Associate Project Manager, Alternative Content

IMAX•Playa Vista, CA

About The Position

The Associate Project Manager, Alternative Content serves as the day-to-day operational lead for IMAX Alternative Content releases and live events. The role coordinates cross-functional teams and external partners to ensure projects run smoothly from greenlight through release and post-event follow-up. Reporting to the Senior Director, Alternative Content, the position manages project timelines, budgets, deliverables, vendor coordination, and operational reporting in a fast-paced entertainment environment.

Requirements

5–7 years of experience in project management, operations, production, live events, exhibition, or a related entertainment field.
Demonstrated experience managing complex projects involving multiple internal teams, external vendors, and time-sensitive deliverables.
Strong financial and analytical skills, including experience managing budgets, tracking invoices, and preparing financial updates.
Exceptional organizational and project-management skills, including the ability to prioritize competing deadlines and maintain rigorous attention to detail.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to lead cross-functional status meetings and communicate with senior stakeholders.
Ability to remain calm, solutions-oriented, and decisive when addressing time-sensitive operational issues.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office or Google Workspace, particularly Excel/Sheets, PowerPoint/Slides, and project-management tools.
Willingness to work outside standard business hours and travel periodically in support of live events, screenings, and project launches.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting live events, event cinema, theatrical releases, film or television production, or post-production.

Responsibilities

Lead day-to-day operations for Alternative Content releases, coordinating execution from project kickoff through release.
Coordinate with Distribution, Marketing, Post-Production, Legal, Finance, and other stakeholders on timelines, deliverables, approvals, and milestones.
Maintain project P&L budgets and financial tracking, and prepare updates for executive stakeholders.
Coordinate receipt, tracking, and delivery of pre-conversion, post-production, technical, and release materials from internal teams and external clients.
Research market and audience trends, comparable releases, competitive activity, partner information, and project-specific business inputs to support greenlight materials.
Track, submit, and follow up on vendor invoices in coordination with Finance and project stakeholders.
Coordinate theater buyouts with internal distribution and external partners, including cost models, theater availability, pricing, dates, and logistics.
Maintain the Alternative Content master grid and lead biweekly internal status meetings to keep workstreams on track.
Support execution and strategic development of specialty initiatives across the Alternative Content slate.
Lead live project operations and serve as the primary day-to-day contact from kickoff through project retrospective.
Create and maintain run-of-show documents for internal teams and external partners.
Develop and maintain event workbooks and project materials for internal teams and external stakeholders.
Monitor and resolve theater, technical, and operational issues; escalate issues and document resolutions.
Work with cross-functional teams to develop and implement workflow improvements for internal operations and live technical execution.
Lead recurring meetings with external vendors and partners and provide updates on programming, testing, operational readiness, and outstanding items.
Work outside standard business hours and travel periodically in support of live events, screenings, and project launches.