Project Manager, Studio Production

About Athena 

Athena is a creative place for leaders, risk-takers, creative thinkers and boundary-pushers. We partner with organizations looking to transform their presence, reputation, and performance. For over ten years, we’ve delivered business insights, marketing strategies, and brand activations for leading organizations in industries ranging from telecommunications to major league sports.   

Our people make Athena, Athena. They’re what help set us apart from traditional ad agencies and consultancies. As a Philadelphia Inquirer Top Workplace for three years running, we take pride in fostering a work environment where passion meets excellence. Our people are solutions-oriented individuals who eagerly roll up their sleeves to make work that works while sharing a couple of laughs along the way.    

About the Position 

The Project Manager, Studio Production should be equal parts nimble producer, effective project manager, and industry aficionado. The ideal person has experience working in a broadcast studio environment. Detail oriented, with an ability to work collaboratively with others, and be able to maintain a professional presence with executives daily. While their focus will be on supporting the Producer - we see the role as an extension to the broader digital production group  - supporting our team holistically from end to end in a highly collaborative environment.   

What you’ll be responsible for: 

• Support the research, development, and delivery of studio content
• Project support (trafficking materials and versions, managing timelines, scopes, and supporting various productions - both photo & video)
• Attend all studio meetings, organize notes and action items
• Hiring, arranging and organizing crew members and supervising production personnel
• Assist in maintaining operations to ensure the studio team is prepared to meet/exceed expectations and client groups are informed and needs are met. 
• Provide support retrieving critical information from the business to ensure accuracy in content produced along with producing photo/video shoots in partnership with a broader producing team as needed. 
• Work with Producer to identify opportunities for improvement / studio enhancement 

The skills and experience you should have: 

• 2+ years relevant broadcast production experience.
• Detail-oriented, deadline driven, and able to handle a high-volume workload.
• Strong project management skills with ability to supervise multiple projects and workflows. 
• Ability to work effectively in both a quick-turn newsroom-like atmosphere as well as part of longer range produced projects.
• Ability to produce effective content quickly and extremely detail-oriented.
• First person experience working in broadcast production spaces.

It’s a plus if you have:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience running a prompter and/or other broadcast crew positions a bonus.
• Experience working with Airtable or similar project management tools.

• Medical/Dental benefits including of 1K Health Reimbursement Account
• Matching 401K
• Generous PTO policy
• Substantial Parental Leave Policy
• Hybrid Work Environment (4 days on-site in Philadelphia, PA)
  

Curious about your career path at Athena? This role is within a rapidly growing creative department and the right candidate can excel, produce great work, and have an immediate impact on Athena’s creative product culture and growth.

Oh, and our application process is open, easy, as transparent as we can make it, and painless. We need team members like you to join us! Let’s get started.

Athena is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance in applying for a position, please contact us at 866.299.6040 or at AthenaGlobalAdvisors.com.