Montreal, April 22, 2021 – The Independent Production Fund is seeking a candidate for the position of Program and Project Manager

Position in Montreal
Full-time position, remote work in accordance with public health guidelines
Start date: May 31, 2021
Salary: Starting at $60,000
Benefits: Group insurance, 3 weeks of annual vacation
Minimum of 3 years of experience in the media industry
Bilingualism required

This position reports to the Deputy Director General. The Program and Project Manager is responsible for coordinating all FIP activities in Montreal. They also support the Deputy Director General in corporate development activities and industry representation.

Responsibilities

Program Management:

• Ensures the consistency of development and production programs for short-format series and the Cogeco television production program with the fund’s policies and guidelines; participates in discussions with the Toronto team, updates related documents: analysis grids, forms, website information, as well as all Fip publications, and their application in French;

Application Processing and Evaluation:

• Answers applicants’ questions and guides them through the funding application process;
• ensures that applications meet the Fund’s eligibility criteria;
• assigns applications to analysts; coordinates discussion meetings;
• participates in discussions with analysts and prepares documents for the Board of Directors;
• provides responses and feedback to producers after the Board of Directors meeting.

Project Management:

• Prepares contracts following decisions by the board of directors;
• Ensures the monitoring and adherence to deliverables and payments;
• Receives distribution reports, compiles the information, and ensures follow-up.

Communications and Representation:

• Participates in the annual report: gathers information, writes and translates project biographies and summaries; may coordinate the report’s production with a graphic designer in Montreal; proofreads and corrects French texts;
• writes and publishes press releases;
• implements updates to the online application portal;
• represents the Fund at industry events; may be called upon to participate in panels, roundtables, and discussion groups;
• acts as manager of the French-language Facebook page and other social media.

General Administration:

• Prepares the Cogeco Program activity report;
• Participates in weekly meetings with the Toronto team via videoconference;
• Prepares and coordinates board meetings when they are held in Montreal.

Skills and Qualifications

• Autonomy
• Rigorous approach
• Organizational skills
• Diplomatic communication with clients
• Excellent written French skills
• Good spoken and written English skills
• General knowledge of the audiovisual media industry
• General knowledge of funding agencies, an asset
• Proficiency in Word and Excel
• Proficiency in WordPress, Mailchimp, and DocHub
• Proficiency in Google Workspace
• Proficiency in Microsoft Dynamics, an asset.

Please send your resume no later than Monday, May 10, 2021.

Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.