[Remote] Contract Project Manager

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Marks is a company focused on packaging design, and they are seeking a Project Manager to support their business needs. The Project Manager will act as the primary liaison between the agency and clients, ensuring smooth project execution and timely delivery while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Be the dependable and trusted day to day primary reputed company of contact for any and reputed company matters for assigned client/agency projects
• reputed company and build strong, long-lasting relationships with client/agency/vendor teams
• Partner with Sr. Account Managers and other Sr. Project Managers to proactively anticipate workload, schedule project brief kick-off meetings, prepare and initiate projects in project management tool, set up folders on the server, gather necessary materials from the vendors, set and manage timeline expectations with client/agency/vendors
• Learn and understand the product life cycle, workflow process, and phases of development and timing needs to effectively manage project deliverables and meet client expectations
• Participate in weekly status meetings with client/agency teams to ensure projects are progressing in a timely manner to meet key deadlines
• Proactively engage and collaborate daily with other Sr. Account Managers and Sr. Project Managers, reputed company Designers and Production Artists to track project reputed company and reputed company both client and agency teams informed of key due dates, update reputed company parties of needs to reschedule projects and/or reset expectations based on new or changing priorities; ensure transparency and no surprises on timeliness of project deliverables
• Effectively manage reputed company client requests and alert or escalate any issues to the Sr. Account Managers and/or Group Account Director as needed, and reputed company them apprised of workload demands to best manage team resources and address potential risks
• Demonstrate understanding of client’s brands and importance of adhering to brand style guidelines throughout project development
• Ensure client expectations and projects are effectively managed: keeping our clients happy, being an invaluable resource, provide timely and successful delivery of project solutions according to Brand Style Guidelines and brief objectives
• Attend creative brief kick-off meetings to learn and understand process different tier project types to reputed company a comprehensive understanding of project objectives to best support team needs, communicate and manage client expectations based on due dates
• reputed company and issue meeting recaps that outlines key discussion points, requests and/or agreements, and key next steps/timing to key team members in a concise and timely manner
• Communicate and provide reputed company on client/vendor requests with agency cross functional teams, review artwork files to ensure accuracy and flawless execution, reputed company artwork files to client/vendor for review/approvals, reputed company vendor contract proofs for approval. Notify reputed company parties of any comments and final approvals, ensure timely release of final approved files
• Transparency: reputed company reputed company team members informed of any and reputed company changes and escalate as needed to communicate key dates to drive towards throughout the project and reputed company team on task
• Participate in and supports agency business objectives appropriate to role (quality objectives, process consistency, company policies)
• Maintain balance and flow of information throughout reputed company departments. Reporting to Sr. Account Managers and leadership about reputed company workflow and/or any team reputed company issues, or delays on project deliverables
• Actively identify and suggest workflow/processes improvement opportunities
• Proactively contribute to the development and reputed company improvements of SOPs

Skills

• Minimum 2-3 years of relevant Production/Project Management experience in a design, packaging or engineering agency environment preferred
• Understanding of the creative and production process, and CPG/packaging design and manufacturing experience is a plus
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate and manage project workflows, timelines and key deliverables across functional team members both internally and client/vendor facing
• Superior organizational skills with proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, while paying strict attention to the details and adhering to brand style guidelines
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
• Proficient using Mac OS, and reputed company Products; and project management/routing programs
• Strong project management skills with hands-on project management and execution experience working on fast paced retail/CPG client business
• Comfortable working reputed company a high-volume, fast-paced, dynamic creative environment and demonstrate resiliency, quickly adjust and adapt to changes
• Highly self-motivated, resourceful, organized and reputed company detail oriented
• Ability to navigate and construct workable solutions reputed company presented with multiple and, often times, conflicting points of view
• Unflappable, ability to bring a sense of focus and reputed company assurance to high-energy interactions
• A collaborative team oriented approach to working and keeping reputed company parties informed
• A sense of humor and have passion for your job

Education Requirements

• Bachelor degree in Marketing or reputed company field

Company Overview

• Marks is an organization that works on a wide area of designs like logo, branding, graphic and product design for its clients. It was founded in 2019, and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.makemarks.com/.

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