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Senior Project Manager, Broadcast Engineering
21st Century Fox
Los Angeles, CA, United States
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OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANYFox Networks Group
Fox Networks Group (FNG) is a primary operating unit of 21st Century Fox (NASDAQ:FOXA). FNG consists of FOX Television Group, which includes FOX Broadcasting Company and 20th Century Fox Television; FOX Cable Networks, which includes FX Networks; FOX Sports Media Group, and National Geographic Partners. Together these units create, program and distribute on a worldwide basis much of America’s most popular entertainment, sports and nonfiction programming.
JOB DESCRIPTION
We are looking for a dynamic Sr. Project Manager to lead end-to-end implementations for Media Engineering initiatives. We want someone who strives to demonstrate excellence on all projects and has the desire to learn and grow in a consistently evolving environment. Our ideal candidate possesses strong communication skills, technical project management experience, and a background in media supply chain workflows and technologies.
To succeed in this role, you will need to manage your time to focus on the most pressing priorities (which at times change daily!), manage client expectations, build a partnership with your Engineering counterpart(s), understand the business requirements for your projects, make rational decisions during high-stress situations, and effectively communicate with clients, vendors, engineers and senior management.
Responsibilities:
• Conduct end-to-end project management from project initiation through project close for assigned projects
• Serve as the primary contact for Media Engineering initiatives
• Ensure project scope is well-defined, gathering additional project requirements when needed
• Manage project timelines
• Communicate project status and articulate project information (issues, risks, & technical concepts as needed) to diverse groups of stakeholders at all levels, tailoring communication appropriate for the audience
• Facilitate change management
• Manage and report budget status
• Coordinate with Engineering management to ensure effective project execution and coordination of resources
• Manage software and hardware procurement as needed
• Provide feedback on ways to improve project management processes
Requirements:
• Bachelor’s Degree - preferably in Engineering or Information Technology or technical field
• 5+ years of technical project management experience
• Possess strong working knowledge of project management methodologies, both traditional waterfall and Agile
• Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP) certification a plus
• Experience with project management and collaboration tools (Microsoft Project, JIRA/Confluence, Slack, Quip)
• Knowledge or experience in a Media Engineering environment and tools; preferably media content delivery systems such as Dalet or SDVI
• Knowledge or experience in Media Supply Chain (media ingest, process & delivery), media asset management, and cloud-based deployment strategies
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.