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About the Role
In this role, you own the operational backbone of our portfolio across PC, console and mobile. You manage platform backends, storefront setup, release timelines, first-party communication and commercial store activations. Storefronts are your daily priority. You keep product pages, packages, pricing, discounts, submissions, age ratings, release dates and backend settings clean, correct and on time.
Responsibilities
- Manage product pages, metadata, pricing, packages, regional settings, release dates, assets and backend configurations across PC, console, mobile and third-party stores.
- Coordinate discounts, platform sales, bundles, featuring opportunities, first-party programs and other storefront activations across the portfolio.
- Coordinate communication with platform holders, developers, porting teams, distributors and other external partners, ensuring requirements, responsibilities and deadlines are clear.
- Coordinate submissions, certification requirements, age ratings, compliance checks and platform approval processes.
- Coordinate builds, release candidates, branches, depots, launch checklists, go-live preparation and hotfixes, tracking blockers, dependencies and last-minute risks.
Requirements
- At least two years of experience in game release management, platform operations or a related games role, with hands-on responsibility for releases or storefront operations.
- Strong Steamworks knowledge.
- Experience with console, mobile or third-party store backends is a strong plus.
- Understanding of storefront mechanics, platform events, discounting, featuring opportunities, key distribution and sales cycle planning.
- Ability to work in a structured, reliable and precise way, especially when dealing with backend settings, checklists, deadlines and documentation.
- Ability to keep developers, platform partners and internal stakeholders aligned across several games, platforms and deadlines.
- Experience helping ship a successful indie game in the past two years is a bonus.
Skills
- Steamworks
- Console store backends
- Mobile store backends
- Third-party store backends
- Storefront mechanics
- Platform events
- Discounting
- Featuring opportunities
- Key distribution
- Sales cycle planning
- Backend settings management
- Checklist management
- Documentation
- Stakeholder alignment
Location
- Remote
- Berlin-Spandau
Work Type
- Remote
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- At least two years of experience
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive salary based on experience and seniority
Benefits
- 30 days of paid time off (PTO)
- Legendary team events
- Access to concerts and events across the group
- Free keys for our games and titles from across our network
- Discounts and offers via corporate benefits platform
- Access to modern, dog-friendly office in Berlin-Spandau
- Ergonomic workstations
- Large shared team kitchen
- VIP membership at the gym next door
- Subsidized BVG public transport ticket
About the Company
- Sidekick aims to be a sidekick for developers, providing the right tools and ensuring their success.
- Born out of INSTINCT3, a creative and creator-focused agency, Sidekick is part of a wider group shaped by games, creators, content and internet culture.
- The company values craft, creative curiosity, clear viewpoints, focus, and discipline.
- The portfolio focuses on games that captivate communities, creators, and shared audiences.
- Every role at Sidekick requires games & commercial curiosity, constructive curiosity, and ownership.
- While not required to live in Berlin, the ability to join the office in Spandau every few months is expected for in-person team time.
- Most daily communication is in English; German is a welcome bonus but not required.