Job Description

Production Manager, AIOA

Colorado Springs, CO 80920, USA Req #1531

Friday, December 2, 2022

Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Focus on the Family has nearly 700 employees who work to achieve the mission of enriching the lives of families, engaging the culture, advocating for life and spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The work is meaningful, the culture is rewarding, and the purpose is eternal.

The Production Manager, AIOA position exists to manage the day-to-day production for Adventures in Odyssey Animation. In all duties below, the Manager must work in collaboration with a variety of vendors, creative talent, project managers, department heads, and executives. The success of these partnerships will be a primary factor in the success of the animation series. In addition, this position is responsible to make sure that these relationships are maintained in a way that reflects the mission of Focus on the Family and the value of the individuals to the ministry. Also, this is a leadership role and must accept the responsibility of supporting and representing the directives of production leadership.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

Works with producer, vendors, creative talent, project managers, department heads, and executives to meet overall production scheduling and requirements; help ensure schedule is updated as changes are made to the animation’s production flow and/or staffing plans

Holds vendors accountable to level of quality as determined and approved by AIOA leadership team

Understands how changes may affect the work week, scheduling, overall delivery, and overtime

Looks ahead to ensure weekly quotas, department milestones and expectations are met

Collaborates with leadership to ensure complexity of work is consistent with department budget and schedule and resolve changes, and overages

Collaborates with leadership to develop and manage department workflow processes and all related aspects including internal department schedules and staffing requirements

Creates a list of and tracks critical assumptions and highlight any risks

Creates and maintains reports that clearly illustrate department and individual artist/vendor productivity

Collaborates with leadership to cast assignments and issue deadlines to artists

Performs regular check in with the production crew

Acts as the primary production person within the department; supervise and mentor any Production Assistants as needed

Partners with leadership to coach, mentor, and give performance feedback to all department members on progress. Drive the accountability, feedback process and delivery of feedback

Manages, motivates, and creates a healthy culture conducive to realizing quotas and artistic expressions and achievements toward set outcomes

Represents the department in weekly production meetings. Reports department progress and discusses solutions to issues impeding the department to a variety of audiences include C-Level executives

Ensures all project/production data is tracked via the production/project management database; Trouble-shoots wherever necessary to ensure timely deliverables

Other Duties/Responsibilities:

Performs other duties, including but not limited to duties as assigned, some of which may include the development and creation of a variety of copyrightable works (e.g., print, photography, voice work, film, music, visual arts, etc.) for distribution in any and all media and formats (such as television, radio, internet, wireless, DVD, satellite and digital) on a world-wide basis, all of which shall be for the benefit of Focus on the Family

Working Environment/Physical Requirements:

Office environment. Works with on-site and with remote teams.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS

Character/Spiritual:

Exemplifies Ephesians 5:1-2, "Therefore be imitators of God as dear children and walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us..."

Pursues the Great Commission given by Jesus Christ in Matthew 28:19-20, "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."

Is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ; maintains a courteous, Christ-like attitude in dealing with people within and outside of Focus; adheres to the Standard of Moral Conduct (http://media.focusonthefamily.com/fotf/pdf/about-us/human-resources/moral-policy.pdf) and Statement of Faith (http://www.focusonthefamily.com/about/foundational-values) ; upholds Focus on the Family's ministry in prayer

Prays personally for Focus on the Family's staff and constituents and may occasionally lead in a public prayer

Engages in Christian ministry

Demonstrates behaviors aligned with FOF core values (http://www.focusonthefamily.com/about/foundational-values)

Personal Characteristics:

Lives with integrity derived from Biblical values and demonstrates standards of conduct that meet or exceed company and/or legal requirements

Results-oriented, self-motivated, driven to achieve outcomes and committed ; gracious

Team spirit but able to work individually; able to handle constructive criticism and guidance

Multi-tasker; demonstrates initiative and resourcefulness

Knowledge/Experience:

Bachelor's Degree in related areas and areas of animation and/or design, communication, business, or equivalent related experience in management and execution of animation production also acceptable

5-7 years of successful experience in a related field with direct experience and involvement in animation production

Working knowledge of or willingness to learn and acclimate to the FOF culture including its mission, philosophy, values, and objectives

Relevant subject matter expertise of and/or storyboard, animation, design, production, creative suites, UX/UI, game engines, 3D/2D modeling and animation, layouts, cinema, writing/editing, prototyping, and other related skills

Understands and embraces the layers of complexity associated with producing a high-quality animated product within parameters of scope, cost, time to achieve desired outcomes

Experience managing projects, estimating resources, timeframes, and planning, etc.

