Remote COO & Studio Manager — Flexible, High-Impact Ops

Toonpad Studios; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Toonpad Studios is looking for its first operations hire to build the processes, finances and admin structure that let the team focus on making Toon World.

Fully remote, async-first, with flexible hours. You will set up project management workflows, track budgets and revenues, manage NDAs/contracts, and serve as the main contact for partners and freelancers.

Requirements include 2+ years in PM/ops in games or creative teams, budgeting experience, and fluent English with PST overlap.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in project management, operations or production, ideally in games or creative teams.
• Hands-on experience with budgeting and expense tracking (spreadsheets or accounting tools).
• Working knowledge of basic business agreements (NDAs, contractor agreements, IP assignment).
• Fluent English; able to overlap at least 4 hours with Pacific Standard Time.

Responsibilities

• Set up and run project management workflows (task tracking, milestones, sprint planning) in Trello, Nextcloud, etc.
• Track studio finances: bank activity, expenses, budget allocation and revenue splits between team members.
• Manage contracts, NDAs and contributor agreements, coordinating with legal counsel when needed.
• Act as the main point of contact for partners, publishers and freelancers.

Skills

Project management

Budgeting

Operations

Contracts & NDAs

English fluency

Tools

Trelo

Job description

Toonpad Studios is looking for its first operations hire to build the processes, finances and admin structure that let the team focus on making Toon World.

Fully remote, async-first, with flexible hours. You will set up project management workflows, track budgets and revenues, manage NDAs/contracts, and serve as the main contact for partners and freelancers.

Requirements include 2+ years in PM/ops in games or creative teams, budgeting experience, and fluent English with PST overlap.