Project Manager, Experiential Activations - Atrium

Who are we hiring?

The Sphere Experiential Activations – Atrium team is at the forefront of deploying innovative activations to enhance our audience's experience. We are seeking a Project Manager to support the Experiential Activations - Atrium team.  The Project Manager, Experiential Activations is responsible for supporting projects of medium to high complexity across all Experiential Activations – Atrium workstreams. This position will serve as a liaison between vendors, the venue, leadership, finance and team members of the project. An emphasis on communication and teamwork in a matrixed environment is required.

What will you do?

• Support Atrium/Experiential team in the management of project related activities.
• Create, maintain, and distribute project documentation, meeting minutes and deliverables on a timely basis using SharePoint.
• Effective and frequent communication to project sponsors, resources and management around project status, budget, scope and timeline.
• Proactively seeking opportunities for continuous improvement in overall project management approach.
• Establish and maintain vendor relationship including NDAs and vendor qualification process.
• Responsible for creation of purchase orders and management of accruals with finance.
• Communicate and escalate timely any and all instances or occurrences that could potentially put a project at risk.
• Manage relationships with support teams, both internal and external.
• Support team in the creation of executive presentations, budget summaries, production plans, multi-project timelines, etc.
• Ensure full asset delivery for each event or immersive element.

What do you need to succeed?  

• Strong communication skills with a proven ability to understand key concepts and communicate effectively with technical staff, business stakeholders and senior management.
• 3-5 years supporting a project team with particular focus on entertainment – experiential activations and production.
• Demonstrated understanding in planning, budgeting and project management.
• Experience supporting a multidisciplinary team and communicate complex concepts clearly. 
• Familiarity with digital content asset management.
• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• Ability to adapt to rapidly changing business needs and remain flexible and calm in high-pressure situations and adjust as multiple moving parts consistently change.
• Solid teamwork and interpersonal skills; an ability to interact with customers, staff, senior management, vendors and contractors.
• A passion for creative problem-solving with innovative and strategic thinking.

Special Requirements 

• Some travel required to Sphere Venue and vendors sites as needed. 
• Must be able to work flexible hours during critical production phases

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