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Director of Digital Games

Penny Publications, LLC | Norwalk CT 06855 USA | Full Time | Posted: 12/11/2012

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Penny Publications, LLC is the leading publisher of crossword and variety puzzle magazines. The company started out as Penny Press in 1973 and then later joined forces with Dell Magazines in 1996 to become Penny Publications, LLC. Penny Publications also owns and operates Three Across, LLC, home of The Crosswords Club and The Uptown Puzzle Club. It is through Three Across that we have now formed PuzzleNation.com, a puzzle gaming website.

Penny Publications has offices in New York City, and in Norwalk and Milford, CT, as well as a warehouse in New Hampshire.

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The Director of Digital Games will:

1. Establish a roadmap for adaptations to the PuzzleNation business model, and to its development across platforms, based on up-to-date knowledge of web and mobile game trends. Plan, prioritize, and execute adaptations and strategies

2. Manage budgeting, ROI forecast, cost/profit analysis, site analytics

3. Coordinate with all outside vendors supporting PuzzleNation, including credit card processor, hosting provider and game developers; handle RFP's, agreements, schedules and invoices

4. Manage the design and development of new puzzle games for the web, mobile platforms and social networks. Oversee and participate closely in game design, testing, QA and launch

5. Coordinate wtih all internal departments supporting PuzzleNation, including marketing, customer service, and IT

This position is based in our Norwalk, CT office just minutes from I-95 and MetroNorth Railroad. We also have an office in Manhattan where this person may work from occasionally.

The company offers great benefits including paid health, dental, short term disability and group life insurance as well as a multitude of voluntary benefits such as supplemental life and long term disability insurance. A 401k plan is offered to employees after one year of service.

This job listing originated on Gamasutra.com, the game industry's leader.

Experience Requiredtop

The candidate will have at least 4 years' professional experience in the games industry (web and/or mobile) and a proven record of effective project management, as well as a passion for digital games and broad experience in game production, including online, Facebook-based and mobile-based games. Working knowledge of web and game technologies such as Flash and HTML5 is a plus.

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Location Norwalk, CT, 06855, United States
Job Level Senior
Annual Salary 100,000.00 - 100,000.00/Yearly
Categories Producer / Director / Project Manager, Social / Online Games, Smartphone / Tablet Games
Pref Degree Bachelor's Degree
Work Site On site
Platforms Online Multiplayer,Browser Based Games

Location Maptop

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Contact Name Susan Haven
How to apply Applications are no longer accepted for this job posting.
Primary Phone 2038666688
Primary Fax 2038545962
Job Code Direc