Senior Project Manager - Audiovisual

Project overview

Context

Within the Product and Technologies Directorate of a major national audiovisual group, the Manufacturing Engineering department is managing a vast program to renew the control rooms at its headquarters.

The project aims to implement an operational hub for the production of national news programs, particularly daily news bulletins and information programs.

The program is part of a complex technological environment including:

The project involves numerous stakeholders: internal teams, the news department, production teams, integrators, engineering teams, support functions, and end-users.

The go-live of the new solution is planned for 2028.

The Senior Project Manager (MOA) is responsible for the operational coordination and functional piloting of the control room modernization program. They ensure a clear understanding of business needs, the consistency of proposed solutions, the coordination of stakeholders, and adherence to project commitments.

They work closely with:

• Broadcast audiovisual infrastructures
• IP architectures based on the SMPTE ST 2110 standard
• Data center hosted infrastructures
• Information system virtualization
• Production automation systems
• An NRCS editorial system integrated into the production chain
• Control room equipment such as video switchers, audio consoles, broadcast controllers, and production automation systems
• The client's project coordinator
• The integrator partner
• Engineering and support teams
• Editorial teams
• Audiovisual production teams
• End-users
• The PMO and technical and business contributors

Responsibilities

Skills

• Ensure operational coordination and functional piloting of the control room modernization program
• Ensure a clear understanding of business needs and the consistency of proposed solutions
• Coordinate the various project stakeholders and guarantee adherence to commitments
• Produce and maintain project deliverables (scoping documents, consultation, decision support, presentation materials, and reporting)
• Manage the project schedule and milestone tracking
• Develop and track the action plan and decision tracking table
• Draft minutes for meetings and committees
• Maintain the risk register and mitigation plans
• Ensure project documentation, functional, and technical support
• Organize and document workshops, expression, and formalization of business needs
• Describe production workflows
• Produce documents related to change management
• Define the acceptance testing strategy and schedule
• Draft functional and technical acceptance testing specifications or scenarios
• Track anomalies, reservations, and acceptance decisions
• Conduct lessons learned syntheses
• Provide progress reporting to project bodies and management
• Prepare go-live documentation
• Business analysis and user support: confirmed
• Cross-functional coordination and leadership: expert
• Project tools, documentation, and acceptance testing: advanced
• Project management methodologies: confirmed
• Complex technical project management: expert
• Broadcast environments and audiovisual control rooms: confirmed

Project details

• Start: flexible
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: Paris, France, FR
• Rate: 75-75 EUR/h
• Languages: French