Publishing Manager

Location: Shanghai

Reports to: Publishing Lead

About the Role

We're looking for a Publishing Manager to support the Publishing Lead in the publishing and live operations of a football game in China.

You'll act as the operational bridge between Publishing and our Development, Operations, and Marketing teams — tracking progress and product cadence, facilitating daily alignment, and keeping information and priorities synchronized so key milestones land on time.

Beyond execution, this role requires a product lens : understanding how version cadence, the real-world football calendar, and business goals connect — and translating that into clear follow-ups and a steady operating rhythm that supports the Lead's decisions.

What You'll Do

• Track publishing and live ops progress — monitor milestones and version nodes, and flag slippage to the Lead.
• Facilitate daily alignment — run and support daily/weekly cross-team syncs, capture notes and action items, and drive follow-ups to closure.
• Bridge teams — keep information and priorities aligned across Publishing, Development, Operations, Marketing, and Community.
• Analyze operational data — surface daily insights that inform the Lead's publishing and operational decisions.
• Apply user research — capture player needs and behavioral shifts, and keep the Lead informed of changes in user and market demand.
• Build the publishing plan — shape version cadence around the real-world football calendar, major tournaments, and key moments.
• Report status — consolidate progress, risks, and blockers for the Lead and management.
• Coordinate across time zones and languages — primarily EN/CN, with Korean as needed, to reduce collaboration friction.

What We're Looking For

Must-have:

• Genuine football passion — real understanding of major competitions, clubs, and player ecosystems, and genuine interest in football culture.
• Games industry grounding — hands-on operations or game-design experience (publishing, live ops, game design, etc.).
• Note: candidates with purely marketing backgrounds are not a fit — we need someone grounded in product, operations, or design.
• Working English proficiency — able to read, write, and communicate in meetings.
• User-research mindset — able to capture user needs and trends, and read shifts in user and market demand.
• Strong cross-functional communication — project coordination and multi-thread execution.
• Self-driven in a supporting capacity — able to track progress, surface risks, and push follow-ups to closure proactively.

Nice-to-have:

• Korean language proficiency.