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Product Lead - Slow Game Club
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Product Lead - Slow Game Club
Reports to: Chief Development Officer
Location: Remote (with right to work in UK)
Contract: 12 months
Salary: £32,000-£35,000 (full time, 35 hours per week, four days a week)
About Into Games
Into Games is the social mobility charity for games - working to create more opportunities for people from under-represented and low-income backgrounds to access rewarding careers in the games industry.
We work with schools, colleges, universities and the games industry to provide inspiration, skills development, careers support and direct routes into meaningful, paid employment.
Slow Game Club is one of our most exciting and ambitious initiatives: a book club for video games that brings players together around thoughtfully curated games, conversations with developers and a growing global community. Every penny funds our social mobility work across the UK.
We are now looking for a Product Lead to take Slow Game Club into its next stage of growth.
The Role
The Product Lead will play a central role in the day-to-day running, development and commercial growth of Slow Game Club.
This is a hands-on, entrepreneurial role for someone who enjoys taking ownership, making things happen and turning ideas into reality. You will oversee the delivery of Slow Game Club each month, coordinate activity across the wider team and work closely with partners, developers and publishers to ensure the product continues to grow.
Alongside managing the operational delivery of Slow Game Club, you will help shape its future. This includes identifying new product opportunities, developing commercial partnerships, improving the member experience and supporting the growth of new revenue streams.
You will work closely with the Chief Development Officer and have significant scope to take ownership of the product, contribute ideas and help build Slow Game Club into a leading consumer-facing product within the games industry.
Benefits
Into Games prides itself on creating a working environment and work life balance that values your time as an individual and prioritises your wellbeing in and outside of work. As part of the team at Into Games you’ll receive:
- Four day working week
- Fully remote/work from home
- 28 days paid holiday per year + Bank Holidays (four days = one week, so 7 weeks paid leave)
- Paid Christmas closure (at least one full week)
- Paid Wellbeing Week (full team leave decided annually by everyone)
- Flexible hours outside of core team meetings and role responsibilities
- Work remotely from anywhere in the world for up to 6 months a year
- Ten week paid sabbatical after five years service
- Mentorship with senior games industry leaders
- Equipment grant for a laptop or other tech needs
- Co-working space grant
Key Responsibilities
Product Management
- Lead the end-to-end planning and delivery of Slow Game Club.
- Develop and manage project plans, timelines and monthly delivery schedules.
- Coordinate activity across Partnerships, Marketing, Community and external contributors.
- Ensure responsibilities, priorities and deadlines are clear across the team.
- Identify potential blockers and risks and take proactive steps to resolve them.
- Develop and improve systems and processes to support efficient delivery.
- Support the development and delivery of Slow Game Club's longer-term product roadmap.
Operations and Delivery
- Take responsibility for the smooth day-to-day operation of Slow Game Club.
- Oversee the monthly delivery cycle, including game key distribution, email communications, partner communications and member logistics.
- Coordinate the delivery of Slow Game Club podcasts and other community content, including scheduling, guests and supporting assets.
- Maintain accurate records across products, partners, keys, campaigns and operational activity.
- Identify opportunities to improve operational processes and the overall member experience.
- Ensure a consistently high-quality experience for Slow Game Club members.
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Commercial
- Identify and develop new opportunities to grow Slow Game Club's products, audience and revenue.
- Work with the Chief Development Officer to turn new ideas into deliverable projects and commercial opportunities.
- Explore opportunities across Steam keys, merchandise, licensing, partnerships and other potential revenue streams.
- Support relationships and negotiations with publishers, developers and commercial partners.
- Identify opportunities to improve the product offering, customer journey and member experience.
- Develop regular email sales activity designed to acquire, convert and retain customers.
- Use customer and commercial insight to inform future product development.
Partnership Development
- Build and maintain strong relationships with publishers, developers, creators and other Slow Game Club partners.
- Act as a key point of contact for partners involved in the delivery of Slow Game Club.
