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Senior Project Manager needed at SF Armory (mission district)


Date: 2009-11-09, 3:55PM PST
Reply to: jobs@kink.com [Errors when replying to ads?]


Kink.com is currently seeking a Senior Project Manager. This position reports directly to our Chief Operating Officer.

ABOUT KINK:

The premier producer of adult media is expanding operations. This is a chance to work with a creative group of fun people utilizing the latest and greatest technology to push the envelope.

JOB OBJECTIVE:

The Senior Project Manager will drive the planning and successful execution of key cross functional projects, delivering consistently on schedule and performance goals. Projects will involve the launching of new digital properties; planning and coordinating resources across multiple departments including IT, Marketing and Production. The Senior Project Manager will typically manage 2-3 concurrent projects of moderate to high complexity, as well as 8-10 projects of low complexity and mentor more junior project managers and core team members as needed.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Work with IT, Marketing and Production to turn out websites on a monthly basis

• Manage schedules and asset flow from

• rapid cyclical content production team to waterfall user experience

• user experience to agile engineering/front end development

• agile affiliate marketing and sales to user experience

• Understand and drive projects through their product lifecycle phases to successful completion according to the project’s charter.

• Work with project team members to define project specifications, communicate schedule and progress, and follow-up to ensure desired results.

• Develop and maintain overall project plans, schedule and monitor progress, manage risk, and identify and drive resolution of problems.

• Develop and build project workflow and templates for concurrent production and marketing lifecycles.

• Apply and participate in the continued improvement of Kink.com’s project management and product development processes.

ESSENTIAL JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Education and Experience:

• 5+ years experience as Project Manager for an online company.

• Strong understanding of waterfall and iterative (Agile) methodologies – in particular, managing projects in an environment where both coexist.

• Demonstrated experience successfully managing multiple, concurrent projects.

• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional project teams on very large or complex projects.

• Experience in fast past online technology environment

• Experience communicating between engineers, marketing, user experience design, and executives.

• Maturity and experience necessary to work with internal/external customers at various levels of the organization, especially executive sponsors, product managers, user experience, engineering tech leads, and QA leads.

• Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university or sufficient related experience and/or training.

• Entertainment and video content production industry experience a plus.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent project management fundamentals, including project planning and scheduling (WBS/PERT/GANTT), risk management, and project reporting required.

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills required; able to drive decisions and forward progress in the face of obstacles.

• Excellent written/verbal communication skills required.

• Proficiency with MS Project and MS Office applications or Macintosh equivalents required.

• Good working knowledge of different development methodologies required.

• Solid working knowledge of software engineering, and quality assurance processes and “best practices” required.

• Excellent matrix management, team building and motivation skills required; able to effectively work with many different personalities to build a cohesive team.

• Proven ability to juggle multiple projects (at least 3 concurrent) and priorities.

• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and deliver on time results; grace under pressure.

Qualified candidates who are comfortable working in the adult entertainment industry should submit a cover letter and resume to jobs@kink.com

For more information about Kink.com please visit our website at http://www.kink.com

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