Manager, Games / Interactive Media (Contract)

Job Purpose

• Lead the games incubation/acceleration & community management unit in DCD in a matured and organisation-focused manner in achieving committed outcomes.
• Plan, manage, and promote the digital incubation/acceleration program for top game startups and serve as community hub for local & regional digital creative content industry.
• The role encompasses organising programs focusing on providing ecosystem support to grow the digital creative content industry in Malaysia to compete in the global market.
  
  

Duties & Responsibilities

1. Games Incubation / Acceleration Management: Lead the planning, organisation and operation of the digital incubation / acceleration program(s) and supporting activities which includes:

• Execution of MoU and incubation / acceleration program
• Customised event for partners such as pitching, product briefing, and etc
• Partners & community engagement, liaison and management
• Recruit mentors and maximize their presence
• Members program such as masterclass workshops, technical training, and business acumen
• Community building activities
• External events & promotional activities
  
  

2. Ecosystem Building: Organise programs to support the digital creative content ecosystem.

• Lead and oversee a team of senior executives to plan, organise and operate program and activities to support and build the digital creative content industry
• Support and facilitate MDEC initiatives focusing on the digital creative content industry.
• Liaise with various stakeholders such as companies, institutes of higher learning, technology partners, government agencies and and other key players of the local, regional and international digital creative content industry.
  
  

3. Digital Creative Content Entrepreneurship Support: Provide support for the growth of the local game industry ecosystem via startups, IP monetisation, business coaching, funding facilitation, and mentorship support.

• Work with industry, associations and government stakeholders towards developing a ecosystem support to encourage game entrepreneurship in Malaysia.
• Support and facilitate MDEC initiatives such as MD Status, FKW, DE Rantau, and Digital Content Grant (DCG)
  
  

4. Operational Excellence: Ensure operational efficiency and effectiveness

• Ensure accurate and effective information and data repository
• Manage and review team workload and capacity to ensure uncompromised integrity
• Regular monitoring of performance of each team member to ensure efficiency and productivity
• Ensure process improvements within the Ecosystem unit
  
  

5. Learning, Support and Growth: Actively enhance personal development of skills and acquisition of knowledge and be supportive of any initiatives by the department to grow the digital creative content industry.

Qualifications

Minimum 8 years of experience with domain expertise in the digital creative content industry such as animation and games.

Bachelor’s Degree in any related fields

Competency Required

• Leadership quality
• Strategic thinking and business acumen
• Good interpersonal & communication skills (negotiation & presentation skills included)
• Internal and external customer focus
• Conflict management skill and team motivator
• Problem analysis & problem solving
• Stakeholder & partnership management
• Understanding of digital creative content industry such as skillsets, tools, technologies & market
• Understanding of ecosystem issues and able to work with key stakeholders in providing and implementing solutions
• The ability to conceptualise ideas and plan to bring those ideas to fruition is critical to success.
• Provide feedback to enhance quality outcomes
• Good knowledge of game industry trends and digital content in general