- Identify and develop new partnership opportunities.
- Support conversations around commercial opportunities, collaborations and new products.
- Represent Slow Game Club externally where appropriate.
Growth
- Monitor key performance indicators including membership, revenue, retention, acquisition and engagement.
- Use performance data and customer insight to identify opportunities for growth and improvement.
- Provide regular updates on delivery, performance, opportunities and risks.
- Contribute to the development of strategies that support the long-term growth and sustainability of Slow Game Club.
About You
We're looking for someone who is highly organised, proactive and excited by the opportunity to take ownership of a growing commercial product.
You may come from a background in product/project management, commercial management/sales, partnerships, or a similar role. More important than your exact background is your ability to manage complex activity, work independently and spot opportunities for improvement and growth.
You will be comfortable balancing day-to-day delivery with longer-term thinking and will enjoy working in an environment where you have the freedom to take initiative and shape your role.
We're looking for someone with:
- Excellent organisational and project management skills proven in a full-time management role.
- Experience in managing team members across multiple workstreams to meet deadlines in a high-paced environment toward a product or service launch.
- Commercial awareness and experience in developing successful revenue-generating opportunities. Bonus points if it was for a subscription or membership.
- Ability to take a new idea from a senior leader or manager and quickly turn it into an executable plan
- Ability to create complex subscription/membership sales email pipelines that can convert, retain, and upsell to customers.
- Experience negotiating and closing partnership deals with multiple stakeholders across licensing, merchandise, publishing, or similar.
- Strong grasp of the English language and effective at writing impactful product emails with clear CTAs and compelling product information
- Experience of working on projects that involve short-form content creators at scale, and an understanding of how influencer marketing campaigns are delivered.
- An entrepreneurial mindset who is capable of solving new challenges without need for approval or guidance, and finding new ways to do established things better.
- Knowledge of and aptitude for tools like Shopify, Discord, Mailchimp, Steam, and Zapier.
- An interest in showcasing great narrative-driven indie games and who resonates with the Slow Game Club community and ethos.
- An understanding of, or enthusiasm for, Into Games' mission to improve access to careers in the games industry.
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This role is not necessarily only for someone with experience in games and we welcome applicants from other industries with the right experience, providing you have a passion for indie games.
What Success Looks Like
In this role, success will mean:
- Slow Game Club is delivered consistently, smoothly and to a high standard.
- The wider team has clear priorities, responsibilities and timelines.
- Operational systems are well documented and continually improving.
- Partners have a positive and professional experience working with Slow Game Club.
- New product, partnership and commercial opportunities are actively identified and developed.
- Membership, retention and revenue are closely monitored and supported by clear growth strategies.
- Slow Game Club continues to evolve and improve for its members.
- The Product Lead becomes a key driver of the product's future development and commercial growth.
- Slow Game Club is on track to become a £250,000 annual fundraising product by September 2027.
Why Join Us?
This is an opportunity to take ownership of an ambitious and growing product at the intersection of games, community and social impact.
Slow Game Club has already established a distinctive position within the games industry, and we believe there is significant potential to grow its audience, commercial partnerships and product offering.
You'll have the opportunity to work closely with developers, publishers and creators, shape the future of the product and play a meaningful role in building a sustainable revenue stream that supports Into Games' wider charitable mission.
A note from the CDO
Hi, Brandon here! Thanks for making it this far. This is probably the coolest role we have ever hired for at Into Games, and I’m so excited about the amazing candidates we’re going to get for this position.
I really believe that this is someone’s dream job, and that at Into Games we create an environment where the right person can truly thrive. Slow Game Club is doing something genuinely new and exciting, and deserves someone who really believes in it, with the right experience, at the helm.
If you’re really serious about this job, please send me an email to brandon@intogames.org with your CV, cover letter, and a few sentences on what you think Slow Game Club’s biggest missed opportunity is. If you send me a short video about yourself and why you think you’re a great fit for the role - big bonus points.
I can’t wait to hear from you :)
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