Senior Operations Manager

Full Time
1 day ago
Who We Are

Ghost Story Games is a self-publishing game development studio owned by Take-Two Interactive, located in the greater-Boston area. Our studio designed and released award-winning games, such as System Shock 2, BioShock and BioShock Infinite. We are currently working on our next project and would love for you to be part of our team.

Great Place to Work® has certified our workplace culture and 94% of employees say their workplace is great. We are however, dedicated to building our best workplace yet.

 

The Challenge

Your positive energy as a Senior Operations Manager will support and elevate our team. You will lead all day-to-day studio operations as well as relationships working with all teams including game developers, artists and IT as well as our parent company and external teams.  This role is a front-line operations manager reporting directly to the Executive Director of Studio Affairs and will be instrumental in creating studio efficiencies and better processes. 

 

What You’ll Take On

We are a scrappy team, and you will be encouraged to wear many hats and jump in where needed.

Main responsibilities: 

  • Work closely with studio leadership on all aspects of studio operations 
  • Lead all recruiting and onboarding efforts 
  • Support staff with answering benefits questions 
  • Distribute staff-wide communications on behalf of the studio 
  • Ensure all legal documents are accurately processed and archived, including but not limited to non-disclosure agreements, business agreements, and music licensing agreements 
  • Although we are remote first, ensure facilities are maintained, schedule repairs when necessary, and ensure compliance with health and safety requirements 
  • Expense reports for office purchases and other studio expenditures 
  • Lead on-site meetings and events including research, booking and payment for catering, travel, and venues
  • Collaborates with internal teams, external vendors, and corporate service teams to optimize studio operations and processes 
  • Consistently move the company and projects forward by identifying where new processes and procedures can be implemented 
  • Create reports using excel or viseo to support decisions around optimizing studio operations 
  • Maintain project trackers to report status updates regularly to the Executive Director of Studio Affairs and Leadership team as needed
  • Additional projects and tasks as assigned   

 

What You Bring

You put the needs of employees first and help people develop and perform as highly as possible. You exercise good judgment under pressure and are able to navigate effectively in a fast-paced.  You have demonstrated success in building and maintaining collaborative relationships across multiple teams. You are self-motivated and solve problems creatively and independently. You are able and willing to put together reports and data to justify decisions. 

  • Very strong organizational skills and attention to detail
  • Good judgement in task prioritization
  • Strong follow through and follow-up
  • Experience with process improvement pipelines
  • Experience using project management software such as Monday.com
  • 7+ years experience in a similar role (tasks and scope)
  • Strong written communication
  • Solution oriented mindset
  • Flexibility and comfort working in a small and nimble team 

 

What We Offer You
  • Great Company Culture. Consistently ranked as one of the most creative and innovative places to work. Creativity, innovation, and efficiency are among the core tenets of our organization and are integral drivers of our continued success.
  • Benefits. Medical (HSA & FSA), dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, commuter benefits and more!
  • Perks. Fitness allowance, employee discount programs, free games & events and healthy snacks.

 

As an equal opportunity employer, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (“Take-Two”) is committed to fostering and celebrating the diverse thoughts, cultures, and backgrounds of its talent, partners, and communities throughout its organization. Consistent with this commitment, Take-Two does not discriminate or retaliate against any employee or job applicant because of their race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, and genetic information (including family medical history), or on the basis of any other trait protected by applicable law. If you need to report a concern or have questions regarding Take-Two’s equal opportunity commitment, please contact Careers@take2games.com.

 

Please be aware that Take-Two does not conduct job interviews or make job offers over third-party messaging apps such as Telegram, WhatsApp or others. Take-Two also does not engage in any financial exchanges during the recruitment or onboarding process, and the Company will never ask a candidate for their personal or financial information over an app or other unofficial chat channel. Any attempt to do so may be the result of a scam or phishing exercise. Take-Two’s in-house recruitment team will only contact individuals through their official Company email addresses (i.e., via a take2games.com email domain). If you need to report an issue or otherwise have questions, please contact Careers@take2games.com.