Job: Senior Producer, Mediatrope

Mediatrope is seeking a talented and enthusiastic Senior Producer to join our growing team immediately as a full-time employee. We seek experienced candidates who will exceed the high expectations of our team and our clients. 

As part of our San Francisco-based team, you will work with designers, developers and others to create innovative projects for leading educational and cultural organizations such as the Smithsonian, Stanford University, Shorenstein Hays Nederlander Theatres, and the Adobe Foundation.

To Apply:

 • Send an email to jobs@mediatrope.com. Include a cover letter, résumé (plain text or PDF attachment), and three references.

Responsibilities Management Responsibilities

 • Ensure all projects adhere to internal quality and budgetary standards and are completed to clients’ satisfaction, with deliverables of the highest quality.

 • Be a passionate about delivering the best, but find ways of producing it that does not jeopardize schedule and budget, ensuring projects are on-time and within budget.

 • Lead and inspire staff by communicating a vision for projects as well as involving people at the optimal levels for project success and overall team utilization.

 • Manage freelance and in-house producers, designers, production artists, and developers.

 • Manage production staff training, including training documentation and processes.

 • Assist with hiring and periodic job reviews for production and project management staff.

 • Review project budgets at end of each phase of work.

 • Provide support to team on all aspects of their work, including client management issues.

 • Review and approve estimates and project expenses created by producers.

 • Manage office-wide production resources schedule, conduct weekly internal resources meetings, and report on advance scheduling in monthly operations meetings.

 • Maintain and revise standards and templates for all project lifecycle documents, including discovery documents, design processes, production work, and QA processes.

 • Work in an independent fashion, solve problems, make decisions, and communicate effectively in difficult situations.

 • Conduct weekly meetings with each member of project management staff.

 • Report on job responsibilities in weekly meetings with supervisor.

 • Manage multiple projects through to completion.

Project-Specific Responsibilities

 • Serve as the primary contact for all aspects of assigned projects, providing consistent and effective communication with clients and project teams.

 • Play a central creative role in the concept development of interactive solutions for the Web and other digital media.

 • Create, track and manage schedules, budgets and deliverables for assigned projects.

 • Develop project scope documents and production specifications for assigned projects.

 • Create and maintain Web-based project sites and project file sets.

 • Lead meetings with senior clients, ensure that they meet stated objectives and stay on agenda.

 • Play a dual role of client advocate and team advocate.  

Requirements

 • Bachelors Degree or higher in related field

 • 5+ years experience producing Web and/or multimedia projects

 • Strong knowledge and practice of Web design and development technologies, including HTML/XHTML, CSS, JavaScript/DHTML, and Flash.

 • Strong knowledge and practice of information design, interaction design, search engine optimization, quality assurance, and development of discovery documentation.  

Qualifications

 • Effective presentation and communication skills as evidenced by ability to develop presentations and speak to large audiences including senior-level clients.

 • Experience scoping large projects, with development and ongoing oversight of detailed project plans/schedules.

 • Strong project management skills.

 • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

 • Strong problem solving and negotiation skills.

 • Ability to manage multiple projects under tight deadlines.

 • Highly organized and detail-oriented.

 • Dedication to company goals, standards, and project excellence.

 • Enthusiasm and dependability.

 • Proactive, independent attitude that supports a team of players wearing many hats.

 • Interest in cultural and educational content.

 • Experience working with cultural, educational or nonprofit organizations a plus.  

About Mediatrope Founded in San Francisco in 1996, Mediatrope (www.mediatrope.com) provides a comprehensive suite of interactive solutions for both dot-com and traditional companies. Mediatrope's range of solutions are built on strategic partnerships with leading technology companies, including Microsoft, Apple Computer, and Interwoven. Integrating strategy, design and engineering with a special focus on usability, Mediatrope ensures end-to-end project success. Clients include Hewlett-Packard, Smithsonian Institution, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Stanford University, and IDEO.   Mediatrope LLC is an equal employment opportunity employer.