Our mission at Zynga is to connect the world through games by building games around core social experiences to deliver deep player engagement, organic acquisition and long term retention. Our portfolio of games include – CSR Racing 2, FarmVille, Hit it Rich! Slots, Words With Friends and Zynga Poker. 

This role will be based out of our NaturalMotion Games studio, based in Central London. At NaturalMotion, we embrace a hybrid work environment. Within this role, you would work 2 days per week in our London office and the remaining days at home. For the past seven years NaturalMotion Studios have been named one of the Best Places to Work in the UK games industry by gamesindustry.biz.

Job Purpose

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to join the Zynga Go To Market team, to play a pivotal role in the execution of integrated projects for the marketing of our games. You will be working across all of the new launch titles within the Zynga portfolio. In this capacity, you will ensure the successful delivery of projects, spanning from kick off briefings to the final asset handover. You will have recent experience working in marketing project delivery, be proactive, with a strong focus on attention to detail and thrive in a fast-paced environment

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Management and overview of the workflow of various projects on different titles ensuring that all team members keep to the timelines, stay within budgets, and mitigate risk by running interference for project blockers
• Develop and communicate detailed project plans to internal team members and external vendors; managing expectations ensuring alignment on deliverables and processes
• Where required, supporting the Brand Strategy and Media teams with drafting creative briefs
• Compiling and organising marketing campaign creative asset requirements
• Managing stakeholder relationships through effective communication, problem solving, and responding to requests
• Working with Finance and Legal stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered on budget and are compliant with legal requirements
• Define and deliver processes and best practices to optimize project delivery and management
• Troubleshooting and proposing alternative solutions in situations where there are timing or delivery challenges
• Source external vendors and assets; work with external vendors on deliverables, timelines, onboarding paperwork and billing. This can include international partners
• Working closely with internal and external teams to ensure delivery of output is the best possible quality
• Support collaboration between teams and orchestrate executional excellence
• Maintaining accurate records of meetings, decisions, and next actions on projects

Required Experience & Skills

• Strong experience managing projects, coordinating with global teams, and/or other planning-related duties in the marketing space
• Multi-tasking capabilities. Comfortable working on multiple projects and titles simultaneously
• Skilled in navigating matrix organizations, able to work with work multiple teams (e.g. both Marketing and Game teams) on projects to deliver results
• Excellent communicator, able to secure buy-in from peers and senior management with equal success
• A strong understanding of processes, including creative production, paid media and digital builds - interest in optimising those processes is a strong plus
• Experienced at assessing, onboarding and managing external partners and vendors
• A cool, calm and collected approach to problem solving
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
• Strong self-awareness and people-management skills
• Proficiency in Google Suite (Email, Docs, Drive, Slides)
• Experience using asset management and project management tools, such as Jira
• Understanding of relevant traditional media, digital & social media platforms and their requirements, and the full spectrum of through the line marketing activities

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Experience working in gaming

What Do We Offer?

• Competitive salary and discretionary annual bonus scheme
• Create next-gen games that will be played and loved by millions of players around the world
• Work in a family-oriented, collaborative team that invests in your development and growth on-the-job
• A diverse team of friendly, fun and supportive co-workers
• Flexible working hours & crunch-free working culture
• Communal music and laid-back atmosphere
• Summer/Christmas parties and Happy Hour in the studio each Friday
• 26 days holiday + bank holidays, 2 paid personal days
• 6 months of fully paid maternity/adoption leave or 16 weeks of fully paid paternity leave (eligibility criteria apply)
• Pension plan with a double matching employer contribution (capped at 8%)
• Private medical insurance, dental insurance and healthcare cash plan
• Life insurance, accident insurance and long-term disability insurance
• Company Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) (eligibility criteria apply)
• Fitness Reimbursement plan worth £600 per annum
• Charitable Giving Platform to which the Company contributes a 2:1
• Annual season ticket advance and cycle to work scheme

We are an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to building a diverse and talented workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, religion, colour, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, disability, or any other class or characteristic protected by applicable law. We welcome job-seekers, players, employees, and partners from all backgrounds to join us!

We will consider all qualified job-seekers with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities in order to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.  Please contact us at accommodationRequest@zynga.com to request an accommodation associated with your application for an open position.

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