Job Overview
Does the challenge of working on a new AAA unannounced project excite you? Here at DPS Games you can do exactly that. We are based in Guildford, self-publishing our own title, and are fully funded by Wargaming, one of the biggest publishers of FTP games in the world. Our studio leadership are industry veterans, and we believe we’re building a great studio culture in the best studio space in Guildford. If you think you have the talent to join a world class team, we’d love you to join us!
We are looking for an additional Live Ops Project Manager to join our growing Publishing team, and help us bring our new cross-platform, live service, 3rd person shooter to life.
As the Live Ops Project Manager for the Publishing department, you will serve as a bridge between our player base and developers, closely collaborating with the Player Interaction team, Release Manager, and Producers on joint activities pre- and post-launch. Your work will encompass a vast variety of tasks, starting from event planning and playtest pipeline creation, to the actual execution of features and their support on the live environment.
Reports to
This role reports to the Live Ops Project Manager Lead
What will you do?
- Help design, plan, and manage live-ops features, such as events, pre- and post-release
- Maintain the information flow between the Player Interaction team and relevant development stakeholders
- Deliver information to the players in the form of patch notes, themed articles and surveys
- Operate the in-game shop, launcher pages and promotions/collaborations in a live environment
- Modify ongoing release and content plans based on the game metrics and product goals/needs
- Represent Publishing interests during development discussions and product meetings
- Manage asset creation and deadlines for live-ops team content
- Plan and organise playtest sessions
What are we looking for?
- Experience in Product/Project management
- Experience with live service operations
- Analytical thinking and proactive behavior
- Extensive gaming experience and understanding of player engagement and monetization mechanics
- Proficiency in English
- Strong writing skills (technical and literary styles in particular)
What additional skills will help you stand out?
- Experience with discord platform
- Proficiency in other languages (Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Chinese, etc.)
- Experience with JIRA, Confluence, MS Teams, Excel
- Experience in working with a distributed team
- Experience in working in a multicultural environment
- Lack of stage fright and readiness to "be there" for the community
- Love for a shooter genre
Work mode
Hybrid - 3 days of work from the Guildford office
Benefits
Benefits and perks are tailored to the local market and culture. Our benefits in Guildford include:
- 5 weeks of Annual Leave per calendar year
- Dog-friendly office
- Onsite canteen (with an endless supply of snacks and drinks)
- Video game areas
- Health Insurance (including family coverage), Life Insurance, Pension contribution
- Mental well-being program (iFeel)
- Wellbeing perks (Mental Health Days, Dedicated Well-being room, Team of Mental Heath First Aiders)
- Career development and education opportunities within the company
- Employee discounts
- Personal Gaming Account
- Company events
- Seniority Awards
- Referral program - you can recommend the best talents to the Company and receive a reward
- Working in one of the main European hubs for game development
- Startup within a company with 25 years of experience on the market
- To learn more about our studio in Guildford, follow this link: https://dpsgames.com/studio
Wargaming is an award-winning online game developer and publisher headquartered in Nicosia, Cyprus. Operating since 1998, Wargaming has become one of the leaders in the gaming industry with 15 offices worldwide, including studios in Chicago, Prague, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Vilnius. Our diverse and multicultural team works together to deliver a top-class experience to millions of players who enjoy Wargaming's titles across all major gaming platforms. Our flagship products include free-to-play hits World of Tanks, World of Warships and World of Tanks Blitz.
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What We Do
Wargaming is an award-winning online game developer and publisher headquartered in Nicosia, Cyprus. Delivering legendary games since 1998, Wargaming has grown to become one of the leaders in the free-to-play MMO gaming industry with 5,000+ employees in multiple offices around the world.
Over 200 million players enjoy Wargaming’s titles, including the top-of-the-line projects World of Tanks, World of Warships, World of Tanks Console, and World of Warships Legends, across all major gaming platforms.
Today, we also actively create mobile products within the MS-1 studio that develops colorful games for mobile and portable platforms. The team's portfolio includes the World of Tanks Blitz cross-platform shooter that has been downloaded more than 120 million times worldwide.
A career with our company means always meeting interesting challenges and gaining valuable experience while working with world-class experts. Take your place among our passionate and experienced team and bring out the best in yourself at Wargaming!
