Senior Project Manager, Design & Illustration

Full Time Job
ViacomCBS (NASDAQ: VIAC; VIACA) is a leading global media and entertainment company that creates premium content and experiences for audiences worldwide. Driven by iconic consumer brands, its portfolio includes CBS, Showtime Networks, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, Paramount , Pluto TV and Simon & Schuster, among others. The company delivers the largest share of the U.S. television audience and boasts one of the industry's most important and extensive libraries of TV and film titles. In addition to offering innovative streaming services and digital video products, ViacomCBS provides powerful capabilities in production, distribution and advertising solutions for partners on five continents.

Overview:

Senior Project Manager is responsible for coordinating and managing the successful completion of high-profile projects supporting global consumer products/product development for priority intellectual properties, Movie Guides, Core Style and Packaging guides, and character art illustrations.

Responsibilities:

• Build clear and concise plan to complete projects and monitor progress: Define activity, sequence of activity, estimate the duration of activity based on budget and develop schedule
• Coordinate and prioritize Creative Teams workload by steering the team down a clear path to final goal
• Mentor and coach junior level team and project managers
• Bring solutions to supervisor for day-to-day challenges and align on next steps
• Establish and manage relationships with Franchise Planning, LOBs, PD teams, Production, Marketing, Legal, Standards, Talent, Digital Asset Management, External Partners, and International teams to ensure approval process runs efficiently
• As assigned by supervisor, or proactively, tackle special projects
• Act as liaison between Creative Team, PD leads, Franchise Planning, Business Team and outside agencies and/or partners to keep knowledge/information flowing seamlessly
• Receive briefs/assignment sheets from GCG Strategy and Franchise Planning teams, Sales to ensure project team understands goals
• Coordinate and lead all aspects of kick off meetings with Key Partners which include: GCG Strategy Team, Franchise Planning, Global PD Leads, Design and Illustration AD's and Partners.
• For all assigned projects, build and maintain Smartsheet project schedule and budget approved by assignment requestor.
• Organize and facilitate 101 meetings with internal teams and external partners
• Organize and facilitate creative review meetings with EIC/ Show Creators and external Partners to ensure approval process runs efficiently and effectively.
• Facilitate all watermarking requests.
• Route all rounds of creative for feedback to appropriate partners including Franchise Planning, Business, Global PD Leads, GCG executives, EIC, and show production.
• Forward approved project estimates to assignment requestor, partners, collaborators and Finance Team
• Work interdepartmentally acquire assets for Creative Team
• Confirm team have all elements needed for assigned projects
• Review all assigned creative before routing to partners to confirm all business goals and comments are met
• Supervise direct-report (if applicable) by syncing up daily, reviewing status reports weekly and offering advice/assistance
• Responsible for uploading and downloading files from/to the server for agencies
• Ensure that feedback is received and compiled on time
• Negotiate and resolve any conflicts for projects (timing, budget, scope)
• Communicate clearly and concisely (through both verbal and written communication) throughout the lifecycle of the project via agendas, recaps, updates, approvals and meeting requests
• Coordinate and confirm daily that the creative team meets project schedule deadlines
• Route final mechanicals to Illustration, Editorial, Legal, Standards, Production Management and Digital Asset Management teams
• Prioritize and update server with all documents, creative, digital files and emails for all projects
• Set up vendors and freelancers in our payment systems
• Populate contracts and timesheets for freelancers and vendors
• Process, track and digitally file billing/invoices for all requests, codes each request with appropriate cost center/project # and submit to Finance

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree preferred
• At least 3-5 years of managerial experience

Additional Qualifications:

• Solid interpersonal, communication, listening and organizational skills
• Strong multi-tasker and performs well under pressure
• Accurate, detailed, and able to meet deadlines
• Articulate, flexible, collaborative and approachable
• Curiosity about and understanding of graphics, illustration and production
• Knowledge of Adobe suite (Photoshop, Illustrator) preferred