Project Manager, Creative

Company: IMAX Corporation

Location: Playa Vista, Los Angeles, California

Title: Project Manager, Creative

Salary: Expected base pay rate for this role will be between $86,000 and $105,000+ USD per year at the commencement of employment.

However, if hired, base pay will be determined on an individualized basis (pay rates may vary) and is only one part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include discretionary bonuses and other IMAX sponsored benefit programs.

ABOUT IMAX:

IMAX is not your everyday entertainment experience. With over 50 years of history as a global innovator in entertainment technology, our employees and their careers have constantly gone beyond the ordinary. From offices across North America, Europe, and Asia, we combine proprietary software, architecture, and equipment with industry-leading knowledge and connections to create experiences that take audiences beyond the edge of their seats to a world they have never imagined. Our Hollywood team are trusted movie business insiders with decades of production experience, acting as advisors to top filmmakers and studios across the world. Our technology experts are leaders in the industry, constantly pushing the limits of what is possible in entertainment. Our sales and marketing teams are talented professionals who build and enhance the IMAX brand globally.

IMAX's network is among the most important and successful theatrical distribution platforms for major event films around the world, and our growing Live and Enhanced businesses have allowed us to bring the IMAX Experience to our partnerships across live music, events and streaming to provide the best possible experience across any screen. As the world’s leading entertainment technology company, IMAX has revolutionized the way people experience movies, and continues to push the boundaries of entertainment experiences forward. Our employees are driven by a passion to take audiences around the world to places they have only dreamed of.

Come explore IMAX – where innovation, creativity and passion come together. Get inspired, get involved, and ignite your future with IMAX!

IMAX is looking for a Creative Project Manager to join the growing Creative Team. Reporting into the Senior Project Manager, you’ll be the single point of creative truth across various projects and creative campaigns. We’re looking for someone with great communication and a passion for problem-solving while working cross-functionally at various levels throughout the organization. You’ll focus mainly on digital projects with the possibility to stretch across multiple mediums and exciting projects at IMAX. If this sounds interesting to you, keep reading to learn more!

Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage the entire creative project lifecycle from briefing to final delivery: planning, scope changes, creative development/versioning, approvals, material delivery/distribution, and postmortem/wrap
• Work with team members, key partners (internally and externally) to define project scope, including timeline, resources, project hours and any internal/external costs
• Own, drive and facilitate creative project-related meetings (kick-offs, status, internal/business partner reviews, approvals etc.), and communicate action/next steps, share recaps with team members accordingly from those meetings
• Route creative for approval to appropriate stakeholders, keeping track of multiple, and sometimes conflicting, pieces of feedback. Integrating this information seamlessly into the creative development and production workflow
• Manage, organize, and distribute all project information and documentation, including creative briefs, strategy briefs, status reports, deliverables lists and post-project reports (if needed)
• Build strong working relationships with business partners and serve as the liaison between internal and external partners, setting project expectations and consistently communication progress; able to identify issues early on and suggest workable solutions
• Collaborate with Production team to ensure projects are scoped out and resourced accordingly to meet timelines for file delivery to business partners
• Ensure all deliverables are meeting business partner expectations, including adherence to established timelines / guidelines and budgets

Requirements & Qualifications:

• 6+ years of creative/advertising/marketing experience
• Experience working in house or agency side within entertainment, familiar with navigating through matrixed eco-systems dealing with multiple business partners and layered approvals
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel

Additional Assets:

• Working knowledge of latest Adobe Creative Suite preferred
• Familiar with project management tools like Basecamp and Kantata
• A/V experience nice to have

IMAX is proud to be an equal opportunity employer!

At IMAX you will be part of a culture built on respect - one that recognizes the unique talents of everyone on the team. We're proud of the differences that make us all unique and we support unity, acceptance, and equal rights for all. Diversity and inclusion among our employees are critical to our success as a global company.

For consideration, please apply online. We thank all applicants for their interest in IMAX but only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Please note, IMAX is currently operating in-office 5 days-a-week. Additionally, all permanent full-time employment is subject to background and employment/reference checks.