Creative Ops and Production Coordinator, Sports/UFC

Paramount•Burbank, CA

2d•$43,000 - $63,000•Onsite

About The Position

The UFC Creative Ops & Production Coordinator will support the Paramount Streaming Design groups. This role will support all UFC design needs including key art, digital display, motion design, out of home, social, etc. Supports end-to-end production workflows for UFC, serving as the support liaison across internal teams, vendors, and agencies to ensure timely delivery of high-quality assets. Responsibilities include supporting production of graphic toolkits, schedules, and approvals, coordinating with artists and producers on layouts and versioning, and safeguarding creative identity across all UFC campaigns. This is a fully onsite role (5 days/week). We strongly prefer candidates located in or able to commute to the New York City office, but we are also open to considering candidates for our Burbank, CA office.

Requirements

0-3+ years' relevant experience
AA or Equivalent
Passion for working on the production and delivery of motion design/graphics and/or digital out-of-home, key art or digital display
Familiar with Jira, Google Suite, Microsoft office, Asana, Airtable, and/or other productivity tools
Some technical acumen related to design creative deliverables, with knowledge of key technologies and tools
Good understanding of production and creative operations processes and timelines
Passion for leading complex projects with tight deadlines and multiple dependencies
Comfortable working cross-functionally with multiple partners at all levels of a corporate organization
Interest in managing project scope, budget and resources
Superb verbal and written communication skills to relay information simply and clearly to cross functional departments
Calm, balanced, level-headed, and collaborative in nature
Adaptable to change and ability to learn quickly, multitask, deal with hard deadlines, and manage competing priorities
Ability to organize information quickly and individually to drive process improvements, bridge gaps in missing requirements, and identify and address issues in projects as they arise.

Responsibilities

Work closely with Streaming Design team leadership in resource planning and management
Work with internal design creative production and agency teams ensuring deadlines are met and projects are delivered on time and within budget
Partner cross-functionally with managers and directors of campaign project management, program marketing, production and social
Manage creative project workflow by planning, tracking, managing and leading all steps in the creative life cycle, including dependencies
Set up, facilitate, and host status meetings, track action items and share notes
Work closely with Creative Directors and creative team to define creative concepting process and structure of reviews specific to project needs, and to prioritize and align team on daily and weekly basis, keeping an eye on pipeline of projects
Facilitate the scheduling and agenda for creative reviews
Facilitate all stakeholder communication regarding timelines, status updates, and potential risks to the project, and partner with internal teams to identify issues early and suggest workable solutions
Identify areas for process and workflow improvements, and recommend and implement strategies for increased production efficiencies
Document workflows and processes and maintain repository
Reporting on throughput and optimizing process

Benefits

Attractive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages.
Generous paid time off.
An exciting and fulfilling opportunity to be part of one of Paramount’s most dynamic teams.
Opportunities for both on-site and virtual engagement events.
Unique opportunities to make meaningful connections and build a vibrant community, both inside and outside the workplace.

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