Ghost Story Games is looking for an External Development Manager to manage the full lifecycle of content or feature development for a AAA game. You will build scalable production pipelines, establish clear communication strategies, and foster productive partnerships with external and co-development teams, supporting our mission to create narrative-driven, immersive experiences.
What You'll Do
- Manage content production pipelines from initial planning through final implementation, ensuring all deliverables meet quality standards and production goals.
- Seek out external development opportunities, build relationships, and ensure agreements are in place.
- Coordinate closely with both internal teams and external partners to drive day-to-day communication and ensure clarity on tasks, priorities, and expectations.
- Track and report on asset or feature status, interdependencies, and risks to production and leadership teams.
- Support overall production efforts by managing schedules, tracking progress, and assisting with issue resolution and prioritization.
What We're Looking For
- Minimum of 5 years of experience as an Outsourcing Manager or similar production leadership role in gaming.
- Proven success in shipping multiple AAA titles or equivalent large-scale projects.
- Strong communication, project management, and relationship-building skills.
- Deep understanding of the game development process and industry platforms.
- Skilled in creating and maintaining project schedules and tracking deliverables against milestones.
- Demonstrated experience managing internal to external development teams and processes.
- Familiarity with standard production management tools and practices.
- Excellent organizational, time management, and multitasking abilities.
Nice to Have
- Strong interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills.
- Ability to make sound decisions under pressure and adapt to changing priorities.
- Leadership skills to maintain team motivation and focus in high-pressure situations.
- Solid problem-solving and critical-thinking capabilities.
- Proficiency with tools such as Hansoft, Jira, Confluence, Miro or similar project tracking platforms.
- Interest in narrative-driven or action-focused games is a plus.
Technical Stack
- Hansoft
- Jira
- Confluence
- Miro
Work Mode
This is a remote position open to candidates located in Massachusetts.
Ghost Story Games is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering and celebrating diversity and does not discriminate or retaliate against any employee or job applicant because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other trait protected by applicable law.
