You want to work at Double Fine so bad you can taste it. Maybe you didn't even know that, but you were wondering, "What's that weird taste?" It's the taste of opportunity, my friend, with undertones of ambition. But now you know, and maybe you're asking, "Who do I have to kiss up to to get a job there? Should I alter my appearance in order to increase my chances of getting an interview? Should I concentrate on my face? Or on my upper arms? How have I gone wrong in my life that I am not already working there? What can be done about my wretched life?"


Plenty! Especially if you want to be a...

Description:

Double Fine has an immediate opening for a proactive, strategic thinking Operations Manager whose skills and experience contribute to the efficient, systematic and profitable operation of its San Francisco development studio. The primary job responsibility is to keep the studio running smoothly in the areas of human resources, finances and facilities. The position requires loyalty and commitment to the team and company and demonstrates unwavering dependability. The ideal candidate presents a professional and friendly demeanor to employees and the outside world and is both organized and meticulous in his/her work.

The ideal candidate has considerable experience implementing strategies to increase efficiency, maintain quality, and ensure continuous improvement of process and procedure. Candidates must exhibit excellent verbal and written communication skills, must be passionate about gameplay and game development, and must be interested in a collaborative relationship with all other disciplines within Double Fine.

Responsibilities:

Human Resources:

1. Manage, administer, and educate employees on company benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401k, commuter checks, flex account, POP, Cobra, etc.).
2. Facilitate recruitment (obtain, create and post job descriptions, organize resumes, reply to submissions, manage interview scheduling, generate, distribute and negotiate offer letters, coordinate new hire desk setup, conduct orientation meetings).
3. Coordinate and manage the company performance review process.
4. Administer paperwork for new hires, terminations, and immigration, including legal documentation.
5. Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal policies and regulations.
6. Develop and update all operations procedure manuals and employee handbooks.
7. Build and manage a team of offsite recruiters and talent coordinators to meet the recruitment needs of growing studios, utilizing additional temporary recruitment resources to meet demand.
8. Promote training in selection interviewing techniques to employees who interview candidates.

Financial Administration:

1. Manage financial relationships with outside payroll company, ready receipts/bills/invoices for bookkeeper, maintain insurance and tax files, track employee vacation/sick time.
2. Develop and work within a monthly operations budget; including supplies, company-paid travel, company-sponsored conference attendance, recruiting, legal fees, company perks, etc..
3. Manage bank accounting, including deposits and necessary wire transfers.
4. Update company Quickbooks files for all credit card purchases, reconcile against receipt and report expenses to the President and CFO.
5. Communicate (verbal and written) and interpret to the President and CFO company savings and operation expenditures/analyses in the form of monthly, quarterly and annual reports.

Office Facilities:

1. Manage the Double Fine Company Store, including order fulfillment and processes therein, Q&A with customers, monthly inventory, stock re-orders, and vendor price/service negotiations.
2. Manage any office relocation, and oversee any future construction or expansion. This includes coordinating the researching of available properties and rents, compiling lease paperwork, arranging for movers, space planning and any needed furniture acquisition.
3. Meticulous organization and filing of office financial papers, HR records, legal documentation. Develop a working knowledge of all company information to be able to answer questions or know how to find the answer quickly.
4. Analyze and implement process flow improvements, to include capabilities for growth and maximum efficiency.
5. Develop and oversee implementation and administration of department policies, systems, and procedures.
6. Manage IT dept – asset purchasing plan & control, project coordination and implementation.
7. Manage Office Manager and Admin department; including Bookkeeper, Accountant and act as liaison for Legal Aid.
8. Assume substantial roles in the execution of events, such as company meetings, publisher and press meetings, retreats, workshops and DF annual events. Secure venues, arrange logistics, maintain accurate RSVP records, and perform other roles as needed.

Requirements:

1. Local candidates ONLY.
2. Minimum five years similar experience with increasing responsibility.
3. Exceptional organizational management skills and experience developing efficient systems.
4. Fluent working knowledge of MS Office (including the ability to create formulas in Excel), Photoshop, Acrobat (including the ability to create interactive forms).
5. Excellent communication—including written, verbal, and listening skills. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to engender trust are critical.
6. Ability to handle confidential information with the utmost discretion.
7. Proven history of successful goal setting, achievement, and employee management.
8. Demonstrate a strong focus while juggling multiple priorities; the ability to effectively multi-task while meeting deadlines is critical.
9. Show strong risk assessment, negotiation and problem resolutions skills.
10. Strong analytic, communication, quantitative, problem-solving, and project management skills essential. Detail-oriented and able to work with precision.

Pluses:

1. Positive “can-do” attitude.
2. Desire to work around creative people in a relaxed environment.
3. Problem-solver and pro-active solution seeker.
4. Committed to values and actions that assure premium brand execution.

Contact:
For immediate consideration, interested and qualified candidates should send their cover letter and resume to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

If you would like to be a bunny, I say good thinking. Because everybody loves bunnies!


We are not currently hiring bunnies, but we do have some reference here for you to study:

Even if we don't have any current openings that are right for you right now, if you are interested in working at Double Fine, send in your stuff anyway! We are always interested in making contact with talented and experienced programmers, artists, animators, designers, and production people. Even if you're not looking for work right now, it's good to stay in touch because YOU NEVER KNOW.

I can't guarantee that we will be especially good about responding to each and every email we get. Sometimes we get busy and ignore that mail box for months on end. But don't give up hope. Eventually, the mail server will get full, and we'll need to delete some of the applications, so we'll all get together and read through the resumes in there and make fun of people's spelling errors or read their "Job Objective" statements in sarcastic voices and stuff like that.

But maybe we'll see your samples or your web page and all at once the laughter will stop, and our jaws will drop, and then somebody will say, "Whoa." And then I'll look a them and I'll say, "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" And then someone will yell, "I'm way ahead of you buddy!" as they pull up in the company bus/monster truck and as we all pile in, somebody shouts out, "LOCK AND LOAD!" And we drive full speed to your house and you come out and say "D-D-D-Double Fine? But--" and we put a finger to your lips and say, "You had us at hello!" And then your parents try to stop us because they don't understand, so we duct tape them to a streetlight and peel out, popping a wheelie all the way down the street while "Sweet Home Alabama" blares out of the radio and then you and I try to say something at the same time because we're both so excited, so then we both shut up so that the other can talk, and then we both say, "No, you go!", but then we both start talking again at the same time, and we have to just laugh until we're crying tears of joy, and we sense in our hearts that we will all be best friends forever and ever, and never think about what or who we were before. We will just enjoy the ever-unfolding kaleidoscope of happiness and discovery and adventure and laughter that lie before us.

And then we pull up to the office and I yell, "Alright, back to work suckers. And no talking!" And weld the door shut with everyone inside as I laugh and laugh and laugh. Oh, the fun.