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Project Manager, Creative Services (Contract)

thatgamecompany

Remote · USContract$80/hrPosted 6 days agoStill listed 4 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$80/hr
Location
Remote · US
Schedule
Contract
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

thatgamecompany is seeking a contract Project Manager, Creative Services for an approximately two-month engagement. The role keeps the creative pipeline moving by managing intake, priorities, schedules, timelines, reviews, and approvals. It coordinates across creative, marketing, community, production, and publishing, while tracking existing freelancers and vendors. The posting seeks someone able to ramp up quickly and exercise good judgment without deep studio context.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

WaterfallProject ManagementMarketingGanttCreative IntakeReview and DeliveryGoogle WorkspaceWaterfall Project TrackingGantt Chart TrackingWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationEscalationIndependent WorkRapid LearningGamesEntertainmentAgency ExperienceFreelancer CoordinationVendor CoordinationSocial Marketing CyclesCommunity Marketing CyclesGame Update Marketing Cycles

Qualifications

Several Years Project Management or Producing ExperienceUS Work Authorization

Full job description

Project Manager, Creative Services (Contract) Contract length: ~2 months Location: Remote US (working to Pacific Hours) Rate: $80 p/h

Core responsibilities You will keep the current creative pipeline moving and surface problems early: Intake, prioritization, and scheduling. Run the existing request process across Marketing, Community, and Art. Keep the asset calendar current and give everyone one clear view of what is in flight. Bring priority conflicts to the Director with options. Timeline and deliverable management. Track deadlines for game updates, social campaigns, and community events. Make sure assets land on time. Reviews, approvals, and feedback loops. Keep work moving between stakeholders and creative leads so nothing stalls waiting on sign-off. Early risk flagging and escalation. Flag slipping deadlines and conflicts as soon as you see them, and bring a proposed fix with each one. Cross-functional communication. Be the point of contact between creative, marketing, community, production, and publishing. Protect the creative team's bandwidth by filtering and batching requests. Existing freelancers and vendors. Coordinate and track work with partners already engaged, within current scope and budget.

Qualifications We need someone who can ramp up in a week and exercise good judgment without deep studio context.

Required

  • Several years of project management or producing experience for creative or marketing teams

  • Experience managing artists, designers, or other creatives through intake, review, and delivery

  • Working knowledge of Google Workspace and waterfall/gantt chart project trackers.

  • Clear written and verbal communication, and comfort escalating early

  • Ability to work independently and learn a new team quickly

Preferred

  • Background in games, entertainment, or an agency

  • Experience coordinating freelancers or external vendors

  • Familiarity with social, community, or game update marketing cycles

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

How this job compares

Set against the 15,339 open Project Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 2, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$80/hr
  • California median$28–35/hr75 hourly ranges
  • US median$28–36/hr790 hourly ranges

This rate, $80/hr, is 154% above the California median midpoint ($32/hr) — in the top quarter of Project Management hourly ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,245 open Project Management jobs in California and 15,339 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
Project Management postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 5 to 8 years (12,219 postings).
Education
6,263 of the 15,339 open Project Management jobs (41%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 2, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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