Administration

Project Manager

Los Angeles, California
Work Type: Full Time

Digital Design & Fabrication is a cutting-edge agency of art fabricators and builders specializing in custom manufacturing based in downtown Los Angeles. We bring your projects to life with full-scale & turn-key activations using state-of-the-art technology and traditional to modern techniques.

We're a motley crew of experts in the realm of custom design fabrication and looking to grow our core team with a Project Manager with experience in design fabrication & digital marketing to help us level up. This role will be instrumental in managing multiple projects and building a process & framework for marketing operations. If you like to use both sides of your brain, wear many hats, and are a true boot-strapper, this is for you!

Learn more: ddfla.com
https://www.instagram.com/digitaldesignfab/


The three key areas of focus for this role:
- Project Management: Estimator for build-outs and manage the budget & production for multiple projects simultaneously.
- Marketing Operations: Help develop the creative workflow for marketing assets and activate a social media strategy.
- Client Care: Manage relationships with clients & coordinate production of projects from conception through to execution.


Responsibilities:

  • Support Creative and Production teams in managing, planning, researching, and producing the build-outs for projects. 
  • Possesses a strong foundation to identify & work with different materials/processes, like woods, metals, etc, and CNC milling.
  • Run estimates & plan project timelines supporting multiple clients, projects and teams to execute excellent work with high attention to detail
  • Use and manage online project management software, collaboration tools, calendars, file-sharing, time tracking, and company expense tracking
  • Respond to client feedback and steward the creative integrity of projects from development through to execution
  • Support the creation of project documents including estimations, proposals, plans, deliverables, and client-facing documents
  • Build, negotiate and track project budgets and scopes 
  • Create, maintain and enforce project timelines and milestones
  • Coordinate approvals between clients, creative team, partners, and collaborators
  • Schedule internal and external meetings, create agendas and circulate notes / task assignments
  • Manage design workflow and production
  • Prepare production planning documents, call sheets, artist agreements and vendor contracts  
  • Secure all necessary permits for production while complying with all federal, state and municipal legal requirements
  • Enforcing consistency and excellence across all managed projects


Skills and Experience:

  • 1-5+ years experience as a Producer or Project Manager in an agency context
  • Working knowledge of Google Apps & Microsoft tools. (Adobe Creative Suite & ShopVox a plus.)
  • Planning & managing social media calendar and content production 
  • Intermediate knowledge of fabrication materials, industry practices, and techniques we specialize in.
  • Experience leading multiple projects at one time and comfortable with a fast-paced, collaborative work environment
  • Strong scheduling and time management skills
  • Experience managing design workflow and familiarity with digital and print design production
  • Excellent administrative skills from writing, document preparation, and creating estimations for each project/client
  • Experience in contract negotiation with clients and vendors
  • Experience in building and managing budgets
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities with aptitude in fostering long-term relationships, answering phone calls, taking notes, etc. 
  • Outstanding organizational and leadership capabilities

Details:

Full Time Employment (after 90-day probational review period)
Salary Wage (Rate based on experience)
Performance review (after 6 months)

Employee Benefits:

2 Weeks paid vacation every calendar year
1 Paid Holiday (Starting after 180 days of employment)


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