Aquent Studios x Adobe is a custom-built creative agency partnership that provides scalability with world-class talent to Adobe's in-house studio and web team. This collaboration creates exciting opportunities to work with Aquent Studios and impact millions of customers, showcasing Adobe's products via innovative storytelling and unique visual experiences.
 
We're looking for a Web Producer to join our Aquent Studios x Adobe team to support Creative Directors, creative teams and program managers on A.com (focus on Acrobat), and lead these partners through the full cycle of project management-from initiation and planning to execution of assets and content. 

What you'll do:

• Work within a scrum team managing content production with a design/copy team on releases and testing/optimization for Acrobat A.com. 

• Producers ensure that the work produced is high quality, meets all program objectives, and is delivered in a timely, cost-effective manner. 

• Manage collaboration by serving as the single point of contact between the creative team and any stakeholder, driving the entire creative production process-from consulting on briefs to resourcing, production, asset delivery, and archiving.

What you need to succeed:

• 6+ years of direct project management experience within a corporate tech marketing organization or ad agency managing website + digital  projects

• Understanding of the creative process, from initial objective-setting to creative concepting, design, and production

• Strong scrum methodology experience

• Ability to manage projects and teams in a highly matrixed organization

• Manage multiple marketing communications projects, tracking and reporting on progress and status

• Negotiate and own the schedule, budget and resource-planning to ensure the  team is set for success

• Build relationships and work closely with partners to understand their needs and priorities, clarify objectives and clearly communicate plans

• Proactively identify potential issues and problem solve with the extended team, while keeping all parties informed and tracking

• Identify roles and responsibilities at project outset, to clearly understand and set expectations, while also ensuring a streamlined and efficient program delivery

• Foster a collaborative environment and promote team harmony

• Act resourcefully and work independently with attention to detail

• Manage open-ended, ambiguous, or ill-defined projects

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while prioritizing tasks and meeting timelines

• Experience with uploading/managing assets in a digital asset management system a plus 

• Willingly answer questions within the team and offer help

• Receive, weigh, and integrate diverse feedback from a multi-disciplinary team

• Take ownership for asset management

• Skilled in usage of Microsoft Office and project management tools such as Workfront 

• Manage creative process and workflow from creative brief submission to release of digital assets

• Utilize strong written and verbal communication and problem-solving skills, with keen attention to detail, to promote collaborative partnerships and successful program delivery.

Required Skills:

• Project management-Manage marketing communications projects across media in a highly matrixed organization, track and report on the creative process, and move the process forward on time, on budget, and most of all, on brand in the Adobe voice.

• Clear communication-As the account manager for internal clients and stakeholders, Producers must have strong interpersonal skills and be able to effectively manage stakeholder expectations while simultaneously upholding the vision and standards of Adobe Studio.

• Problem-solving ability-Setting appropriate expectations, managing conflict, and tracking resources is challenging. To succeed, Producers need strong problem-solving skills and must negotiate deadlines with stakeholders, making appropriate resource trade-offs in a fast-moving and ever changing environment.

• Artistic sensibility-Producers and Project Coordinators should understand Adobe creative standards and vision, and assist in enforcing guidelines and routing questionable materials to Creative Directors for review. 

• Technical proficiency-Producer roles require a firm understanding of software programs like Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, as well as project management software like Workfront.