Project Manager for Educational Games
Apply NowCompany: Starfall Education Foundation
Location: Boulder, CO 80302
Description:
Company Description
Starfall Education Foundation began in 2002 as an enterprise to create an on-line environment where children have fun learning. It is now used throughout the world with over a billion completed activities each year. Starfall Education Foundation became a member supported non-profit organization in 2015. We create free and low-cost experiences whereby children can successfully learn through exploration. On the Starfall website and in Starfall classrooms, children have fun while learning in an environment of collaboration, wonderment, and play. We teach through positive reinforcement to ensure children become confident, intrinsically motivated, and successful. Learn more at Starfall.com
Job Description
Are you interested in an exciting opportunity to take a leadership role in the production of interactive games that teach and motivate young children?
Starfall is looking for a project manager with producer-developer experience who will oversee a major project to convert our existing Adobe Flash based interactive games into HTML5 so they can be
played on mobile devices.
The Project Manager will coordinate the preparation of game assets with our internal staff and directly manage an external group of 10 independent contractors from around the world.
Qualifications
The Project Manager must have:
Additional Information
Salary: Although we are a non-profit we offer a very competitive salary with excellent benefits.
We request a letter of introduction explaining how your background fits this position.
Starfall Education Foundation began in 2002 as an enterprise to create an on-line environment where children have fun learning. It is now used throughout the world with over a billion completed activities each year. Starfall Education Foundation became a member supported non-profit organization in 2015. We create free and low-cost experiences whereby children can successfully learn through exploration. On the Starfall website and in Starfall classrooms, children have fun while learning in an environment of collaboration, wonderment, and play. We teach through positive reinforcement to ensure children become confident, intrinsically motivated, and successful. Learn more at Starfall.com
Job Description
Are you interested in an exciting opportunity to take a leadership role in the production of interactive games that teach and motivate young children?
Starfall is looking for a project manager with producer-developer experience who will oversee a major project to convert our existing Adobe Flash based interactive games into HTML5 so they can be
played on mobile devices.
The Project Manager will coordinate the preparation of game assets with our internal staff and directly manage an external group of 10 independent contractors from around the world.
Qualifications
The Project Manager must have:
- A successful history of proven leadership and management abilities,
- The ability to clearly communicate requirements and instructions between staff and contractors,
- An entrepreneurial spirit and passion for this project, and
- Producer-Director experience and skills related to on-line game development, art and production.
Location: San Diego, Ca. Telecommute Possibility.
Additional Information
Salary: Although we are a non-profit we offer a very competitive salary with excellent benefits.
We request a letter of introduction explaining how your background fits this position.