Disney Entertainment Television is seeking an Associate Project Manager to join the Creative Operations team, supporting creatives in executing 360 campaigns. The creative organization spans ABC, Hulu, Onyx, and more. Project Management tracks key milestones and manages the creative scope with partner teams. They work with Ops Management to ensure assets are delivered to market on time. If you're an efficiency enthusiast with a heart for creativity, this role offers you the opportunity to make an impact as a global scale.
Responsibilities
- Lead small campaigns and support Project Managers on large campaigns to scope project requirements and creative resourcing, build campaign calendars, individual task timelines, and PO/invoice requests.
- Day-to-day support of creative development workflows, safeguarding projects' adherence to schedules and budgets across multiple teams and disciplines.
- Liaise with strategy, creative, media, legal, finishing and other crucial stakeholders, to ensure alignment and approval of campaign assets.
- Document details of creative requirements in multiple project management and asset management systems.
- Translate media plans and specs into creative requirements.
- Escalate issues when creative development hits roadblocks or encounters delays.
- Lead cross functional meetings with Campaign Managers/Strategists to execute campaigns, ensuring alignment with project timelines, creative vision, and budget constraints.
- Master tools (mainly Airtable) for project coordination, workflow and management.
Skills Required
- 2-3 years of experience in a professional advertising, entertainment, or marketing environment.
- Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to convey thoughts and concepts effectively.
- Strong grasp of project management principles, thriving under pressure, and making real-time decisions to meet tight deadlines.
- Proficient in presentations and written documentation.
- Adaptability to a dynamic work environment with a keen eye for detail, accuracy, and quality.
- Diplomacy and tact are key to success in this cross functional environment.
- Understanding of digital, video, and print asset creation and approval cycles.
Preferred Skills
- Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite.
- Experience with Airtable, Jira, and/or Google Office Suite.
Education & Work Experience
- BA/BS degree in a relevant field
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