Description
At Keywords Studios, we turn our passion for games, technology, and interactive storytelling into world-class support for the creators who shape the industry.
Role overview Digital Media Management (DMM), a Keywords Studios company, is a leading full-service digital agency, content studio and incubator specialising in social-first, “always-entertaining” marketing.
A Project Manager at DMM is responsible for project managing and producing a wide range of projects across multiple disciplines and platforms.
Key responsibilities:
- Own end-to-end producing and project management on assigned accounts, including budget creation and management, schedule creation and management, execution and delivery
- Lead and work alongside Creative and Production teams to ensure projects are produced to a high standard, delivered on time and within agreed budget
- Coordinate communication, requests and project requirements with clients, either direct or via client servicing team
- Proactively troubleshoot to prevent roadblocks for creative and production teams at every stage of project lifecycle
- Arrange briefings, plan, scope and quote projects, assign operators, lead reviews, track costs and manage project progress
- Monitor burn rate, report and track projects in Airtable
- Manage quality control process on assigned accounts and projects and proactively troubleshoot to prevent roadblocks for creative and production teams at every stage of project lifecycle
- Organise and book resource on own projects in collaboration with wider PM team
- Develop a comprehensive understanding of internal + external talents and their abilities, identify resource gaps and liaise and lead third party vendors / freelancers where relevant
Requirements:
- 4+ years of experience in post-production or project management, either at a production house or in-house at an agency
- Experience managing full project lifecycle across multi functional functional campaigns and projects
- Strong understanding of Design & Motion Graphics, as well as the Post-Production process across Editing, VFX and Sound
- Strong attention to detail and ability to problem solve, pivot and implement solutions
- Experience managing a team and resource planning
- Agency or production house experience. Social Media experience a bonus
- Strong communicator and collaborator
- Experience with project and resource management tools, such as Airtable
- Technical understanding of various production software (e.g. Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, After Effects, etc.)
- Experience with shoot production or 3D production is a bonus
- Understanding of encoding/transcoding, codecs, video formats, file types, frame rates, resolutions
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines in a fast-paced creative environment
- Ability to interact with co-workers effectively and appropriately at a variety of levels, across many disciplines
- Meticulous attention to detail and ability to pick up challenging projects at any phase, at lightning speed and with enthusiasm