Digital Project & Operations Manager | Pro (all genders)

pixelart®; Bergheim; On-site; EUR 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

px-Flexible

Job summary

pixelart is looking for a Digital Project & Operations Manager to guide day-to-day digital projects in Salzburg or Vienna. You will coordinate timings, resources and budgets, and connect clients with design and production teams while driving AI-driven productions from concept to implementation.

With 3+ years in a digital environment, you bring process discipline, strong communication and the ability to manage complex projects end-to-end.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years in the digital environment, ideally agency or project management.
• Structured, solution-oriented approach with eye for detail.
• Strong communication between teams, customers and clients.
• Experience in resource and time management for complex projects.
• Understanding of creative and design processes (design, motion, content).
• Proficient with project management tools (JIRA, Confluence, Teams, Miro).
• Basic technical understanding of digital platforms, file structures and production processes.
• Customer focus with prioritisation, quality and timing.
• Willingness to take responsibility and support colleagues.
• Combination of organizational talent, analytical strength and assertiveness; open to AI workflows.

Responsibilities

• Handle projects in digital branding, UI/UX design, content creation & AI-driven production, and motion content & 3D animation.
• Coordinate with digital project managers across teams; connect strategy, design and implementation.
• Plan and organise operational tasks and resources within the creation team.
• Coordinate internal processes like resource planning, time management and production organisation.
• Ensure quality standards and prepare documents for internal/external presentations.
• Take responsibility for project schedules, controls and budget overview.
• Organise external production partners from quotes to implementation.
• Prepare quotes, budgets and presentations for client meetings, reviews and pitches.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Resource planning

Team coordination

AI-driven workflows

Time management

Attention to detail

JIRA

Confluence

Miro

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Teams

Miro

Job description

Overview

Digital Project & Operations Manager | Pro (all genders)

Start immediately
Total hours available full-time or part-time from 30 h
Location Salzburg or Vienna

As Digital Project & Operations Manager in the Creation Department, you will play a central role in the day-to-day business of our innovative digital projects. With a keen sense for processes, priorities and communication, you will ensure smooth operations within the team - between our clients and the business units at our locations in Salzburg (HQ) and Vienna. You will coordinate timings, resources and budgets, manage content creation projects, AI-driven productions and shoots, and lead your own projects from concept to implementation. You will bring team spirit, quality awareness and a passage for creative processes to the table - and impress with your organisational skills. You connect the outside world with the inside world: you work directly with clients and customers from other teams - and internally within the team with great designers, motion talents and strategists to ensure that every project fits together perfectly.

Your tasks

• Handling and managing projects in the areas of digital branding, UI/UX design, content creation & AI-driven production, as well as motion content & 3D animation.
• Working closely with digital project managers from other pixelart teams - you are the connecting interface between strategy, design and implementation.
• Planning and organising operational tasks and resources in the creation team to ensure smooth processes.
• Coordinating internal processes such as resource planning, time management and production organisation.
• Ensuring quality standards and preparing documents for internal and external presentations.
• Responsibility for project schedules, controlling and budget overview.
• Organisation and management of external production partners, from obtaining quotes to implementation.
• Preparation of quotes, budgets and presentations for client meetings, reviews and pitches.

Our Offer

In addition to our great benefits, we offer you a starting annual gross salary of €42,000, based on a full-time position (including holiday and Christmas bonuses). The actual salary will be adjusted according to your working hours, qualifications, and experience.

What you can contribute

• At least 3 years of professional experience in the digital environment - ideally in an agency, in project management or in content or production management.
• A structured, solution-oriented approach to work and an eye for detail.
• Strong communication skills to act as a connecting interface between teams, customers and clients.
• Experience in resource and time management as well as in the organisation of complex projects.
• A good understanding of creative and design processes - you know how design, motion and content teams work.
• Confident use of project management and collaboration tools (e.g. JIRA, Confluence, Teams, Miro).
• Basic technical understanding of digital platforms, file structures and production processes.
• Customer focus and a keen sense of priorities, quality and timing.
• Enjoy taking on responsibility in a team, providing operational support to colleagues and finding pragmatic solutions.
• A mix of organisational talent, analytical strength and assertiveness - combined with openness to new technologies and AI-driven workflows.

Level up

Your personal career plan

• Internship
• Junior Level
• Pro Level
• Senior Level
• Lead Level

Enjoy your first digital adventures with us on a five or six-month internship. Internships can be done here at any time, and are one way of joining the company on a permanent basis.

Start as a junior after university and we'll make you a pro. Juniors learn lots in our talent factory and are involved in major projects right from the start.

Pro level is the right place to start for applicants with a solid understanding of, and plenty of experience in, the digital field. Recommended for applicants with two or three years of work experience in the sector.

You're a pro in your field and can pass on knowledge to your team in the right amounts at the right time. Your motivation, knowledge, ability and quality awareness set the standard for pixelart teams.

This is your career step from specialist to leader. In this position you take on leadership responsibilities, develop processes and work on superordinate strategic agency issues.

Our great place to work

• px-Flexible

Our work model provides a balance between work and personal life. With px-Flexible, we create a work environment that promotes well-being and increases productivity throughout the agency. Our Rules of Engagement set the conditions for efficient, value-based and successful teamwork.

• Team-Spirit
• is a top priority for us. Because the success of our projects is the result of an appreciative and inspiring cooperation. Fun is never missing out. Team events, barbecues on the terrace, regular agency events and always a common goal in mind provide the unique pixelart vibe.
• Good Health & Wellbeing

We want our employees to be fit and happy. That's why we offer them not only enough fruit, vegetables and coffee, but also variety in the form of regular yoga, massage and shiatsu sessions for the tired body. At lunchtime, a fresh and well-supported meal from the award-winning chef in the in-house bistro will give you all the energy you need. The cold after-work beer is on us.

• More than an Office

We see our unique loft office as a place to work and a living space. That's why we have not only created modern workplaces on 3,000 m². We have social spaces for creative exchange, places to retreat when agency life gets too noisy and a shower for our sports fans.

• Personal Development

Change and further development are an important part of our philosophy. The individual development of our employees is part of our everyday work. Personal development roadmaps with internal so called SkillSessions, our digital talks and exciting impulses from external speakers and coaches accompany us on our digital journey at pixelart. For all bookworms, there is a diverse library.

• Great Projects

Our work is as versatile as our customers. In the process, we realize digital visions and develop customised solutions. We always pursue the goal of getting the best out of each individual project. That's how we design digital experiences that will be remembered.

• Sustainable Mobility

We are aware of our responsibility for the environment and society. That's why we support our team members in getting to the office in the most environmentally friendly way possible. We finance the climate ticket for public transport for our employees from the first day, support car sharing and rely on e-mobility for our company vehicles.

• Talent Hunting

In our recruiting, we also rely on the network of our employees. Does an acquaintance or friend match to one of our advertised positions? Perfect - if the vacancy is filled successfully, our employees receive attractive bonuses.

• Value-Based Work

Our values form the foundation of our corporate structures and are the central focus of our daily cooperation. In all our activities, we are guided by them, because they are not just signposts, but the path to our goals.

Career

Do you have questions?

Sarah Aichinger, People & Culture Manager
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Katrin Lackner, People & Culture Manager
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