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| Location: | London, ON |
| Date Posted: | Mar 04, 2023 |
Job Description
Project Manager (Web Focus)
Ready to make a big impact on a small software company?
Indie game studio Joydrop and its serious sister company, Mikutech, are seeking a project manager to employ their iron fist/silk glove tactics on all our web-centric projects.
Must Haves
• 5+ years of experience as producer/manager in the interactive media industry.
• In-depth knowledge of website production and design.
• Rock-solid chops with Jira, Excel, and Google products.
• Experience managing all departments of a team from coders to testers to artists of all personality types from introverted fretters to extroverted narcissists (though we have none of those at Joydrop/Mikutech).
• Launched at least 6 web-oriented projects.
• Specialties include agile project management, budgeting, content management, delivery, and quality control.
• An unflaggingly upbeat attitude coupled with a hard-nosed honesty regarding under-performance, deadlines, budgets, and other unpleasant realities.
• A love of people and unending social energy; you are open, friendly and get along with everyone.
• Exceptional verbal and written skills; bonus points for public speaking ability.
• Top-notch organizational and time management skills.
Nice-to-Haves
• Experience managing diverse projects, from entertainment to educational or medical applications.
• Experience in client relations.
• Familiarity with Git, Jenkins, AWS, and GoogleCloud
• Experience on medium to large-scale software development projects.
• Background as a programmer or data analyst.
• An extensive network of solution providers each with proven performance records.
Responsibilities
• Oversee all web-oriented projects underway within the company and distribute and manage resources to each.
• Use project management techniques to achieve project objectives of quality, time, and cost.
• Organize and lead project status and working meetings.
• Prepare and present progress reports.
• Proactively identify and mitigate project risks and issues.
• Manage project changes.
• Develop relationships with key stakeholders.
• Hold project teams accountable for their project responsibilities and deliverables.
• Proactively ensure that teams are communicating and aware of schedules and issues.
• Plan and prioritize product delivery roadmaps and support key customer deployments.
• Champion continuous improvement and adoption of project management and agile software development practices.
• Work closely with the CEO and senior management to assist in the daily operations.
• Provide administrative and logistical support.
• Assist in budgeting, financial analysis, and time management.
• Liaise with clients.
Compensation & Employee Benefits
• We offer competitive compensation based on your experience.
• Flexible work hours, health benefits, minimum 3 weeks vacation, and more.
Work Where You Live
Now that the pandemic has changed the way we all work, Joydrop o.a. Mikutech has transitioned to a nearly 100% remote tech company. As long as you live within a two hour time difference of EST, we welcome your application!
Before You Hit Send
Please send your package to jobs at Mikutech dot com. Make sure you provide us with a:
• Cover Letter
• Resume
• References
About Us
Mikutech tackles real world business problems using innovative and progressive technologies. It’s playful cousin, Joydrop, entertains people with sparklingly new video gaming experiences.
Founded in 2012 and based in London, Ontario, Mikutech possesses the creativity and passion to conceive and construct products that result in unmistakable impacts in medicine, education, or engineering. Mikutech, with know-how in everything from business apps to virtual reality, can make it happen. We also develop our own entertainment IPs and assist other video game companies under the label Joydrop.
Mikutech is comprised of a carefully vetted group of veteran developers, kept fresh by an ardent team of software and media youngsters. Collectively, we’ve been doing this ever since personal computers have been bleeping and blooping out ASCII characters on green and white monitors.
For further information please see our websites at http://www.mikutech.com and http://www.joydrop.co.
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