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DreamWorks Animation is looking for an Outreach Supervisor

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DreamWorks Animation is looking for an Outreach Supervisor

Outreach Supervisor
Location: Redwood City, CA

DreamWorks Animation’s Outreach Program is founded upon strong relationships with key university programs in art, animation and computer graphics. Every year, we work with a wide range of schools across the country and overseas, to identify students who might have potential as DreamWorks artists or engineers. Open positions vary from year to year, but include all major production departments. We look for talented students who are energetic, dedicated, resourceful and full of ideas.

Responsibilities:

- Manage and foster relationships with key university programs.
- Create and deliver presentations to academic partners and students.
- Create and plan unique special events at the universities, conferences, and onsite at our studio locations.
- Work closely with our new hires providing support during their on-boarding, mentor development and training.
- Develop a strong understanding of production work flows to better support production management and executives in their hiring strategies and casting.
- Other duties include managing support staff, budget oversight and project management.

Requirements:
- Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in one or more of the following fields: Production Management, Recruiting, Managing Creative/Technical Individuals, or Academic in Art, Animation, Digital Media or Computer Graphics.
- Bachelors Degree or Advanced Degree in a relative area of study.
- Candidates should be professional, well-organized, self-motivated individuals who function well in fast-paced, high energy environments.
- Confident and proactive with excellent communication skills. Public speaking skills are a must.
- Proficiency in: Excel, Word, Filemaker Pro, PowerPoint, MS Outlook.
- Experience in Photoshop, HTML and Wiki Markup is preferred.
- Ability to travel

To apply, send your resume and cover letter to: jobs@pdi.com. Please use "Outreach Supervisor - Your Name" as the subject line of your email. Include your resume in the body of the email as well as as an attachment.

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