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The Project Manager will manage Projects from concept to opening related to Location Based Entertainment through working with creative directors, developer/clients, designers, masterplanners, illustrators, and ride manufacturers and related vendors.

• Serve as the primary point of contact between clients and VP of Location Based Entertainment to ensure projects are meeting highest standards and achieving long-range commercial and creative goals.
• Manage development of concept packages and prepare for necessary priority reviews
• Supervise design and production agencies and support creative direction & changes
• Research, record 3^rd party approvals, support outside vendors; work closely with graphic designers and outside artists on development of artwork
• Track and manage project status, generate status reports and distribute
• Manage project scope, execute the change management process and ensure successful LBE project completion
• Work closely with Legal Dept. to ensure all legal requirements for artwork/creative assets are met
• Maintain timelines, budgets, traffic invoices
• Prepare vendors and artists estimates, PO’s, submit and constantly track invoices
• Manage freelancer’s schedules, budgets and workstations
• Serve as the primary point of contact between freelance artists and the creative director to ensure artwork and revisions are executed
• Work closely with Location Based Entertainment to develop key art concepts
• Create & manage status reports of all milestones during production to ensure deadlines are met
• Support creative execution across the designated project
• Handle and field calls and questions from artists, licensees, outside creative directors, vendors and departments
• Manage server files and emails needed for production
• Manage project(s) resource allocation

Qualifications:

Mac and PC Proficient: MS Office, Entourage, Photoshop CS, Illustrator CS, Acrobat, InDesign, Bridge, Keynote, Numbers, Pages, SketchUp, AutoCad, Quicktime Player, VLC, Filemaker Pro, Snapz pro, project management software and FTP site and server savvy.

• Proven critical thinking, communication and problem solving skills
• Ability to work well with different personalities and as a team
• An overall knowledge of basic television production & Theatrical properties
• Strong organizational, follow-up and record keeping skills
• Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment while multitasking under daily time constraints
• Experience managing simultaneous projects and demonstrated team leadership abilities in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to read and explain fabrication and as built drawings to 3^rd Parties
• Previous Location Based Entertainment experience