Freelance
$800-1300 USD / month
TBD
Jan 26, 2022
Spiderhouse is a small, award-winning boutique animation production house. We create animated videos for marketing purposes. You can see our work at
We are seeking a Project Manager to assist us in our growing number of projects. Project Managers work in tandem with a Producer to execute animated videos and print products. The PM functions as the Producer’s “right hand”, stepping up to support Producer duties as required and keeping a direct line of communication with the Producer on all aspects of the production.
Primary Responsibilities
- In collaboration with Producer, manage the production crew on a daily basis
- Partner with Producer in overseeing roles/responsibilities for all staff
- With input from Supervisors and Producer, proactively identify and plan for work to be outsourced. Help identify vendors appropriate for body of work. Prepare vendor bidding packages, contribute to vendor cost analysis and weekly cost reporting as needed.
- Proactively problem-solve and raise concerns in all aspects of vendor relations.
- Provide support as liaison with vendors for technical and creative issues that arise to ensure work stays on schedule and optimal workflow is adhered to.
- In partnership with Producer, facilitate overall setup of pipeline and toolsets.
- Evaluate and learn individual artist strengths; help develop cross utilization of resources to promote an effective workflow.
- Manage communication across platforms
- Act as default leader of Philippines production team when Producer is out of office or otherwise engaged
- Supervise, delegate to, and consult on creation of training plan for Production Coordinator(s)
- Travel as needed to acquire talent and promote our company in the Philippines at various conventions, etc
- Special projects as requested.
- We use Asana/Slack/Harvest and other software to execute our work. We are open to changing these platforms based on the needs of the team. Prior skill in these platforms not
- Bachelor's degree in Film, Animation, Design, Communication, Marketing, or related field or equivalent work experience required.
- 4 years minimum work experience managing creatives in video production, animation, graphic design or related industry
Required Skills / Competencies
- Proficiency in Macs/PCs, including Microsoft Word and Excel. Familiarity with Google Suite.
- Ability to work on a computer/keyboard for long periods of time.
- Ability to travel occasionally to conferences and schools promoting our company
- Strong scheduling experience required.
- Must possess very strong organizational and communication skills and be able to handle a variety of tasks in an efficient manner while meeting deadlines.
Contact Person: Mike Mercer
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