Associate Project Manager – Ad Hoc

Associate Project Manager – Ad Hoc

Requirements

• 3+ years’ experience working in Mastering, File Prep or a related field.
• Strong understanding of the motion picture post production process and technical delivery requirements.
• General and specific knowledge of the workflows and services offered within DDSS (with the ability to learn and grasp new workflow concepts in the context of the industry’s changing requirements).
• College Degree Preferred (field of study Media, Cinema, Post Production, etc. preferred)
• Proficient in Salesforce, Microsoft Office suite, post-production scheduling tools.
• General knowledge of industry leading non-linear editing systems (Avid, Premiere) and Mastering tools (DVS Clipster, Colofront Transkoder, Resolve) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the day-to-day delivery priorities while also forecasting the optimal plan of attack to maximize resources.
• Scheduling, status updates, reports, managing metrics, evaluating issues and escalating when necessary, system status updates, billing, facilitating meetings and managing a schedule book of our business and operations (including room, equipment, QC, delivery, etc.).
• Assist in assigning day-to-day priorities of Digital Operators and ensure they are set up for success while performing their work. Creation of smart spreadsheets will greatly aid in the maximization of time.
• The building and fostering of relationships with our customers and partners – being a friendly and helpful person who is happy to serve our clients and facilitate smooth deliveries with our partners.
• Support management, partners and customers in understanding their schedule needs and liaises with other departments and partners (i.e. Engineering, QC, Projection, Audio, Title Graphics, Subtitles, etc.) to ensure proper environment set up and availability of staff, rooms, assets, and experts.
• Maintain daily communication regarding the status of the work. Due to the nature of production and postproduction, there is the need to proactively communicate how changing schedules impact work and costs. Work must then be closed out and billed in a timely manner.
• Identify opportunities to improve existing workflows/systems and understand new technologies that we can leverage to be the most effective, innovative, and secure facility in the industry.
• Create work orders and is responsible for accurate billing of services offered. Billing must be completed on time. He/she works together with clients to ensure that the proper time and facility rates are billed.

Preferred Qualifications

• College Degree Preferred (field of study Media, Cinema, Post Production, etc. preferred)
• General knowledge of industry leading non-linear editing systems (Avid, Premiere) and Mastering tools (DVS Clipster, Colofront Transkoder, Resolve) preferred.