This is a full-time in-person or hybrid "Production Coordinator" position (40 hours per week) for Elephant Quilt Productions, a video agency in New Orleans, LA. Our focus is creating video marketing content that tells authentic stories for clients & brands. Our core clients include many non-profit & cultural organizations, corporate businesses, marketing agencies, universities, businesses, healthcare, and artists. We produce commercials, web & social content, documentaries, concert videos, educational content and more. We are a small, hard-working, in-house team, contracting additional freelancers based on individual project scope/needs.

Job Responsibilities Include But Not Limited To:

• Management of Project Management System (using Monday.com) which requires daily status updates, task assignment & completion of project-related tasks based on production templates, assigned teams and communication/updates
• Preparation for and co-lead bi-weekly team meetings to review Monday.com project statuses & and other office-related communications
• Regular email, phone, zoom & text communications with clients & production team
• Working under direction of Elephant Quilt Owner/Creative Director
• Working with in-house Post-Production Coordinator & Project Producers
• Office management to ensure space remains organized/neat for client meetings, and works with fellow team members to ensure drinks/snacks remain stocked, equipment is stored neatly and the vibe is good.
• Completion of Pre-Production tasks for most of our projects,  including but not limited to scheduling crew & client meetings & location scouts, developing shot list breakdowns with Creative Director, compile equipment lists, coordinate shooting schedules between client & crew, coordinating crew hires & sending deal memos for each project,, production calendar updates, creation of post-production schedules for review/approval, and so forth.
• Working regularly on set with our productions as a Production Assistant or Assistant Director

The Candidate We Are Looking For:

• Has great communication skills (both verbally & via email)
• Is very organized and detail-oriented
• Is able to manage a lot of moving parts on multiple projects with confidence
• Takes direction and constructive criticism with a receptive attitude toward growth & improvement
• Warm, friendly and positive, but also confident & assertive to "make things happen" in a timely manner
• Has a few years of experience working in film/video production
• Has a good understanding of all the phases of production (from pre-production through post-production)
• Has a Bachelors degree (preferred)
• Is good with cloud-based apps (such as Google Drive, Sheets, Docs, Calendar, Dropbox, Vimeo, Zoom, etc)
• Has some experience using project management software (such as Monday.com, Asana, Trello, etc)
• Has some experience with Adobe Creative Suite

Pay & Benefits:

• Starting rate $25/hr, 40 hours per week (around $50k annually) based on experience (with opportunities for raises at employee reviews).
• Major federal holidays are paid (PTO) + 2 additional floating PTO days annually to start (with opportunities to increase PTO days at employee reviews)
• We offer 50% contribution to premium if you choose to enroll in our small group health plan (currently through Blue Cross Blue Shield of LA)

Tentative Start Date Period: May 21-27