Game Development Associate Manager at Exploding Kittens!

by The Bloom Report | 2022-10-15

Game Development Associate Manager
LOS ANGELES, CA /GAME DEVELOPMENT /FULL TIME

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 18 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 nearly 30 games available for purchase as well as an Exploding Kittens mobile app that is one of the top 30 premium games on both iOS, Android, and the Nintendo Switch console, as well as a free-to-play app, Kitty Letter.

The Game Development Associate Manager oversees the performance management of members of the Game Development team, including product and game designers. the designers and engineers on the team. Success in this role displays a team of well performing and organized coordinators, product designers, and junior game designers who facilitate and execute on the responsibilities pertaining to new and existing games.

The Game Development Associate Manager’s focus will be to support the day to day functions of the team and set expectations on the growth and well being of the Game Development department and help support the PMO office in the release and maintenance of new and existing games.

HOW YOU’LL CONTRIBUTE:
Manage and assist in leading the team of product designers, junior game designers and coordinators while managing timelines for all projects
Be a resource in removing roadblocks and obstacles the team may face in launching and maintaining the current game portfolio
Work with management to incorporate department strategy into actionable schedule and milestones for the team
Implement and own processes that lead to the seamless execution of necessary deadlines and overall physical product life cycle at Exploding Kittens
Other duties as assigned

WHAT WE NEED:
At least 2-3 years in managerial role of a team of 3-5 direct reports
Exemplary communication skills both in written and oral
Extremely adept at people management, delegation, and cross functional communication
Experience in management of high functioning creatives
Game development management preferred but not require
Based in Los Angeles

WHAT WE OFFER:
100% Company paid medical, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family
Flexible spending account options (medical, dependent care, transit)
401k with company matching
Flexible paid vacation, Half-day Fridays
Learning & development allowance
Monthly wellness benefit + complementary wellness subscriptions
Complimentary lunches on Fridays (where we play games together!)

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

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