Project Manager - Marietta, United States - Lighthouse Marketing

Description

Location:
Marietta, GA


Employment Type:
Full-Time


Salary:
Competitive

Job Description

The Project Manager (PM) is responsible for managing a variety of advertising and marketing projects with the intent to improve the quality of work, meet project timelines and budgets, and follow project scope and requirements throughout the life cycle of the project.

The PM is responsible for numerous projects that can vary in nature from print work, such as POS and packaging to digital work like digital banner ads, social media and websites to large-scale event production.

Primary Responsibilities

Receive and review agency job openers and job change orders for accuracy
Obtain or write project documents, e.g., scope requirements, creative brief, estimates and schedule
Set up and lead discovery, kickoff and internal review meetings
Assign project tasks to available resources based on skill set and workload
Set deadlines for task turnaround and billable hours
Follow assigned projects closely while clearly communicating risks and setting expectations for project stakeholders
Review project requests and resulting work for accuracy and adherence with scope and requirements, etc.
Route job jackets and other documentation to obtain all necessary internal approvals and signatures
Ensure QA procedures are stringently followed
Enter job status updates, track tasks, pull and send daily status reports in trafficking software
Build and update project schedules by utilizing PM software, dependencies, predecessors, durations, etc.
Route jobs as assigned from beginning to end

Secondary Responsibilities

Help troubleshoot process and software issues as needed
Help with other tasks as assigned
Filing and job-specific administrative tasks

Requirements


Requirements:
A Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Advertising, Communications or relevant, equivalent certifications or experience. Experience working in an agency is a must.
5 years of experience in marketing and/or advertising project management role
Great time-management and multi-tasking skills; some extended hours may be required
Strong interpersonal skills illustrating the ability to work with many different personality types
Ability to prioritize tasks under tight deadlines
Ability to maintain a cool head in stressful situations
Experience reviewing detailed information for strategic impact as well as accuracy, i.e., proof reading
Experience managing both print and digital projects is required

Functional Skills

Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite-Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
Project management software experience is required
Familiarity with waterfall and agile methodologies
Basic understanding of design file types and setup needs
Basic understanding of web design and development processes

Key Characteristics

Intelligent, creative and detailed
Team builder, results-driven
Entrepreneurial, self-motivated and resourceful
Open, honest, loyal and genuine

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