Overview
About
As Production Manager you’ll lead digital production-focused projects through to execution, implementing effective team approaches and develop technology tactics that improve the process.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
- Prioritizing and communicating daily/weekly work requests and assigning appropriate resources based on project scopes for dynamic creative, site builds, apps, OLA, business decks, etc.
- Tracking Digital Studio resources based on availability and skill sets
- Leading weekly account team status meetings to review projects and participating in daily status meetings with other teams to assess cross-office resource availability (on and offshore)
- Overseeing the production workflow process, solving for conflicts as they arise
- Keeping pulse on emerging digital production technologies
- Supporting internal teams and partners in the delivery of solutions, insights and recommendations
- Developing direct reports through thoughtful, timely performance reviews and development plans
- Review the team’s work and provide directions to elevate the quality and ensure deliverables match the original request
- Committing to evolving the creative practice and bringing in outside inspiration whenever possible
- Managing your time efficiently to balance with multiple simultaneous projects.
Qualifications
We’re looking for a talented Production Manager who’s also a delight to work with, which usually includes:
- A bachelor's degree (Advertising, Graphic Design or equivalent preferred) and training in creative software tools such as Adobe CC is a plus.
- 4 to 6 years of experience supporting digital projects involving current and merging front-end technologies (including online advertising [OLA] and websites), and 1 to 3 years of experience managing technical or creative teams (preferably at a creative/digital agency)
- Strong understanding of business and technical processes to enable smart technology solutions
- Experience managing the execution of HTML, email, online advertising, and other creatively driven technology projects
- Solid understanding of how dynamic creative (e.g. OLA, OLV, CRM, sites) are built
- Strong collaboration, flexibility and ability operate effectively – even in ambiguous circumstances
- Ability to accurately assess team/resource availability and match skill sets for projects
- Skill in breaking down larger efforts into digestible tasks for other team members