Project Manager

Intrepid Studios is looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Project Manager who is analytically minded, detail focused and independently motivated. As a Project Manager, you will be responsible for leading the planning and execution of development projects from start to finish, ensuring that project objectives are achieved on time and within budget. We are seeking a candidate who is a strong communicator, organized and passionate about their work.

Key Responsibilities
Team Facilitation and Communication:

• Facilitate daily standup meetings to ensure alignment on tasks, goals, and blockers.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for cross-team communications, keeping stakeholders informed of project progress and updates.
• Organize and lead team conversations to drive project clarity, decision-making, and progress tracking.

Sprint and Milestone Planning Rituals:

• Lead and facilitate sprint planning sessions to define goals, prioritize tasks, and allocate resources.
• Organize and run sprint reviews to showcase completed work to stakeholders and gather feedback.
• Conduct retrospectives to reflect on the team's performance, identify areas for improvement, and implement actionable changes.
• Coordinate sprint confirmations to ensure scope and priorities are aligned with team capacity.
• Collaborate with Senior PM and team leads on milestone planning rituals, ensuring timelines and deliverables align with broader company objectives.

Project and Process Management:

• Organize and maintain Jira backlogs, ensuring tasks are clearly defined, prioritized, and aligned with team goals.
• Track project timelines and milestones, managing risks and roadblocks to ensure on-time delivery.
• Partner with team members to define project scopes, objectives, and deliverables.

Documentation and Process Improvement:

• Write and maintain comprehensive documentation for web-related processes, workflows, and standard operating procedures.
• Identify opportunities to streamline workflows and improve team efficiency through process updates.
• Act as the knowledge repository for web team processes, ensuring documentation is current and accessible.

Collaboration and Support:

• Partner with Production, Designers, Developers, and QA to support end-to-end project execution.
• ​​​​​​​Coordinate feedback loops between stakeholders and the team, capturing insights and translating them into actionable tasks.
• Support the integration of new tools and technologies into the team’s workflow, ensuring smooth adoption.

Requirements

• A minimum of three (3) years experience in web project management
• Knowledgeable in web development processes
• Knowledge of project management software and Agile methodology
• Comfortable working in new or ambiguous areas where learning and adaptability are necessary
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills both written and verbal
• Administrative knowledge and experience of Jira and Confluence with hands on experience in setting up projects, dashboards, reporting capabilities, and custom JQL filters.
• Knowledge of IT systems and terminology

Pluses

• PMP Certification
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Expertise navigating internal relationships to optimize efficiency
• Proactively identify opportunities to improve pipelines, overall efficiency and transparency
• Work within JIRA to establish a simplistic snapshot of status and progress of every project to accuracy and proper maintenance.
• Work with the teams to keep a one-year roadmap established every quarter, i.e. continually work ahead to improve production and efficiency

Required Application Materials:

• Resume
• Cover Letter which should include:
  • Relevant information about yourself that demonstrates exceptional ability and goes beyond your resume
  • Why you are interested in working at Intrepid
  • What games you are currently playing

Interview Overview:

Below you'll find an outline of the interview plan for this role. Please note that while this is what we expect the process to look like; we may ask you for supplemental information or require an additional step before making a final decision.

• 30 min interview with a member of our Talent Team
• 60 min interview with the Hiring Manager and Team
• Final interview with the Executive Team
• References calls & a background check

The Legal Bits:

We offer competitive pay based on market standards plus a significant annual bonus structure. The base salary for this role is between $85,000 - $136,000, depending on skills and experience. Individual compensation decisions are based on a number of factors, including experience level, skillset, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company. We expect the majority of the candidates who are offered roles at our company to fall throughout the range based on these factors.

Job descriptions are not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that may be required of the employee.

We encourage individuals from all backgrounds, including race, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, to apply for positions. We are an equal opportunity employer and we're committed to a fair and consistent interview process and employer experience.

About Us:

Founded in 2015, Intrepid Studios is the independent developer and publisher of the upcoming and Most Anticipated MMORPG, Ashes of Creation. Based in beautiful Southern California, Intrepid has assembled a veteran AAA team of tremendous talent and experience in the MMORPG industry. The gaming industry can be a turbulent storm of hiring cycles and layoffs. We’ve set out to do something different, to break this cycle and create an independent studio capable of withstanding the chaos of this industry. We’ve brought on-board a team of professionals that hold a diverse set of skills, and who all share a singular goal: making fun games. The studio is designed to be an open place for collaboration and communication, a place that is conducive to team building and success. Our goal is to build a family that will laugh together, play together, succeed together, and stay together.

All posted positions are full-time with generous medical benefit options covered 100% by employer for employees and dependents plus paid vacation & sick days, and 401k with matching.