Operations Manager, Go-to-Market
Propeller
Senior Integrated Planning Manager
The Walt Disney Company
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • California
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💰 $121,900 - $207,300 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 and lead by influence rather than control
- Coordinate multiple projects simultaneously across lines of business, including stakeholder management, establishing launch timelines, tracking development, identifying and solving dependencies, and managing execution of deliverables
- Be the central point of contact for Integrated Planning projects, driving project lifecycle from initiation to closure (run project kick-offs, integration and alignment meetings, track and chase dependencies)
- Drive collaboration across Production, Marketing Integration, Social, Synergy and other departments to ensure cohesive project execution
- Develop and update content summary, central project pages, executive share-outs, and post-mortems
- Identify amplification opportunities for each project
- Lead 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
- Bachelor’s degree (preferably in Marketing, Communications, Business Administration or a related field)
- 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
- Self-starter project manager with strong initiative and proactive approach
- Flexible, comfortable with uncertainty & ambiguity, and adaptable to shifting priorities & partner needs
