Media Production Technology Project Manager

London

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Media Production Technology Project Manager (Film/TV)

Role: Production Technology Project Manager
Specialism(s): Production Technology, Film Studio Technology, Audio/Visual, Media, IT Infrastructure, Pre-Production, Post-Production, Content Creation, Agile, Waterfall, PMP, Studio Technology Ops, PowerBI
Type: Contract, Inside IR35
Pay Rate: £500 - £680 per day
Start: ASAP/Urgent
Contract Duration: 18 Months
Working Hours: 1pm - 9pm
Location: London, UK (Remote w/some travel)

Media Production Technology IT Project Manager (Film/TV)

CPS Group UK are delighted to be seeking a seasoned Production Technology Project Manager with a specific background and demonstrable track record in supporting IT Production Technology for Film, Media and/or Television Content Production.

Working as part of a high-performing Global Program Management & Technology team, supporting top class productions for a major entertainment brand, the Production Technology IT Project Manager will oversee the successful initiation, planning, design, execution, monitoring, controlling and closure of a variety of projects and initiatives and will play the critical role of implementing key initiatives for production groups and within the Technology team.

Due to the need to work with US-based teams, the working hours are 1pm - 9pm

Role Responsibilities

Serves as the project manager and point of contact with the production teams for shows based in the UK.
intake production requests, provide updates, assess priority and track schedules, gather technical requirements and manage the show project plans.
Lead calls with productions based on the phase of the show: pre-production, production, and post-production.
Assist in communicating needs, breakfix, and issues that productions have to technology engineers to deliver/fix.
Lead coordination with other project managers and business resources to assign tasks to the Studio Technology engineers in the USA
Lead multiple shows/concurrent technology initiatives throughout their lifecycle.
Ensure clear reporting of project status from project teams including: timelines, milestone tracking, budget status and issue identification to program management and stakeholders
Prioritize and escalate critical operational tasks
Leverage Studio Technology's business intelligence application (e.g., PowerBI) for executive reporting
Apply analytical and critical thinking to identify team inefficiencies and risk areas
Implement projects or processes to improve operations
Create workflow diagrams of production technology processes and identify opportunities to streamline processes or improve efficiency

Required Skills & Experience
Demonstrable experience of managing IT/Production Technology Projects in a Film Studio/Content Production environment
Deep knowledge of Production Technology
Experienced with Business Intelligence tools such as MS Power BI
PMP certification (or similar)
5+ years of experience in Technical Project Management, utilizing waterfall and agile methodology
3+ years pf experience managing a diverse portfolio of projects reflecting a wide range of technologies, complexities, and duration
Experience in helping manage cross-functional technical teams, including architects, infrastructure and data engineers, software developers, system reliability engineers, storage engineers, audio/visual or post-production engineers to meet expectations for productivity, quality, and goal accomplishment
Ability to work under pressure while managing multiple tasks and organizing and prioritizing work effectively, in a constantly evolving and rapidly changing environment
Certified Scrum Master (or similar)
Excellent meeting facilitation skills and effective team player
Extensive experience with project management tools such as Smartsheet and Jira

For more information or immediate consideration for this opportunity, please contact Charlie Grant at CPS Group UK on (phone number removed) or email (url removed)

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