Creative Ops and Production Coordinator, Sports/UFC

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The UFC Creative Ops & Production Coordinator will support the Paramount Streaming Design groups. This role will support all UFC design needs including key art, digital display, motion design, out of home, social, etc. Supports end-to-end production workflows for UFC, serving as the support liaison across internal teams, vendors, and agencies to ensure timely delivery of high-quality assets. Responsibilities include supporting production of graphic toolkits, schedules, and approvals, coordinating with artists and producers on layouts and versioning, and safeguarding creative identity across all UFC campaigns.

This is a fully onsite role (5 days/week). We strongly prefer candidates located in or able to commute to the New York City office, but we are also open to considering candidates for our Burbank, CA office.

YOUR DAY-TO-DAY:
● Work closely with Streaming Design team leadership in resource planning and management
● Work with internal design creative production and agency teams ensuring deadlines are met and projects are delivered on time and within budget
● Partner cross-functionally with managers and directors of campaign project management, program marketing, production and social
● Manage creative project workflow by planning, tracking, managing and leading all steps in the creative life cycle, including dependencies
● Set up, facilitate, and host status meetings, track action items and share notes
● Work closely with Creative Directors and creative team to define creative concepting process and structure of reviews specific to project needs, and to prioritize and align team on daily and weekly basis, keeping an eye on pipeline of projects
● Facilitate the scheduling and agenda for creative reviews
● Facilitate all stakeholder communication regarding timelines, status updates, and potential risks to the project, and partner with internal teams to identify issues early and suggest workable solutions
● Identify areas for process and workflow improvements, and recommend and implement strategies for increased production efficiencies
● Document workflows and processes and maintain repository
● Reporting on throughput and optimizing process

QUALIFICATIONS:

● 0-3+ years' relevant experience 
● AA or Equivalent
● Passion for working on the production and delivery of motion design/graphics and/or digital out-of-home, key art or digital display
● Familiar with Jira, Google Suite, Microsoft office, Asana, Airtable, and/or other productivity tools
● Some technical acumen related to design creative deliverables, with knowledge of key technologies and tools

● Good understanding of production and creative operations processes and timelines
● Passion for leading complex projects with tight deadlines and multiple dependencies
● Comfortable working cross-functionally with multiple partners at all levels of a corporate organization
● Interest in managing project scope, budget and resources
● Superb verbal and written communication skills to relay information simply and clearly to cross functional departments
● Calm, balanced, level-headed, and collaborative in nature
● Adaptable to change and ability to learn quickly, multitask, deal with hard deadlines, and manage competing priorities
● Ability to organize information quickly and individually to drive process improvements, bridge gaps in missing requirements, and identify and address issues in projects as they arise.

Paramount+, a direct-to-consumer digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service from Paramount Global, combines live sports, breaking news, and a mountain of entertainment. The premium streaming service features an expansive library of original series, hit shows and popular movies across every genre from world-renowned brands and production studios, including BET, CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and the Smithsonian Channel. The service is also the streaming home to unmatched sports programming, including every CBS Sports event, from golf to football to basketball and more, plus exclusive streaming rights for major sports properties, including some of the world’s biggest and most popular soccer leagues. Paramount+ also enables subscribers to stream local CBS stations live across the U.S. in addition to the ability to stream Paramount Streaming’s other live channels: CBSN for 24/7 news, CBS Sports HQ for sports news and analysis, and ET Live for entertainment coverage.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Hiring Salary Range: $43,000.00 - 63,000.00. 

The hiring salary range for this position applies to New York, California, Colorado, Washington state, and most other geographies. Starting pay for the successful applicant depends on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education.  The benefits available for this position include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, life insurance coverage, disability benefits, tuition assistance program and PTO or, if applicable,  as otherwise dictated by the appropriate Collective Bargaining Agreement.   

• Attractive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages. Check out our full list of benefits here:https://www.paramount.com/careers/benefits
• Generous paid time off.
• An exciting and fulfilling opportunity to be part of one of Paramount’s most dynamic teams.
• Opportunities for both on-site and virtual engagement events.
• Unique opportunities to make meaningful connections and build a vibrant community, both inside and outside the workplace.
• Explore life at Paramount: https://www.paramount.com/careers/life-at-paramount

Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.

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