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Serendipity Media is a Canadian production/distribution company with a global reach. We have created and distributed TV programs on channels and digital platforms around the world, including AppleTV, Shaw, ESPN, Google Play, and DirectTV. Serendipity Media has been involved in such productions as the documentary Camp of Dreams, the film Do Not Disturb, and the television series Comfort Food. Serendipity Media has produced hundreds of hours of content in various formats, from docuseries to feature films.

Serendipity Media also partners with other media providers to bring quality programming to the public. These include Swarm Media in South Africa and Hard Knocks Fighting. Check us out at https://serendipitymedia.ca.

As we build our team, we strive for all members of the Serendipity organization to feel they have the power to define their role within the company while being supported to meet and exceed their limits and aspirations. The position is full-time and, for a highly motivated professional, has tremendous growth opportunities. While this is a hybrid friendly environment, remote work is available for the right candidate.

As our project manager, your job will be to coordinate people and processes, to ensure that our projects are delivered on time, and produce the desired results. You will be the go-to person for everything involving a project’s organization and timeline.

As the Project Manager, you will be responsible for:

  • Effectively managing multiple projects simultaneously including initiation, planning, scheduling, coordinating, monitoring and reporting.
  • Coordinating internal resources to achieve the successful execution of multiple projects.
  • Optimizing teams, systems and processes with the goal of ongoing continuous improvement and increased efficiencies.
  • Ruthlessly prioritizing to ensure deliverables are completed on time by looking ahead at a changing schedule, what needs to be done, by who, and by when.
  • Working with the Serendipity Media team to ensure compliance is achieved on all projects to the highest standard.
  • Monitoring scope, schedule, resource utilization and time tracking.
  • Managing project risk by anticipating problems, developing contingencies, and proactively communicating any barriers encountered.
  • Completing project status reports on a regular basis.
  • Ownership of project team meetings including scheduling, preparing agendas, assigning action items and issuing minutes.

Skills, Knowledge and Required Proficiencies:

  • Strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills.
  • Good judgment and prioritization abilities.
  • Effective, efficient communication skills.
  • Ability to strategize and see the bigger picture, while focusing on the details.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to empower and empathize with team members.
  • Ability to influence others and manage expectations.
  • Experience managing multiple projects in various stages with conflicting priorities.
  • Demonstrated proficiency with MS Office suite, DropBox and Zoom/Teams.
  • Experience with project management tools; we use ClickUp and JIRA.
  • Solid ability to meet or exceed commitments in a fast paced, diverse environment with rapid change and competing priorities.

About You:

  • 5+ years of experience in a similar role managing multiple projects simultaneously.
  • Post-secondary degree or diploma in Business Administration, in a related field.
  • Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) or other Project Management Certification is an asset.
  • You view project management as similar to working on a jigsaw puzzle. Hundreds of unique pieces contribute to a finished product.
  • You just don’t manage tasks; you’re a savvy collaborator. You bring people together to achieve a shared-goal.
  • You possess a general affinity and interest in learning and mastering new technology.

This description reflects the core activities of the role but is not intended to be all-inclusive. Other duties may be required in addition to changes in the emphasis of duties as required from time to time. There is a requirement for the candidate to recognize this and adopt a flexible approach. Job descriptions will be reviewed regularly and where necessary, revised in accordance with organizational needs.

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