Creative Services - Production Project Manager

Creative Artists Agency•Los Angeles, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Creative Artists Agency (CAA) seeks a Production Project Manager for its in-house Creative Services department. This role reports to the Head of Project Management and supports incoming requests and processes for the design, editing, branding, and production teams, with a primary focus on Production. The Project Manager will liaise with assistants, agents, partners, clients, and vendors to support a wide range of internal and external business needs.

Requirements

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

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
Ability to manage multiple, interrelated projects (including business transformation projects) at the same time