Ideas United is a creative studio built on the power of storytelling. Our progressive model allows our team to take an unconventional approach by finding and fostering emerging talent, we have built a global talent network of 3,500 storytellers working alongside over 50 in-house creatives. We shape experiences, rethink conventions, and speak to new audiences across four key categories: students, brands, universities amp; nonprofits, and originals. We focus on producing authentic, story-driven content to create for a better future. We are a group of people working to lift voices and create change for the underrepresented, the emerging and the lifelong storytellers.
We are a team of people with diverse backgrounds, different perspectives, and unique interests. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone, regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, or disability have equal opportunities to thrive, collaborate and create.
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SummaryThe Project Operations team fosters and supports all communication, workflow, and processes at iU. We like to think of our Project Operations team as the heart of any project, the central hub through which all ideas flow from the first note in a brainstorm to the final delivery out the door.
The Director of Project Operations’ core responsibility is to make sure the work gets done by creating a sustained environment for Project Managers to thrive. That includes working closely with our Head of Systems Operations to ensure we have robust processes and tools in place to help create a more efficient, effective, and collaborative landscape. Support for the Project Managers is also a key component of the role, from training during onboarding to support throughout the lifespan of any given project.
This is a role driven by communication and necessitates someone who can tackle difficult conversations and motivate the team to keep driving toward deadlines while inspiring and pushing the team to accomplish the impossible*.*Nothing is impossible. This role is full-time and based out of office in Grant Park, Atlanta. What You'll Do:
- Ensure that all projects are managed, planned, and supervised in a consistent, transparent, and disciplined manner
- Accountable for project-level master project plan creation and management
- Oversee resourcing across projects, including both full-time and contractors
- Financial oversight and monitoring across the book of work, including estimating, forecasting, and reporting
- Creates or reviews all statement of work documentation for the team
- Hire, manage, and develop Project Managers based on project and company needs
- Drive improvements in tool amp; software practices/processes within teams and across iU
- Delegation of all active projects to Project Managers and make sure they all have what they need
- Work closely across the organization to facilitate a cohesive project workflow from start to finish
- Breed open communication across all groups
- Provide team with high-level status updates on projects and be able to speak to the general welfare of any given projects from timelines to budgets
- Lead efforts to reduce inefficiency and build a more engaged project environment
What We'll Love About You:
- Project management experience in an agency, professional services, or video production environment
- Change agent in the form of process, culture, or organization
- Foundational work in shaping teams
- Must have direct report experience
- Knowledge of a professional services environment, with exposure to budgeting, forecasting, and reporting project financials
- Working in a fast-moving, ever in-flux environment
- Solid writing and verbal communication skills
- Proactive, outgoing attitude and approach
- Proficient time management
- Detail-oriented and organized
What You'll Love About Us:
- Competitive salary
- Health, vision, dental insurance
- Unlimited PTO
- Robust 401k with company-matching
- Flexible working schedule + a remote-friendly environment
- Frequent team activities to keep spirits high
- Professional growth + internal educational events
- Dog-friendly office
If you require reasonable accommodation in interviewing, completing any employment testing, or otherwise participating in this hiring process, please use our application to indicate any specific inquiries. Only requests related to accommodations will be responded to.All offers of employment at Ideas United are contingent upon clear results of a background check. Background checks will be conducted on all final candidates.