Junior Project Manager

Gylee Games; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Gylee Games in Cincinnati, OH is seeking an Assistant Project Manager to join our development team. This hands-on role ensures clear priorities, tracks progress, and helps push deliverables across the finish line alongside the Game Director and the team.

You'll jump in to assist with tasks when needed, maintain the task board and backlog, run standups and sprint planning, and keep Jira and other PM tools clean and informative. On-site position; remote work is not available.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating game development tasks and milestones.
• Ability to translate priorities into actionable tasks for a team.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the day-to-day organization of the team's task board and backlog.
• Ensure priorities and actionable tasks for each team member.
• Create, assign, update, and follow up on tasks throughout development.
• Keep Jira and PM tools clean and useful.
• Track deadlines, dependencies, blockers, and deliverables.
• Break larger features into manageable tasks.
• Follow up with team to ensure progress and identify issues early.
• Help prepare and run standups, sprint planning, milestone reviews.

Skills

Organization

Backlog management

Sprint planning

Communication

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Gylee Games is looking for an Assistant Project Manager to join our development team.

This is a hands‑on production role for someone who loves organization, games, and getting things done. You’ll work closely with the Game Director, and development team to make sure everyone knows what they’re working on, priorities are clear, blockers are identified quickly, and tasks actually make it across the finish line.

Just as importantly, this isn't a role where you'll only be moving tickets around a board. We're looking for someone who's comfortable jumping in and helping with tasks themselves when appropriate.

This is an on‑site position based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

We believe game development is at its best when teams can collaborate closely, solve problems together, and move quickly. This role will work directly alongside our development team in our Cincinnati studio and is not a remote position.

What You'll Do

Keep the Team Organized

• Own the day‑to‑day organization of the team's task board and development backlog.
• Make sure every team member has clearly defined priorities and actionable tasks.
• Create, assign, update, and follow up on tasks throughout development.
• Keep Jira and other project management tools clean, accurate, and useful.
• Track deadlines, dependencies, blockers, and deliverables.
• Help break larger features and milestones into manageable tasks.
• Follow up with team members to make sure work is progressing and identify issues before they become problems.
• Help prepare and run standups, sprint planning, milestone reviews, and other production meetings.

Support Development

We want someone who's willing to jump into the work—not just manage it.

Depending on your skills and the needs of the team, that could include:

• Testing new builds and features.
• Writing and managing bug reports.
• Helping maintain design and production documentation.
• Gathering references and conducting research.
• Preparing builds and materials for internal or external reviews.
• Organizing assets and implementation needs.