Manager, Publishing Operations

thatgamecompany

. Lead and develop the publishing project management team .

Posted 11/6/2026full-timeRemote • United States, CanadaSeniorLead💰 $126,000 - $148,500 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in marketing project management and integrated marketing, with a strong focus on leading cross-functional teams and managing complex initiatives. Proficient in project planning, risk management, stakeholder communication, and establishing effective project management processes.

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Marketing Project ManagementCross-Functional Team LeadershipProject Planning and PrioritizationRisk ManagementStakeholder Communication

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Hard Skills

Project ManagementIntegrated MarketingProduction ManagementPublishing OperationsRisk TrackingMilestone TrackingBudget ManagementOperational WorkflowsPortfolio ManagementGame Development Workflows

Soft Skills

Collaborative LeadershipCoaching and MentoringExcellent JudgmentCommunication SkillsAccountability

Industry Keywords

Publishing InitiativesMarketing InitiativesStakeholder EngagementVendor CoordinationProject Health Reporting

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and develop the publishing project management team
Provide coaching, feedback, and professional development to project managers
Oversee project assignments and workload distribution
Establish standards for project plans, milestone tracking, status reporting, risk management, and stakeholder communication
Review project health and identify issues requiring support, alignment, or leadership intervention
Maintain an integrated view of publishing initiatives, launches, campaigns, live operations, and partner projects
Align project plans with priorities, timelines, resource availability, and dependencies
Monitor portfolio delivery health, schedule conflicts, capacity constraints, and cross-project risks
Partner with publishing leadership on priorities, trade-offs, scope, sequencing, and resourcing
Provide reporting on portfolio progress, milestones, risks, and leadership decisions
Coordinate cross-functional work across Brand, Creative, Communications, Community, User Acquisition, Storefront, Production, Game Development, and external partners
Coordinate marketing project management with game development and production teams
Account for development milestones, content readiness, feature timing, build availability, and launch dependencies
Own and improve project management practices, tools, reporting, and operating rhythms
Establish scalable planning, risk tracking, dependency management, approvals, and portfolio visibility processes
Lead retrospectives and post-launch reviews
Oversee scopes, timelines, deliverables, approvals, budgets, vendor commitments, forecasts, and financial reporting
Maintain visibility into internal and external resource constraints and surface capacity, budget, and delivery trade-offs
Oversee planning for major launches and integrated campaigns from kickoff through post-launch review
Establish milestone reviews and readiness checkpoints and ensure post-launch learnings inform future planning

Requirements

What you’ll need

8–10+ years of experience in marketing project management, integrated marketing, production management, publishing operations, or a related field
Demonstrated experience leading, managing, or mentoring project managers
Experience managing complex, cross-functional marketing initiatives with multiple parallel workstreams and dependencies
Strong understanding of game development and publishing workflows and how development milestones affect marketing execution
Experience overseeing multiple concurrent projects or a portfolio of initiatives, identifying cross-project risks and resource conflicts
Strong skills in project planning, prioritization, risk management, stakeholder communication, and delivery oversight
Experience establishing project management processes, reporting practices, and operational workflows
Ability to communicate project health, capacity constraints, and delivery risks clearly to senior stakeholders
Experience coordinating external agencies, vendors, budgets, and production partners
Excellent judgment when navigating changing priorities, ambiguity, and competing demands
Collaborative leadership style that builds trust, encourages accountability, and empowers teams
Genuine enthusiasm for games and appreciation for thatgamecompany's creative approach
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.; the company cannot sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa
Ability to work core meeting hours of 10 am to 5 pm Pacific time
Must be at least 18 years old

Benefits

Comp & perks

Paid Time Off, Holidays and Two Weeks Winter Break
Employees and their dependents get medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on the first day of the job
Pet Insurance
Compassionate leave for employees who need to take care of family members
Pre-tax wellness stipend
Pre-tax work from home stipend
401K program with company match
Mental health resources including Headspace membership and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Discount portal for everyday goods and services
Employee inclusive and diversity initiatives such as Grow Together
Support for personal professional development
Annual discretionary bonus opportunity