Responsibilities

• Assists in planning and management of the production of the game.
• Manages communication of goals and objectives, status and progress of project to management and to the team.
• Works with the Project Manager of the Art Department and the Principal Project Manger to communicate project goals, objectives, plans and milestones to the project team.
• Ensures timely and accurate asset flow - manages, coordinates the delivery of assets, tools and features, and localization.
• Works with functional managers to continuously manage trade-offs between scope, resources and time during the project lifecycle to deliver on to the high quality standard expected of a BioWare game.
• Risk Management - Identify, analyze, prioritize, mitigate and communicate project risks.
• Responsible for the creation and/or maintenance of project management documents including status reports, project plans, communications plans, post-mortems and compiling historical information.
• Works with the Senior Project manager for the Art Department, Principal Project Manager and team leads in assessing the progress and quality of the project and the ongoing assessment and design of the bug tracking / task / asset management system.

Qualifications

• University degree or graduate of a recognized post secondary program in project management or related discipline is preferred
• PMP or PMI designation is a definite asset
• Project Management or Associate Producer experience, capable of facilitating a 3 year project with a full production team
• 2 years of experience with scheduling resources and managing projects of significant complexity
• Experience in the Information Technology or entertainment industry is required
• Able to identify and solve problems creatively without guidance
• Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Strong problem solving and decision-making ability
• Ability to work under pressure and coordinate numerous activities and groups of people who need to cooperate to achieve maximum efficiency
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment is required
• Superior time management and organizational skills are essential
• Excellent attention to detail is essential
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and a broad knowledge / familiarity with scheduling software
• Analytical and mathematical skills are required
• Knowledge of Graphics pipelines for computer games is preferred
• Experience with outsourcing/external production/contracting a definite advantage

How to Apply

Please quote the following competition number in the subject line of your electronic application, or include in the cover letter of your mailed application:

08-ART-PM-BWA-59

To apply by email, send your resume and online portfolio to:

AdminJobsAustin@bioware.com

To apply by mail, send your resume to:

Associate Art Project Manager #08-ART-PM-BWA-59
BioWare
200, 4445 Calgary Trail
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada T6H 5R7

Due to the volume of applications we receive for our job postings, we are unable to respond personally to telephone inquiries regarding the status of an application. Only candidates being considered for interview will be contacted at this time.