Junior Project Manager

Junior Project Manager

Hybrid – Austin/work from home flexible

Targeted Comp: $55k plus benefits

Imagine working at a creatively driven agency that works exclusively with clients who make a positive difference in the world. Our client, a cause-based marketing agency in Austin, develops marketing campaigns that create social change for clients in the environment, transportation, education, health, and humanitarian aid sectors.

We’re looking for someone who’s hyper organized, flexible with quick requests and changing deadlines and loves working with people. If you’re a traffic or project manager who thrives on order and details, we want to hear from you!

Major Responsibilities:

oAssist in digital production and management (i.e., curating social media posts, scheduling posts for publishing).

oReceive creative briefs and schedule jobs for all media including digital ad assets, social media content, print collateral, out-of-home, signage, direct mail, manuals, and promotion items.

oWorking closely with account teams, digital media teams, digital strategy/development/production teams, and print production team, manage creative job workflow from start to finish.

oIn consultation with executive creative director, director of creative services, digital creative directors and producers, distribute and assign work requests to relevant parties.

oKeep agency creative server and project management tool organized and correctly labeled.

oManage and maintain agency’s project management tool. Set up jobs, assign tasks, route creative for review and keep job threads organized.

oSupport digital creative directors and producers in finalizing and populating assets in digital review and management platforms (e.g., Meta Creative Hub / Business Suite, HeyOrca).

-Schedule posts for publishing on social media platforms.

-Assist with curation of social media posts.

oMonitor progress of ongoing jobs for adherence to schedule leading to release.

oHelp with video production management tasks, like PO creation

oCommunicate job updates to all parties involved.

oEnforce agency process to ensure all jobs are correctly reviewed.

oReview rounds of creative to ensure all needed revisions are made.

oJuggle resources; coordinate design and production staff and freelance workloads.

oManage translation requests and work with third party translators.

oCoordinate finding and onboarding freelancers.

oSecure required approvals throughout all stages of the production cycle.

oMaintain client brand standards and guidelines.

oReview web-published materials for accessibility.

oSupport job status/production meetings.

Position Requirements:

oBachelor’s degree

o2+ years of experience in traffic or project management within an advertising agency or communications department.

oKnowledge of digital asset and print production.

oExcellent organization, time management, and project management skills.

oAbility to manage a heavy workload and manage complicated, simultaneous jobs.

oPrecise attention to detail.

oProfessional demeanor and positive attitude.

oStrong interpersonal skills.

oStrong verbal and written communication skills.

oExcellent computer skills. We are a Mac office using Microsoft Office.

oProactive self-starter, who maintains a can-do attitude and does what it takes to complete tasks.

oAbility to work remotely.

oAbility to troubleshoot and problem-solve.

oFlexibility and adaptability to new situations/information.

This is a full-time staff position with hours Monday through Friday. Candidate should plan to work two to three days in the office. When remotely working, candidate needs a reliable internet connection for working with large files off a cloud-based server.