Senior Project Manager

About Sketchy

Sketchy is a visual learning platform for students & professionals to effortlessly learn and recall information through art, storytelling and spaced repetition. The company was born when four medical students began creating sketched stories to distinguish and memorize similarly named viruses, and they realized that the same learning methodologies could be used across a variety of subjects.

Since its inception in 2013, Sketchy has become the premiere learning destination for medical students around the world. It’s used by 1 in 2 medical students in the United States, has an alumni base of over 300,000 students and helps students answer questions 77% faster than conventional teaching.

Sketchy is a TCG (The Chernin Group) portfolio company (joining other companies such as Headspace, Food52, Barstool Sports and Crunchyroll) and a Reach Capital portfolio company (joining other start-up companies that bring a playfulness to learning).

About the Role

Sketchy is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join our Content & Curriculum team as we build the next generation of digital learning. This role will be similar in scope to that of a Managing Editor of a digital publication, so we also encourage well-qualified candidates with an editorial background to apply as well.

To be successful in this role, you will be a very strong manager with the skill to manage day-day-day operations of content production and the ability to coach others to do the same. Our production process involves cross-functional teams of both freelance and full-time employees, most of whom work remotely. You should have experience training and supervising personnel to high-quality and efficient deliverables. You will lead projects and process strategies directly, but will also lead a small team of other Project Managers and other editorial staff (copywriters, subject-matter experts, etc.) to support content and editorial operations across multiple programs.

This role will report to the Head of Medical and Pre-Medical Education.

Working at Sketchy:

We are headquartered in Los Angeles but have teammates that collaborate remotely from cities across the United States. As travel and working conditions return back to “normal”, we will find opportunities to increasingly meet and collaborate in person. While you will always have a seat to work from at our Los Angeles HQ, our transition to a remote-first company will allow you to work from the location of your choice in select states across the country.

Location: This role is open to remote employees in select US states: Texas, California, New York, Hawaii, Illinois, Colorado, Massachusetts, Washington, and Washington, D.C.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Influence and oversee the activities of content producers (including university faculty), writers, artists, audio voice-over, and post-production, both in-house and freelance
  • Oversee the entire content creation process from curricular design to post-production and packaging to make sure high-quality content is delivered to students on a recurring schedule and within budget
  • Make strategic decisions and recommendations about quality, output, budget, and timeline goals, and the tradeoffs between them
  • Utilize and demonstrate expertise with third-party tools (e.g., Jira, database software, spreadsheets & other trackers) to facilitate smooth content delivery and transparency of process
  • Provide clear and accurate reporting of the progress of content creation within the production pipeline
  • Support program directors in identifying and onboarding the necessary resources in order to complete all production tasks
  • Solve problems and clear blockers that arise throughout the production process
  • Lead and train others (both direct reports and other stakeholders) on the principles of good content operations and project management

Preferred Experience:

  • 5+ years experience as a project manager, managing editor, or production manager in the development and production of video, learning, or multi-media content
  • Extremely process-oriented and able to continuously identify opportunities for process improvements to become increasingly efficient and cost-effective
  • Highly organized manager with strong administrative skills
  • Strong project management skills
  • Ability to track work against multiple priorities and manage a complex production schedule
  • Excellent communicator, both oral and written
  • Ability to learn new techniques, skills, and tools on the job
  • Comfort and mastery with collaboration in a remote-workforce environment
  • Eager attitude for working with cool people to make awesome new things
  • BA or similar degree in a relevant field
    • Certification in project management systems (e.g., PMP) and copyediting preferred, but not required

What We Offer:

  • Competitive compensation plan
  • Innovative, high growth and collaborative culture
  • Generous PTO package with floating holiday
  • Fun team events (Monthly and virtual for now)
  • Great Benefits including: Medical, dental, vision, 401k and more

Sketchy Group LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will receive consideration without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, disability or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

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