Creative Services - Production Project Manager

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and control resources, procedures and timing for administrative and business needs
• Liaise with colleagues, clients and vendors via email, call, and meetings to review project briefs and details, and to determine process needs
• Set kick-off calls and communicate project details to the appropriate creative teams and support the Head of Project Management
• Research, analyze, conceptualize and articulate workflow improvements, adapting to any special needs or considerations from internal and external clients
• Organize project teams, assign individual responsibilities, develop project schedules and determine resource requirements for day-to-day work
• Identify and resolve obstacles to completing projects on time
• Function as creative support when needed in the areas of production, editing, design, and branding/identity development
• Uphold and enhance CAA’s brand standards
• Maintain list of vendors worldwide in the fields of videography and photography
• Engage directly with Agency clients on production, editing, branding and design projects, as requested by the Head of Project Management
• Stay up-to-date on latest project management and creative trends and applications to continually improve skills
• Maintain organized archives
• Managing on-site production needs, including picking up and dropping of gear, location scouting, initial test photography
• Able to manage multiple, interrelated projects (including business transformation projects) at the same time

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in film production, communication, graphic design, or other media-related degree or relevant work experience
• 4-6+ years of professional experience working in a creative environment such as a production company, agency, or in-house creative department
• Experience on set for video shoots, photo shoots, live productions
• Experience managing multiple, long-term and short-term projects
• Ability to give and receive feedback
• Working knowledge of project management systems and workflows, particularly Asana
• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and production/design/editing language
• Understanding of workplace relationships, politics and navigating different personalities
• Eye for detail, ability to carefully cross-reference notes to deliverables
• Excellent communications skills, including the ability to convey creative concepts
• Positive, hard-working, “can-do” client service attitude