
Production Manager - Minneapolis, MN
- Minneapolis, MN
- $89,900-160,600 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Reporting to the Video Operations Director, work closely with Project and Intake Managers to plan the video production process from concept stages through delivery for all requests
- Manage production schedule and communicate resource capacity to team leaders at daily and weekly touch points
- Assess project feasibility, projections, and scheduling resources, communicating potential conflicts and presenting solutions
- Maximize internal production resources ensuring best possible return on investment for our partners
- Become a power user of project management tools to manage requests from internal partners and be a source of truth for our internal team
- Manage scope, schedules, timelines, budgets, resource plans, assets and overall project organization to ensure requirements and project deliverables dates are clearly communicated, understood and executed upon
- Communicate regularly with Project Manager and Producers to update project timelines as needed and adjust resources
- Draft SOWs to set clear expectations for the video team and requestors
- Develop budgets for external labor when necessary, and arrange the appropriate freelance or agency resources; manage and develop freelance resource pool
- Use problem-solving and interpersonal skills to seek out project details, changes, and revisions, and resolve issues or missing information to provide clear direction to the creative/producing staff
- Use great negotiation and people skills to manage client and creative conflicts related to revisions, workloads, or timing/bandwidth issues
- Contribute to fundamental tasks such as folder structure set-up, file naming, and SOP (standard operating procedures) training basics to help manage work across producing and design staff
- Perform basic administration of project management platform, maintain team calendar and shared mailboxes
- Perform basic financial duties such as record project expenses and submit invoices
- Perform other duties as require
- 5+ years of experience as a Production Manager or similar role in a creative or marketing agency
- Proven excellent project management skills, including the ability to create and manage project plans, budgets, and timelines
- Proven great communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with team members, clients, and stakeholders
- Demonstrated high proficiency in project management tool Adobe Workfront
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office365, including SharePoint and PowerPoint
- Proven deep knowledge of video production processes, including pre-production, production, and post-production
- Demonstrated attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Proven problem-solving skills and the ability to adapt to changing project requirements and priorities
- Ability to implement feedback from clients and stakeholders to enhance the quality and effectiveness of video projects
- Ability to collaborate with team members to address any identified issues or areas for improvement
- Ability to understand the total competencies of each team member to build an effective and dynamic team
- Experience and relationships with established video production freelancers, particularly in Twin Cities metro