Digital Project Manager

A large entertainment client is seeking a Project Manager to help us deliver great web-based products. You will work with a team that builds and maintains the user interfaces and experiences that entertain millions of pop culture fans every day across desktop, mobile, tablet, and emerging platforms. We are a cross-functional team consisting of software engineers, web developers, designers, project managers and product managers who are all collaborating to operate one of the highest-traffic digital platforms in our client's diverse portfolio. We cater to a global audience in multiple languages and bring the brand to fans wherever they may be in formats that are fun, fast, and aesthetically pleasing while also achieving key business goals.

As a project manager you know that projects rarely go exactly as planned. One stage of a project often relies on another stage meeting its deadline or maintaining its schedule. Before problems arise, we have plans ready to be implemented and strategies for circumventing those obstacles.

Primary Responsibilities

Primary ongoing responsibility is for management of projects focusing on meeting project commitments, including communications with sponsors, stakeholders, etc.

Facilitate the definition of project missions, goals, tasks, and resource requirements

Spends significant time leading or assisting in the planning, implementation and introduction of projects for new systems and technologies

Expected to develop a schedule designed to meet necessary deadlines, communicate with team members about that schedule, and track work to make sure it is on pace to make deadlines

Organize and drive stakeholder meetings and working sessions

Prepare necessary presentation materials for meetings; document and follow up on important actions and decisions from meetings

Document project phases and create summary reports for executive committee

Ensure projects adhere to frameworks and that documentation is maintained appropriately for each project

Assess project risks and issues and provide solutions where applicable

Recognize problems or situations that are new or without clear precedent; evaluate alternatives and find solutions using a systematic, multi-step approach

Proactively engage present and future stakeholders in design, priority setting, and implementation.

Build collaboration among stakeholders; negotiate authority to move the project forward

Create a sense of belonging and ownership among team members and promote mutual support and interaction

When problems arise or if work is falling behind schedule, the project managers responsibility is to make necessary adjustments and communicate with the project manager and team members about the issue

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• Background in web development frameworks and technologies
• Background in mobile app delivery
• 6+ years of project management experience in digital project management within the entertainment industry, managing the delivery of large, consumer-facing web products (mobile app is a plus)
• 6+ years with direct experience delivering fast-paced SDLC projects
• Ability to create / understand systems diagrams and workflow models
• Experience with Jira and Airtable
• Experience managing a large budget (500k+)
• Ability to simultaneously manage many moving parts and personnel within the same project
• BA / BS degree in Business or a Technical field
• Comprehensive knowledge of Agile product development & project management principles, best practices and procedures