Outsource Project Manager

Devoted Studios is a global creative production company with head office in Los Angeles, California and a branch in Kyiv. We connect artists from around the world to the projects of their dreams. We are a collective of caring industry professionals who think art can change the world by making the space between us smaller and connected.

Responsibilities

Optimize and improve outsource best practices and pipeline

Continuously search and establish great relationships with new vendors

Manage vendor general company onboarding and project onboarding

Negotiate contracts, budgets, timelines with vendors

Ensure the steady growth of the Company's talent and studio network, vendor outreach

Ensure and coordinate the liaison with Leads/AD to provide the information needed to the vendors in time to create bids

Ensure and coordinate the liaison with Leads/AD to gather the requirements and qualification information to find the best candidates

Coordinate creation of longlists of potential vendors with the Production team

Track and regularly report to the production team on the status of potential vendors for each project

Ensure the steady growth of the Company's talent and studio network, vendor outreach

Manage the vendor’s performance assessment process and qualification process

Manage and enhance Vendor Data Base and ensure it is up-to-date

Track and maintain high satisfaction level of the talent that is engaged on the project

Carry out all other related tasks

Requirements

Relevant experience at PM, BizDev, position in video games

Must have project management experience in the Video Game industry

Working with and creating DataBase or and CRM

Excellent communication and presentation skills

Experience managing external, cross-discipline teams of approx. 5-20 people

Experience in interviewing, hiring, and onboarding talent

Capacity to analyze risk and make contingency plans

Upper-Intermediate English level is a must