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Freelance Project Manager (3-Month Contract)

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Fluent Mandarin and English speaker
  • Prior esports project management experience
  • Strong organization and timeline management skills
  • Clear communication under live-event pressure

Responsibilities

  • Assist the Lead PM in building workback schedules, tracking milestones, and organizing logistics for tournament execution
  • Serve as a key point of contact for client interactions, status updates, and cross-functional team coordination
  • Provide operational support during pre-event prep and live tournament delivery, helping triage issues in a fast-paced environment
  • Help monitor project budgets, manage vendor quotes/invoices, and ensure deliverable timelines are met

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Communication
  • Timelines
  • Team Management
  • Problem Solving

About the company

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ESL FACEIT Group [EFG]

Video Games & Interactive Entertainment

The ESL FACEIT Group is the leading esports and video game entertainment company. We help brands embrace the youth culture phenomenon of our times. Through exposure and authentic activation, we enable brands to engage the notoriously hard-to-reach global youth audiences capable of driving their growth today and tomorrow. At EFG we create worlds beyond gameplay where players and fans become community. The company is built on the great legacy of the world-renowned ESL, FACEIT and DreamHack brands. We harness this legacy to further innovate and develop the esports and gaming landscape worldwide. Working with our developer, publisher, brand, and media partners, we deliver products that accelerate gaming culture and make gamer communities come together. Join us on the journey as we help gaming communities thrive by creating worlds beyond gameplay that unite players, fans, and creators around the esports and games they love.

Company details

Company typeSME
IndustryVideo Games & Interactive Entertainment
Company size1001 - 5000

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Job description

At EFG (ESL FACEIT Group) we create worlds beyond gameplay where players and fans become community. We pride ourselves in having a corporate social responsibility which is that “IT’S NOT GG, UNTIL IT’S GG FOR ALL”. We are passionate about the culture we foster that ultimately helps to create and shape the world of esports, gaming tournaments, leagues, events and holistic ecosystems staged for our millions of players, fans and heroes.

Everything we do, from global esports tournaments and community-driven leagues to next-generation platforms and live events, is rooted in our passion, craftsmanship, and culture. With millions of players and fans around the world, we aim to shape the future of esports and gaming by building ecosystems that are inclusive, innovative, and enduring. 

Freelance Project Manager (Mandarin Speaker) (3-Month Contract)

Role Overview

We are seeking a Freelance Project Manager for a 3-month contract to support the Lead Project Manager in delivering a major First-Person Shooter (FPS) esports tournament. This role focuses on event pre-planning, operational execution, and maintaining seamless communication with clients and vendors.

Core Responsibilities

Pre-Planning & Timelines: Assist the Lead PM in building workback schedules, tracking milestones, and organizing logistics for tournament execution.

Client & Stakeholder Communication: Serve as a key point of contact for client interactions, status updates, and cross-functional team coordination.

On-Site & Event Execution: Provide operational support during pre-event prep and live tournament delivery, helping triage issues in a fast-paced environment.

Budget & Vendor Support: Help monitor project budgets, manage vendor quotes/invoices, and ensure deliverable timelines are met.

Requirements

Language: Fluent Mandarin & English speaker  (required for client/vendor communication).

Experience: Prior esports project management experience required. (Concert/live production management experience is acceptable if you have a strong understanding of gaming and esports).

Skills: Strong organization, timeline management, and clear communication under live-event pressure.

Firmly rooted in our values, EFG is an affirmative action employer that celebrates being an equal opportunity workplace. Our unwavering commitment to fair employment extends to all individuals, regardless of their race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, citizenship, marital status, gender identity, or Veteran status.

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