Project Manager
Description
Maven is seeking a Project Manager to support our Creative, Web Development and Accounts teams in a fast-paced and highly collaborative environment. This person will be a key member of the operations team. The ideal candidate can ensure successful project flow within our agency and proper communication to all project stakeholders.
It is the responsibility of the Project Manager to review necessary tasks and goals with their team on a daily basis, as well as ensure quality assurance on all client web sites.This role will be to help manage and track projects, as well as successfully navigate branding, design and interactive projects from inception to completion. Therefore, the ideal candidate must thrive at multitasking and organization; specifically related to scheduling and tracking hours, managing project timelines and deliverables, and communicating milestones, deadlines and budgets. Web knowledge and experience is imperative to the role and required of all candidates applying to this position. You will report to the agency’s Studio Manager.
Responsibilities
- Works in conjunction with Studio Manager to create deadlines and action items for every project team member.
- Reinforces the use of agency processes and drives projects using established workflow tools.
- Leads daily or weekly project team meetings to review progress.
- Writes project status reports for the team.
- Addresses bottlenecks and adjusts the timeline and deliverables.
- Assists in ensuring the Creative team adheres to project schedules and deadlines.
- Assists in ensuring hourly tracking, monitoring hours budgets and project health across all departments.
- Works with the Creative and Development teams to perform diligent QA processes on websites.
- Meets all project goals within the specified budget of both the client and the organization; adjusting practices to reflect cost-saving measures.
- Assists Studio Manager in hosting project recap meetings in order to gather team feedback on projects.
- Adds client content to developed CMS—such as images, embedded videos, copy, etc.
- Troubleshooting and testing staging, as well as monitoring the live deployment of websites.
- Preparing project progress updates for Account Managers to communicate to clients.
- Helps generate and review project reports.
- Partners with Accounts team to ensure that requested modifications are documented, communicated and implemented.
- Assists with forecasting project schedules and creative team work capacity.
- Gives production, vendor and logistics support when needed.
Qualifications
- Two or more years experience in project management or related roles.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills and professional attitude.
- Ability to manage many different jobs and meet deadlines consistently.
- Previous experience managing digital and creative projects or a background in the creative field.
- Familiarity with and/or willingness to master digital workflow management platforms.
- Excellent planning skills and ability to balance multiple priorities.
- Ability to maintain and rapidly adapt project schedules and deliverables.
- Basic understanding of the applications used in the design field.
- An appreciation for numbers and analytics, with a keen eye for anomalies and red flags.
- Loves a good process and is constantly looking for ways to improve them.
- Collaborates with team members and has strong interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated experience with CMS—Wordpress preferred.
Benefits
- Salary commensurate with experience
- 14 days paid vacation
- Health insurance benefits
- Positive work/life balance
- Weekly team lunch (every Friday), paid for by company
- Complimentary in-office snacks and beverages
- Paid parking permit for gated-access parking garage
- Fun, upbeat and positive work environment
Apply
Use this form to submit your application for the Project Manager with Maven, or submit your resume directly to careers@mavencreative.com