Job Description
Art Machine is a fully integrated advertising agency located at the heart of the entertainment industry. We produce some of the world's most recognizable key art for film, TV/streaming and home media clients. We have built a great reputation on award-winning creative, great service, and a fun and energetic culture-and we may be looking for you to join us!
We are looking for a Production Manager who is very organized with the ability to wear multiple hats.
Reporting directly to the Director of Production, your duties will include, but not limited to, the following:
• Liaise between a 12-person production team and account teams, creative teams and vendors.
• Receive, review and distribute art assets for each project.
• Guide creative development and execution from in-house and freelance production staff, stepping in as the hands-on Production Artist when needed.
• Establish project schedules and maintain on-time accountability.
• Ensure all resource and budget allocations meet the scope of work for each project.
• Route layouts and proofs, when necessary, for internal approvals.
• Proofread, preflight and release all mechanicals to ensure quality of work.
• Supervise mockups, decks and portfolio production for client presentations.
• Monitor digital file guidelines, naming convention protocol and file sharing processes.
Requirements include the following:
• Excellent organization and time management skills.
• Result-oriented and customer-focused with a passion for the creative and production processes.
• Ability to communicate well both verbally and in writing with clients, vendors and internal account teams.
• Good analytical, problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Consistent follow-through ability to traffic communication and ensure project accuracy.
• Strong computer skills and hands-on understanding of the latest Adobe Creative Suite.
• Thorough understanding of the pre-press and printing processes.
• A creative point of view, a ''can-do'' attitude and a ''what's next'' mentality.
• 5-7 years production background a must. Agency experience preferred.
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Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rop1o4-54-146-97-79-42 in your application.