In this role, you will predominantly be working as a member of our production team supporting the creation of our Movie Platforms. This position covers the successful day-to-day creation of official movie websites and extension products, where you will be supporting our team in ensuring projects are on track and built out to the highest standard. You will be expected to develop and drive a disciplined approach to tasks while supporting team members throughout a project’s lifecycle.
The successful candidate will have a keen eye for UX-driven design and a proven track record of technical problem-solving. You will use HTML and CSS to elevate website layouts and utilize Sketch and Premiere Pro to craft high-quality imagery and AV assets. From initial build andshowtimes data management to QA debugging, domain setup, and SEO development, you will be the guardian of the site’s quality. We are looking for an adaptable, proactive individual who is comfortable learning new technologies independently while handling multiple workstreams to deliver world-class online destinations for the entertainment industry.
Responsibilities
- Creative Content & Asset Creation
- Asset Production: Create and prepare high-quality imagery and AV assets specifically for web use.
- Design Tools: Utilize Sketch for web design/image manipulation and Premiere Pro for video/AV content.
- Creative Eye: Maintain a high standard of aesthetics, ensuring all visual content aligns with the movie’s branding and overall design direction.
- CMS Website Management
- CMS Management: Support the end-to-end build process of movie websites via the native CMS, ensuring content is updated across all campaign milestones.
- Front-End Elevation: Use HTML and CSS to style and elevate the look and feel of web pages beyond standard templates.
- Tracking & Deployment: Manage and deploy tracking scripts, including Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager (GTM) container codes.
- Showtimes & Data Management: Manage the integration and accuracy of showtimes data and theater information, ensuring users have seamless access to local ticket-booking options.
- Process Optimization: Identify and implement efficiencies to streamline the website build and update process.
- Quality Assurance
- Comprehensive Testing: Conduct thorough QA on functionality, user experience, and cross-device compatibility to identify and resolve any issues.
- Content Integrity: Review all assets for legibility, verify release details, and perform meticulous copy proofreading.
- Showtimes Verification: Conduct rigorous testing of showtimes modules to ensure all theater data is pulling through correctly and that deep links to third-party ticketing sites are fully functional.
- Standards Advocacy: Uphold industry best practices and client expectations to ensure every delivery is "pixel-perfect."
- Bug Resolution: Collaborate with the wider team to establish testing protocols and ensure effective resolution of any flagged issues.
- Time Management & Communication
- Workflow Management: Manage individual deadlines, assets, and project milestones to ensure timely delivery.
- Stakeholder Updates: Provide consistent, proactive updates to Project Managers regarding progress and roadblocks.
- Risk Mitigation: Actively flag missing information or potential technical issues early in the production cycle to prevent delays.
- Perform other duties as assigned
- Experience: 1–3 years of experience in a digital production, web design, or content management role
- Industry Knowledge: Experience in the entertainment or film industry is a significant plus.
- Ability to work independently in a highly organized manner.
- Ability to listen well and communicate effectively, orally and in writing with various audiences.
- Ability to create and maintain positive and collaborative team environment
- Technical & Creative Proficiency
- Design: Experience using the Adobe Creative Suite and other design software, with an emphasis on Photoshop, Indesign, and Sketch
- Video Editing: Hands-on experience with Adobe Premiere Pro, specifically for optimizing and exporting AV assets for web deployment.
- Technical: Proven experience working within a native or third-party Content Management System to build and maintain web content.
- Front-End Basics: Working knowledge of HTML and CSS with the ability to manually tweak styles and layouts to achieve a premium look.
- Data & Tracking: Familiarity with Google Tag Manager (GTM) and Google Analytics to ensure campaign performance is accurately tracked.
- Quality & Detail Orientation
- Precision Execution: Exceptional attention to detail; able to input complex data and content into a CMS quickly without sacrificing accuracy.
- Design Eye: Confidence in applying core digital design principles to a wide range of creative briefs, ensuring brand consistency across various movie titles.
- Rigorous QA: A "pixel-perfect" mindset when reviewing assets, copy, and functionality before a site goes live.
- Time Management & Communication
- Agility: Ability to "shift gears" and reprioritize tasks quickly in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment with daily deadlines.
- Organizational Spirit: A genuine passion for efficiency, with the ability to manage multiple high-pressure projects simultaneously.
- Global Collaboration: A proactive team player comfortable working across different time zones and communicating effectively with remote stakeholders.
- Reporting: Strong verbal and written communication skills to provide clear status updates and flag potential risks to Project Managers.
About Us
Powster is a Creative Studio based in London and Los Angeles. We specialise in creating world-class interactive digital experiences, marketing campaigns and showtimes websites for major movie studios, event cinema distributors, broadcasters, music artists, brands and streamers.
Are you interested in joining a fast-paced, exciting business that creates award-winning online experiences for millions of users? This is a genuine opportunity to work on projects with hundreds of movie studios, including the major studios and indie distributors. You will work closely with Powster’s Production team to support all aspects of our movie platform releases, to accelerate the growth of Powster’s movie platform output, and be at the heart of communication between our Los Angeles team and stakeholders.
Our Culture
We actively promote close collaboration and open working practices across the studios. We encourage new thinking, with an emphasis on appreciating and encouraging everyone's contribution and interests. The wellbeing of our team takes priority and we're committed to a supportive and considerate working environment for everyone.
Powster Perks
- Hybrid working (home/office-based split, requiring regular weekly attendance in the Los Angeles office)
- Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, FSA, EAP
- Vacation, sick leave, volunteer day, enhanced paid parental leave
- 401(k) matching
- Pre-premiere exclusive movie screenings
- Drinks fridge and snacks
- Regular social events
Salary
- Dependent on experience, $57,000.00 per year - $72,000.00 USD per year
Powster Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer:
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