Associate Project Manager

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Your New Role...

The CSSU Projects Team is part of the TNT Sports Production Services Team and supports CSSU Linear Creative and Content, Design, Multimedia, BR Gaming, TNT Sports/Bleacher Report’s Digital Social Production and Sales on the production of all pre-produced content and marketing & sales creative elements.

The Projects Team is the glue for CSSU creative development and production — holding everyone accountable to the overarching project goal. The projects group leads teams by driving their focus where it’s required in a fast-paced environment. They are the main point of contact for our internal and external partners and clients and are the people to go to when an update is needed on where a project is and where it needs to be. They will listen to the needs of partners, clients and the CSSU team and help drive improvements in how we work together. Finally, they will drive the project to completion and delivery on-time.

The Associate Project Manager role works with the Manager in overseeing the production of all pre-produced promotional material for TNT Sports. This position is responsible for working with partners to understand project needs, building and adhering to timelines, facilitating creative brainstorms and discussions, booking resources, obtaining approvals, communicating necessary changes, trafficking and delivering final creative all while keeping everyone touching the project informed.   In addition to handling day-to-day project execution, the Associate Project Manager role is also responsible for some people (where applicable)/project oversight, team planning and oversight of larger projects and initiatives.

Role Accountabilities.

• Freelance/coordinator manager (if applicable)
  • Oversees the direct report’s projects to maintain a full overview of all projects.
  • Mange and provide guidance and direction to coordinator in day-to-day responsibilities as determined per workload.
  • Responsible for approving monitoring direct report’s hours in time & labor and PTO requests etc

• Project manager oversight of an area of the business
  • POC for various groups across the business, including creative, multimedia, production, social, production management, programming, design, business teams, marketing, sales and sponsorship, league, legal, talent services and Bleacher Report.
  • Responsible for working with team, Manager and Senior Producer on weekly scheduling needs and communicating needs to the Studios team.
  • Assist and/or lead long range promotional/sponsorship planning
    • Including working with marketing to determine future needs
    • Work with Senior Producers on creative planning
    • Bring creative groups together to brainstorm needs
    • Facilitate creative write ups and handle all needed approvals and communication of final concept.

• Project ownership
  • Manage projects from start-to-end by defining project scope, developing detailed project plans and milestones, managing schedules, leading communication, providing status updates and delivering final assets
  • Work closely with Manager and Senior Creative Leadership on initial campaign development.              
    • Assist with brainstorms, write ups, regroups as needed
  • Liaison between various groups touching a project including creative, multimedia, production, social, production management, programming, design, business teams, marketing, sales and sponsorship, league, legal, talent services and Bleacher Report.
  • Main contact for producers/designers to communicate the daily business/project status, as well as the monitoring, tracking and reporting on project deliverables to ensure project deadlines are on target
  • Work with producer on image needs and download/track all needed getty (or other) images needed for individual project
  • Manage producer schedule for individual projects
  • Create, communicate and adhere to production timelines
  • Manage the process of approvals and feedback as well as feedback to Management.
    • Be able to accurately speak to the creative to provide answers and initial pushback as needed during the approval process.
  • Create and maintain tracking grids
  • Create and maintain trello cards
  • QC of all promotional materials for accuracy
  • Create assets in internal systems and create and distribute slates
  • Traffic final creative
  • Manage promotional priorities with marketing guidance/approval
    • Determine ROS needs (versions, lengths etc.)
    • Create, update and distribute promo schedules for ROS placements
    • Create format reports for all sporting event formats outlining distribution of entertainment priorities and institutional inventory (TNT, tbs, tru only)
    • QC and approval of network ROS placements (NBATV only)
  • Liaison with BOC and Network Operations on any late deliveries or changes to previously delivered spots.
  • Liaison and direct contact between BOC and CSSU regarding delivery and implementation of CSSU deliverables. Responsible for knowing and understanding all BOC procedures and requirements. Be available and on call for all BOC related requests or emergency issues – if not available, clearly communicate that to immediate team and arrange backup.
  • Work with Manager, team members, and Producers on scheduling needs
  • Maintain QT Archive for owned projects

• Budget support
  • Budget back up
  • Inputting actuals
  • Code studio bills for owned projects

• Award/Presentation oversight
  • Contribute to awards/presentation process as needed

Qualifications & Experience...

• 5+ years operational, production, project management experience
• Ability to oversee and train other team members on day-to-day projects
• Strong organizational, communication and attention to detail skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects at a time and ability to prioritize on the fly
• Flexibility to work unconventional hours and travel some.
• Position in full-time and based in Atlanta.

How We Get Things Done…

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