Job description
Our client a leading marketing agency serving the entertainment and food and beverage industry is looking for a Project Manager to join their team!
KEY DETAILS:
Full time direct hire Project Manager role with full medical benefits and 401K
The role will be onsite 5 days per week for training for the first few months and then will transition to 4 days onsite with 1 flex/wfh day.
Mission Viejo
ABOUT THE ROLE:
We are currently seeking a Senior Project Manager role for our Southern Orange County corporate office located in Mission Viejo, California. In this position, the successful candidate will work directly with the integrated project management team in helping to lead day to day operations of the department. In addition to working with the project management team, the Senior Project Manager will also work directly with the account executives/management team and various other client services departments in coordinating project initiatives for our preeminent hospitality and F&B industry clients. In this role, you will be expected to understand each project’s needs and goals, and then utilize all of our available resources to execute the solutions that will meet them (which may include ideation, design, custom production, technology, etc.) A successful project manager maintains strong account and timeline management skills, creativity and attention to detail. The ideal candidate has the ability to effectively manage and complete all aspects of complex projects while working with other departments cohesively. This includes participation in brand/initiative meetings from inception through ideation to execution. The position requires constant communication with multiple departments. As Senior Project Manager, you will also be required to oversee other project managers based in the corporate office and our Las Vegas office and work with Operations to refine the department and processes when necessary, including direct communication with the account executive and or their clients, where applicable. The Senior Project Manager is a new role and will report directly to the Senior Director of Operations.
Job Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree (marketing, business or hospitality preferred)
• Track record of managing multiple accounts/timelines
• Excellent communication
• Hands-on experience overseeing project managers
• Process oriented
• Client communications
• Resourceful: Ability to get things done by leveraging a wide range of resources
• Microsoft Office
• Knowledge in print and production
• Proficiency in the Mac OSX platform
• Project Management system experience (Workamajig a plus)
• Proofreading skills
In addition to the above, the ideal candidate is someone who works well within a team while being independent, thrives in a fast-paced environment, has excellent communications, is proactive, tenacious and thinks on his/her feet, is quality driven, creative, pays close attention to detail, prepares for meetings in advance, and takes a “whatever it takes” approach to achieving client’s goals. He/she listens intently to clients and coworkers, has the ability to quickly build relationships and be influential, and is sociable and fun!