Proven ability to work with in-office and remote teams with tight deadlines and competing priorities for animation specific projects is required

PMP Certification a plus

Other relevant certification(s) related to animation and production a plus

Skills, Abilities, and Special Talents/Gifts:

Strong, creative mind, artistic expression, and visual imagination

The patience and stamina needed to delve into tedious details and still see the big picture for animation production

Excellent interpersonal leadership/management skills including listening, verbal, and written communication skills

Ability to adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced working environment

Ability to lead a team as a people leader and/or function as a specialist

Ability to manage content projects to delivery with limited or no supervision

Ability to handle constantly changing priorities and demands

Ability to organize work effectively to meet demanding time constraints

Ability to handle multiple projects at once and meet tight deadlines

Ability to clearly articulate and defend a position

Ability to apply imaginative approaches to others’ ideas

Competent in use of PC and Macintosh software

Stewardship Requirements:

Budget(s) associated with the Adventures in Odyssey Animation Project

Salary Range: $70,716 to $81,117/yr.

Focus on the Family puts a high value on our team members and offers a unique benefit package.

Employees scheduled for 30 hours or more per week are eligible for:

Medical PlanDental PlanLife InsuranceDisability InsuranceFlexible Spending Accounts

Employees scheduled for 20 hours or more per week are eligible for:

Legal Shield/ID ShieldAFLACRetirement PlanVacation TimeSick TimeHolidaysService Awards

Note: This is a summary and should not be construed as future promises to continue to provide benefits as outlined above. For complete and definitive language, refer to the governing plan documents.

*Temporary employees are not eligible for benefits.

Helping Families Thrive! Focus on the Family is a 501c3 Christian Non-Profit Ministry.

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Colorado Springs, CO 80920, USA

This job was posted on Sun Feb 26 2023 and expired on Thu Mar 02 2023.

Minimum $12K /yr

$86K /yr Average

Maximum $540K /yr

Tasks

Review processing schedules or production orders to make decisions concerning inventory requirements, staffing requirements, work procedures, or duty assignments, considering budgetary limitations and time constraints.

Direct or coordinate production, processing, distribution, or marketing activities of industrial organizations.

Develop or implement production tracking or quality control systems, analyzing production, quality control, maintenance, or other operational reports to detect production problems.

Review operations and confer with technical or administrative staff to resolve production or processing problems.

Hire, train, evaluate, or discharge staff or resolve personnel grievances.

Prepare and maintain production reports or personnel records.

Set and monitor product standards, examining samples of raw products or directing testing during processing, to ensure finished products are of prescribed quality.

Develop budgets or approve expenditures for supplies, materials, or human resources, ensuring that materials, labor, or equipment are used efficiently to meet production targets.

Initiate or coordinate inventory or cost control programs.

Coordinate or recommend procedures for facility or equipment maintenance or modification, including the replacement of machines.

Review plans and confer with research or support staff to develop new products or processes.

Institute employee suggestion or involvement programs.

Maintain current knowledge of the quality control field, relying on current literature pertaining to materials use, technological advances, or statistical studies.

Negotiate materials prices with suppliers.

Skills

Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Mathematics - Using mathematics to solve problems.

Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

Learning Strategies - Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.

Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

Persuasion - Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.

Negotiation - Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.

Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.

Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.

Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Systems Analysis - Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.

Systems Evaluation - Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.

Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Management of Financial Resources - Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.

Management of Material Resources - Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.

Management of Personnel Resources - Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.

Knowledge

Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.

Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Personnel and Human Resources - Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.

Production and Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

Engineering and Technology - Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.

Mechanical - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.