Outsourcing Manager

Take-Two Interactive Software
Summary
Join Ghost Story Games, a self-publishing game development studio, as their talented Outsourcing Manager to work on their highly anticipated game, Judas. Manage content production pipelines, from initial planning to final implementation, ensuring deliverables meet quality standards and production goals. Seek out external development opportunities, build relationships, and ensure agreements are in place. Coordinate closely with internal teams and external partners. Track and report on asset or feature status, interdependencies, and risks. Support overall production efforts by managing schedules, tracking progress, and assisting with issue resolution and prioritization. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years of experience as an Outsourcing Manager or similar production leadership role in gaming, proven success in shipping multiple AAA titles, and strong communication, project management, and relationship-building skills.
Requirements
- 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
Responsibilities
- 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
Preferred Qualifications
- 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
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