Pocket Worlds LTD is hiring: Senior Product Manager, Content in Austin

About Pocket Worlds:

At Pocket Worlds, we are building bleeding-edge technology that enables creators to develop the next generation of social experiences. Our flagship platform, Highrise, is where millions of people express themselves, engage in shared experiences, and create deep friendships. Over 40 million people have already joined the world of Highrise, and it's growing faster every day. Through Highrise, we are connecting the world through shared community created experiences and realizing the positive potential of the internet.

About the Role:

We’re looking for an experienced Senior Product Manager – Content to take ownership of our in-app economy, pricing strategies, and monetization systems, driving long-term engagement and revenue while respecting player experience.

For those in the USA, we have a strong preference for this role to be located in Austin, Texas.

Responsibilities:

1. Content Strategy: Manage the content roadmap, ensuring alignment with player engagement goals, live-service events, and monetization strategies.

2. Pipeline Oversight: Manage the content creation pipeline, from ideation to release, to ensure timely delivery of high-quality assets.

3. Event Integration: Design and execute seasonal events, live operations, and themed updates to sustain community interest and drive player participation.

4. Community Focus: Leverage community feedback and player insights to refine content offerings and enhance social experiences.

5. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with design, art, engineering, and monetization teams to integrate content into the broader player journey.

6. Trend Awareness: Stay on top of market trends in social apps, virtual worlds, and games-as-a-service to ensure Highrise remains fresh and relevant.

7. KPIs and Iteration: Define success metrics for content performance and iterate on strategies based on data-driven insights.

Requirements:

1. Experience: 5+ years in product management or content management, with 2+ shipped titles in live-service games or social apps.

2. Skillset: Proven expertise in managing content pipelines and delivering regular updates in a live-service environment.

3. Community Focus: Strong understanding of how content fosters player expression, creativity, and social engagement.

4. Analytical Skills: Ability to measure and analyze content performance using key metrics.

5. Collaboration: Exceptional communication and leadership skills to work across departments.

6. Passion: Deep enthusiasm for social platforms, creative content, and player-driven experiences.

Bonuses:

1. UGC Platforms: Familiarity with designing and managing user-generated content systems, empowering players to create, share, and monetize their work.

2. Live-Service Tools: Experience using or developing live-service platforms to deploy content dynamically, manage seasonal updates, and engage users in real-time.

3. AI/Automation: Understanding of leveraging AI-driven tools for content curation, personalization, or pipeline efficiency.

4. Community Events: Expertise in orchestrating community-driven events or challenges that integrate seamlessly with live-service content.

Why work with us:

1. Impact: Your work will directly affect millions of users around the world.

2. Growth: Your growth isn’t capped by a career ladder. Show us you can deliver the impact, and we’ll respond with recognition and reward.

3. Elite team: You’ll be a member of a small and elite team with a lot of freedom to go after opportunities you identify.

4. Culture: High trust, high intensity, low process and bureaucracy. We pride ourselves in being a Silicon Valley startup with a laser focus on the mission, and we’ll happily remove all roadblocks in your path to success.

5. Office and team: Directly work with the cofounders in our office located in Downtown Austin.

Pocket Worlds Core Values:

1. Be an Owner (Not a Renter)

2. Experts leading experts

3. Always be shipping

4. Focus on Impact

5. Take every unfair advantage

6. Love what you do

Benefits (US Only):

1. Meaningful equity - we’re here to do amazing work, and we share in our wins together.

2. Equipment allowance - choose what you need to work at your best.

3. Healthcare, 401k / pension (US only)

4. Unlimited PTO.

5. Education/Training stipend - we've set aside a budget for every employee to continue to learn and grow their skills.

Pocket Worlds is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Any communications from Pocket Worlds will only come from an @pocketworlds.com or @everskies.com domain. If you receive any communications, offers, etc. from any other domain, it is likely a scam.