Project Manager
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$ 75000 - 100000
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Job Description
We are looking for a Project Manager who is passionate about people and projects. This is the right job for you love to geek out about process like understanding the ins and outs of projects and have a fluency in the way of gantt charts and spreadsheets. Do you have a proven track record of guiding teams to successful project delivery Do you have a knack for motivating people to be their best selves Do you love todo lists and colorcoordinated calendars
The ideal candidate is a gogetter with high expectations for themselves and who are hungry for the next opportunity to learn and grow. Theyre also looking for ways to make team operations stronger and more efficient while keeping deadlines and the bottom line top of mind. But most of all the ideal candidate is someone who is ready to become a Spoon to give a try anything and enjoy the people they are working with.
This role will be working out of our LA office on Tuesdays.
Responsibilities
- Act as the central point of communication across all crossfunctional teams on a project.
- Plan coordinate manage and facilitate the workflows of a project to ensure completion on time and within budget.
- Manage concurrent fastpaced creative projects across a variety of accounts.
- Develop processes that help work to be executed at the highest quality standards.
- Develop project timelines based on client milestones and team bandwidth realities.
- Manage timeline shifts and the impact to workstreams including maintaining internal communications to make sure work is on schedule and stays on track.
- Coordinate internal project meetings and reviews ensuring clear next steps for all team members.
- Help team members prioritize workloads to meet deadlines.
- Ensure the integration of other departments and resources at necessary milestones during the development process (e.g. production business & legal affairs etc).
- Manage projects across all channels including but not limited to: broadcast social digital video experiential activations/events print OOH etc.
- Monitor and enforce project constraints (schedule / scope / resources) raising issues to VP Operations as needed.
- Work closely with account and finance teams on SOW and staff plan development.
- Support the biweekly reconciliation of staff hours and related fees.
- Own the administrative setup required to establish projects within our systems.
- Maintain upkeep of client or project folders and Slack channels.
- Leverage project management platforms or other tools/systems for project organization (Asana RACI charts hot sheets etc).
- Lead project management efforts for internal Giant Spoon initiatives when needed.
- Keep teams highly motivated.
Requirements
- 2 years of handson project management experience at a creative agency.
- Solid understanding of the agency creative and production process across various content types/channels (broadcast digital social web print experiential events/activations etc).
- Ability to effectively prioritize tasks and be resourceful flexible and quick to adapt in a fastpaced environment.
- High EQ and the ability to read what a team needs to be happy and productive.
- Problem solving skills anticipates issues and proactively comes up with solutions.
- Acute attention to detail.
- Ability to collaborate creatively across departments and offices.
- Ability to foster trusting relationships with teammates and clients.
- Effective written verbal and visual communicator.
- Genuine desire to learn.
- Proficient in Google Suite Slack and Microsoft Office.
- Experience with project management software like Asana a plus.
The anticipated annual salary range for this position is $75000 $100000. Salary is determined based on a wide range of factors including relevant experience knowledge skills job duties and geographic location. For this role we also offer programs such as medical/dental/vision insurance 401(k) matching paid time off and various other benefits and perks.
Giant Spoon is an agency that strives to build an inclusive workplace dynamically rooted in our differences. What makes you you is your greatest asset here. No matter your race ethnicity religion national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity age protected veteran status disabled status genetic information or other protected categoryfeel comfortable (and excited) to bring your full self and make smart impactful work.
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Required Experience:
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Employment Type
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