Project Manager, Community

About the role

Fortis Games is seeking a Project Manager for the Community Development Team that is highly organized and excited to help us build strong, trusting relationships between our game teams and prospective players. As a Project Manager, you will oversee cross-functional projects to completion through the use of project management tools and clear, effective communication in a fully remote environment.

What you'll achieve

• Help with day-to-day project management efforts of the Community Development team that reinforce the company vision, mission, and values
• Coordinate and lead project teams to ensure maximum performance by providing purpose, direction, and motivation
• Lead projects from requirements definition through deployment by identifying scope, creating objectives, building schedules, drafting budgets, assessing and mitigating risks, and implementing plans
• Coordinate internal and external resources to ensure that projects adhere to scope, schedule, and budget to meet objectives and deliverables
• Analyze project status and, when necessary, revise the scope, schedule, or budget to ensure that project requirements can be met
• Perform quality control on the project throughout development to maintain the standards expected
• Establish and maintain relationships with relevant stakeholders, providing day-to-day contact on project status and changes
• Coordinate with other members of the Community Development team to ensure the seamless integration of project management initiatives that support both our external communities and internal Development teams

What you'll need to be successful

• A holistic view of organizational best practices around communication, transparency, and culture – particularly as they apply to community engagement and disciplines
• A willingness to experiment and craft new means of connecting with our external communities and fostering strong relationships
• Ability to communicate your processes to persuade senior leaders, community leads, and development leads of their value and efficacy 
• Ability to articulate the nuances of various approaches to tactical operations and the tradeoffs associated with different paths 
• Ability to synthesize feedback from community teams and refine your project management approach to ongoing development
• Enthusiasm for directing, mentoring, and otherwise elevating the people around you to do their best work
• A natural curiosity and eagerness to learn - we believe this is essential to our ability to stay ahead of the market and value this over years of experience