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Project Manager, Growth

There are over a million apps and games fighting for consumer attention, but only a handful will reach a meaningful scale. The Growth Team at Uken Games spends its time thinking about how to bring our games to millions around the world. Our team is an interdisciplinary mix of Data, Marketing and Design professionals. We are looking for a Project Manager to help our growth team better schedule, prioritize and coordinate so we can reach even more people around the world.

Whether it’s marketing creative for a new game’s launch or a new tool that will double the efficiency of our user acquisition, this role will manage it. The ideal candidate will coordinate resources, facilitate communication, and manage a broad array of initiatives. This is a collaborative role that requires strong inter-personal communication, organization, and self-direction.

You'll be working on meaningful things like:

• Helping the creative and marketing team ensure the best marketing creative ideas for every game are produced in the right order
• Being a force multiplier for the team by streamlining work
• Collecting requirements from different disciplines within the team, organizing and managing projects to ensure completion on time
• Helping the marketing and data team ensure the right questions are being answered and the correct tools are being developed
• Helping the team balance a collection of high impact projects
• Improving processes that keep the team up to date with one another and the org at large

Your background should include:

• 2-3 years of experience as a Project Manager or operating in a highly organized marketing team
• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential
• Knowledge of different types of agile (Kanban and Scrum preferred)
• Strong understanding of JIRA and how to get the most out of the software
• A love and passion for video games

We believe in a fun and meaningful work environment:

• You'll be equipped with a high-end laptop, monitor, and mobile device
• Competitive salary and stock options
• Full health, dental and vision coverage
• Fully catered lunch, breakfast and a snack filled kitchen
• Uken social nights including social mixer, games night and more....
• Convenient location at the corner of John & Front St.

Note: Due to Covid-19 restrictions, this role will begin as a work from home position. When the office re-opens, the position will be located at our 15 John St. studio.

About Uken

Uken builds games that people everywhere love. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? and Jeopardy! World Tour are the top 2 trivia games, engaging millions of global players every month.

We consider ourselves data driven designers, technologists, and artists. Through collaboration, we pair the craft of design with feedback and data to deliver a pace and rhythm in each game session that immerses our audience and leaves them wanting more. We have a quirky, nerdy culture that fosters creativity, collaboration, quality ideas, and a data driven mindset. We believe in moving quickly and improving constantly and that mantra is reflected in the weekly updates we make to our games and internal technologies. We have an appetite for pushing technical boundaries but with a focus on practical use.

We take entertainment seriously.

Uken welcomes applications from visible minority group members, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, and others who would contribute to the further diversification of our team.

Uken is committed to offering reasonable accommodation to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at jobs@uken.com