The Walt Disney Company

Senior Integrated Planning Manager

The Walt Disney Company

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • California

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Salary

💰 $121,900 - $197,900 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Facilitate communication and alignment between Original Content and ESPN internal partners on cross-company strategies (including size/scope of support/opportunities, priorities, holdbacks, and financial forecasts) and associated planning & development needs/timing.
  • Partner with ESPN Research & Analytics to provide relevant and digestible research/insights to cross-company partners; make strategic recommendations based on findings.
  • Lead highly matrixed, cross-functional teams, streamline processes, and foster collaboration.
  • Develop methods and models for tracking a project's steps and dependencies, including negotiating timelines and deliverables with colleagues in higher positions.
  • Report the progress of projects to senior leadership.
  • Lead the coordination of multiple projects simultaneously across lines of business, including stakeholder management, establishing launch timelines, tracking the development of each project, identifying, and solving dependencies, and managing the execution of deliverables.
  • Be the central point of contact for Integrated Planning projects, driving the project lifecycle from initiation to closure (e.g. run project’s kick-off, integration, and alignment meetings, track, and chase dependencies).
  • Drive collaboration across various departments to ensure a cohesive approach to project execution.
  • Develop and update content summary, central project pages, executive share-outs, and post-mortem.
  • Identify amplification opportunities for each project.
  • Ensure the seamless integration and alignment of efforts across multiple departments including Production, Marketing Integration, Social, and Synergy.
  • Lead the development and delivery of post-mortem reports for all Integrated Planning projects, providing insights and actionable recommendations for future projects.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 7 years of professional experience, with a combination of Brand Management AND Project Management or Program Management or a similar role in entertainment, media, or digital content organizations.
  • Excellent organizational, analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills with an eye for detail.
  • Knowledge of creative deliverables for social, websites, video, and linear productions.
  • Track record of collaborating with a large and varied group of cross-functional teams and partners to tackle ambiguous problems and make forward progress.
  • Strong process orientation with solid organizational and multi-tasking skills and the ability to easily context-switch in a fast-paced and ever-evolving organization with multiple work streams and projects.
  • Adept at establishing trusting relationships with both internal and external partners.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical individuals.
  • Proven track record of presenting to and influencing senior management.
  • Proficiency in project management tools, content management systems, and analytics platforms.
  • Passion and commitment to diversity and inclusion, inviting diverse perspectives, and promoting an inclusive work environment.
  • Project management experience in a media, publishing, or entertainment environment.
  • Strong understanding of content creation and marketing strategies, especially within a large media conglomerate.
  • Exceptional communication, executive presence, and relationship-building skills.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
  • ESPN Segment experience is highly beneficial.
  • Ability to lead and manage multiple projects simultaneously while adapting priorities seamlessly, navigating ambiguity, and maintaining composure under pressure.
  • Exceptional attention to detail with a strong commitment to follow-through on projects and initiatives.
  • Excellent communication skills, written and oral, with the ability to express facts, thoughts, or ideas in a clear, organized, and convincing way tailored to the audience.
  • Self-starter project manager with strong initiative and proactive approach.
  • Flexible, comfortable with uncertainty & ambiguity, and adaptable to shifting priorities & partner needs.
  • Required Education: Bachelor’s degree (preferably in Marketing, Communications, Business Administration or a related field).