Product Manager

As a Product Manager on Episode, you’ll work on a game that has defined interactive storytelling for a female audience, with a mission to build YOU-driven experiences where authors can create immersive stories and players can be who they want to be. You’ll own and manage critical aspects of the Episode product which will be seen by millions of people around the world. 

What We’ve Accomplished:

• Grew Episode to a top 10 grossing app on the Apple App Store, garnering over 200 million downloads.
• Partnered with major studios and industry stars to create interactive stories based as Pitch Perfect, Pretty Little Liars, Mean Girls, Demi Lovato, and Clueless.
• Turned Episode into a user-generated content platform, allowing user creators to publish over 160,000 interactive stories for our players.

What You'll Do:

• Work in an environment that requires strong problem solving skills and independent self-direction.
• Iterate on and develop hypotheses for player journeys using feedback from data analysis and user surveys.
• Design and lead a cross-functional team to implement new features that will drive growth for Episode.

What You Bring to the Product Management Team:

• 4+ years of games or entertainment industry experience as a product manager. 
• Up to date with current trends in free-to-play mobile games and understand the pros and cons of the decisions that different games make.
• Experienced in quantitative analysis and have the ability to refine hypotheses/models by digging into user data.
• Ability to manage complex projects and production schedules.
• Enjoy light hearted, romantic, playful, and sweet stories. RomComs or YA novels are your go-to for comfort.
• Crave constant feedback that helps you make your game design better.
• Strong design mentality and intuition for game mechanics.
• Strong quantitative analysis skills and ability to refine hypotheses/models by digging into user data and iteratively improving metrics.
• Bachelor’s degree required, ideally in quantitative discipline (CS, Engineering, Math, Econ, etc.).
• Ability to write clear and concise specs for new features.

Extra Gems For:

• B.S. / M.S.in a quantitative/technical discipline (Computer Science, Engineering, Math, Economics, Data Science, etc.) and/or MBA
• Being a fan of Episode and our community 
• Specific experience in any of the following:
• Interactive story games
• Startup experience 
• Engineering/software development
• A/B testing