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Project Manager, Digital Production

Universal City, CA 91608

Posted: 01/24/2023 Employment Type: Contract Job Number: 542050-1 Country: United States Is job remote?: No

Job Description


Project Manager, Digital Production

Successfully manage all client programs, ensuring the team meets schedule deadlines and due dates within approved program budgets. This position is expected to understand the execution needs of client programs, creating campaign timelines and estimates that fit within overarching program schedules and budgets. Additionally, the Project Manager is responsible for assuring program deliverables are presented and reviewed at key milestones to ensure all overarching program timelines are met and approvals received.

Location: Onsite Hybrid Style in Los Angeles, CA
Pay Rate: $40-$45/hr
Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision and more

Essential Responsibilities:

Creative Project Management
  • Creates project timelines in project management software (Workfront)
  • Organizes creative briefing kick off meetings when applicable and ensures appropriate creative team and necessary stakeholders are represented
  • Ensures all relevant information and assets are relayed to creative team for kickoff (when applicable) and execution
  • Ensures deliverables are reviewed in line with program and project timelines and requirements
  • Manages all project change orders
  • Ensures all program/campaign tactics are approved by LP and/or Legal prior to final file handoff when applicable
  • Works and communicates with digital content production teams
  • Flags project scope creep
  • Identifies and helps to alleviate blockers
Project Administration
  • Ensures estimates are approved before work commences when applicable
  • Participates in Agile team ceremonies including identifying and presenting creative projects in End of Sprint Demos with creative team
  • Works with Digital & Technology Creative Project Management team  to align processes as necessary, establish and update SOPs and onboarding materials, find efficiencies and identify and remove process and project blockers
Resource Management: 
  • Alert Senior Management team, Scrum Master and Marketing Owner of any potential concerns or issues with meeting key client deliverables due to resourcing.
  • Understand and actively participate in Environmental, Health & Safety responsibilities by following established UO policy, procedures, training and team member involvement activities.
Basic Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Advertising, Project Management, Business, Organizational Management, Graphic Design, or Art Design is required
  • 5+ years in a corporate environment with focus on developing marketing and advertising messaging strategies and overseeing tactical execution.
  • Experience with external and in-house creative agencies or marketing/advertising is strongly preferred
  • Experience with project management workflow software (Workamajig, Basecamp, Workfront, MS Project, etc.) a plus, WorkFront strongly preferred
  • Candidate must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite programs, including but not limited to Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
  • Strong understanding and proven experience with creative workflow software and workflows for print, video, digital (web, mobile app, CRM, etc.) production required
  • Proficiency or working knowledge of MAC OS and Adobe Creative Suite, and digital asset management software (MediaValet) also a plus, but not required.

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The Planet Group and our companies are equal opportunity employers. It is our practice not to discriminate against any employee or applicant based on any criteria, condition or basis protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect. We believe that diversity, equity and inclusion enable us to better meet our mission and values while serving our clients across the globe. If you have a disability or handicap and would like us to accommodate you in any reasonable way, please inform your recruiter, or contact us, so that we can discuss the appropriate alternatives available.

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