical, dependent care, transit)
• 401k with company matching
• Employee Equity Incentive program
• Flexible paid vacation
• Learning & development allowance 
• Monthly wellness benefit + complementary wellness subscriptions

Please apply directly at jobs.lever.co/explodingkittens. Make sure to include a PDF of your current resume along with a cover letter.

We believe that we become stronger and more competitive as a company by employing people with different backgrounds and experiences and from different cultures. As an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, we are committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunity to applicants and employees regardless of sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), race (including protected hairstyles such as dreadlocks, braids, and twists), religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), color, gender (including gender identity, gender expression and/or the fact that an individual is transgender, transitioning, or transitioned), color, ancestry, national origin, possession of a driver’s license, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information/trait/condition, marital or familial status, family care or medical leave status, registered domestic partner status, age, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, membership in military reserves, political affiliation, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation. We consider all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable local, state, and federal “ban the box” and “fair chance” laws.