TECHNICAL PROJECT MANAGER
LEO VILLAREAL STUDIO
Leo Villareal Studio is a fine art studio specializing in the creation of highly-refined LED and video artwork. We are looking for a Technical Project Manager to join our team.
The new hire will be working closely with the artist and a small, tightly-knit team to facilitate the production of new LED and video artworks of a variety of scales. This job involves about 50% desk work (including design, material sourcing, project management, vendor management, budgeting, and archiving) and 50% hands-on production work (including assembly, software/hardware testing and setup, and installation supervision).
Responsibilities include:
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Manage multiple simultaneous artwork production projects; keeping projects on-budget and on-schedule and actively communicating timelines to clients and collaborators:
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Identify and vet new fabricators and vendors to expand an existing pool
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Select the appropriate vendors based project-specific demands
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Perform materials research
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Create Solidworks or CAD models for artworks that are being specified; communicate design requirements to vendors within a complete design drawing set
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Write technical specifications that convey the minimum performance requirements for artworks that are being specified
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Lead communication with fabricators drafting RFPs, work orders, and pre-inspection reports
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Assist with the specification and configuration of artwork control computers and serve as systems administrator ensuring hardware and software are compatible, performing:disk imaging, OS setup, system installation, and content file-structure setup
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Oversee the artwork programming, including supervising software developers on custom tool development.
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Record each step in the creation of an artwork and ensure the artwork is properly documented in studio’s archive; create and maintain BOMs for active projects
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Create artwork manuals and system diagrams
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Review vendor bills and ensure they are properly coded
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Qualifications:
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Experience specifying, designing, and fabricating electronic artwork
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Ability to draw complex metalwork in 2D and 3D and to specify build parameters for fabricators while overseeing a given fabricator’s execution of the design.
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Experience in mechanical and electrical assembly – crimping, wiring, soldering
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Experience managing multiple simultaneous production projects; ability to keep projects on-budget and on-schedule and communicate timelines to clients and collaborators
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Excellent communication skills
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Excellent attention to detail, including ability to inspect artworks and artwork components with an exacting microvision
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Superior organizational skills
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Excellent capacity for solving problems, willingness to learn new skills
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Good sense of humor
Required software skills:
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Solidworks
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Autocad/Vectorworks/Rhino
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Adobe Creative Suite including: Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, and Acrobat
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MS Office
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Google Docs
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FileMaker Pro or equivalent
Application Instructions:
Please send us your resume and cover letter along with three references. Only complete applications will be considered. Email applications to: villarealstudiojobs@gmail.com.
