Our client is one of the largest television and film production/distribution companies in the world, with sales exceeding $7 Billion annually, and is a unit of one of the largest multinational conglomerates in history. Their franchises include some of the most memorable film series, game shows and other televised content in media history. Their corporate headquarters and production studios are located in Culver City, CA.

They are in need of a strong Technical Project Manager/Scrum Master is to play the role of Scrum Master for their Entertainment Assets Global Library (EAGL) project team. EAGL is a custom-built digital asset management (DAM) system used by many studio groups to store, manage and distribute marketing and other digital materials. This person will be joining a high-performing team of software developers and digital media specialists within the studio’s Digital Media Group
(DMG), whose mission is to research, develop and maintain digital media services that enable internal units to more effectively and securely create, manage, distribute and monetize their assets.

Responsibilities

• Organize and facilitate Sprint/Release Planning, Daily Scrum Meetings, Sprint Review Meetings, Sprint Retrospective Meetings, and other related meetings
• Create and manage the Sprint Backlog and corresponding Burndown Chart
• Track and communicate team velocity and sprint/release progress
• Ensure Scrum team members are practicing the core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and visibility
• Recommend improvements and assist in changes to best practice
• Assist with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information
• Assist team in making appropriate commitments through story selection, task definition
• Identify and remove impediments, prevent distractions that interfere with the ability of the team to deliver the sprint goal
• Facilitate discussion and conflict resolution
• Empower teams to self-organize
• Improve the productivity of the teams in any way possible
• Assist with testing activities
• Manage new release deployments
• Create technical and supporting documentation, including video tutorials
• Demo EAGL to prospective clients
• Provide EAGL training to new users

Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years experience as a Scrum Master in a software development environment
• Certified Scrum Master (PMP Certification preferred)
• Thorough understanding of the Scrum framework
• Thorough understanding of agile software development methodologies, values, and procedures
• Thorough understanding of the software development lifecycle
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work with diverse personality types
• Strong organizational and cross-team communication skills
• Ability to quickly understand technical issues at a high level
• Proven ability to work independently with limited supervision and with other department personnel in a very dynamic and timeline sensitive work environment
• Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment
• Results Driven (Prioritizing, Taking Initiative, Taking Ownership) Team Leadership (Coaching Others, Dealing with Stress, Demonstrating Teamwork, Influencing Others, Interacting with Others, Maintaining Composure, Motivating Others, Providing Direction and Leadership)
• Must be able to garner respect from his/her team and be willing to get their hands dirty to get the job done
• Must be able to ensure Agile/Scrum concepts and principles are adhered to, must be able to be a voice of reason and authority, make the tough calls
• Must be the first to notice differences and issues as they arise and elevate them to management
• Must be high-energy
• Must continually be growing ones craft learning new tools and techniques to manage oneself and team
• Must be able to facilitate discussion and facilitate alternatives or different approaches for conflict resolution
• Must be able to lead/mentor a team to self-organization
• Entertainment industry experience preferred
• Digital media technology or DAM experience preferred