Job Description:

Imagemakers is a close knit team of dreamers and problem solvers. We’re an award winning digital experience firm where strategists, project managers, designers and developers bring UX and technology together to solve unique business challenges. We are website digital experience masters and we’re looking for someone to join our team who loves website development! In our growing company, creativity, confidence and collaboration are valued, and because we’re growing we’re looking for a Project Coordinator to join our team and help us continue our momentum.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

The Project Coordinator plays a pivotal role in facilitating the successful delivery and coordination of projects across various phases, from initiation to implementation. This position involves meticulous project documentation, timely updates, and seamless coordination of project-related activities.

The Project Coordinator contributes to the project's success by supporting the Project Managers & Experience Directors with setting up the front end of projects and organizing/documenting continuously flowing information from emails and meetings.

Core Role Functions:

• Project Support: Collaborate with Project Managers and Experience Directors to facilitate the initiation, planning, production, and implementation phases of projects. Ensure the seamless coordination of project-related activities to meet established timelines and objectives. Build and maintain templates and reporting dashboards in project-planning tools.
• Meeting Support: Assist in organizing project stand up meetings, including preparing agendas and documenting meeting minutes. Collaborate with team members to schedule and coordinate project reviews and approvals.
• Documentation Management: Update project documents based on meeting outcomes, ensuring accuracy and completeness. Maintain and organize project-related files, ensuring easy access and version control. Prepare project documentation, assigning key project metrics and milestones.
• Stakeholder Communication: Facilitate communication between project teams and stakeholders. Ensure stakeholders are informed about project progress, milestones, and potential roadblocks.
• Quality Assurance: Conduct regular checks on project documentation to ensure consistency, completeness, and compliance with project expectations. Collaborate with team members to identify and rectify any discrepancies or gaps in project documentation.

Accountabilities:

• Accountable for the success of the final product measured by project task prioritization, timeline, and budget.
• Provide clear and concise communication, using effective listening skills to convey information quickly and accurately.
• Maximize the value of the product for customers, users, and the organization.

Position Requirements:

• Examples and exposure to project coordination or support roles.
• Excellent organizational and multitasking abilities.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in documentation.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and handle multiple tasks concurrently.
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal.

Preferred Skills:

• Familiarity with basic project management methodologies.
• Experience in collaborating with diverse teams in a professional setting.
• Exposure to project management tools and software (e.g. Asana, etc.).

Physical Requirements:

Able to work at a computer and monitor (sitting and standing) for extended periods of time.

Who Should Apply:

• Do you love to constantly learn new things? And create new things?
• Do you love being deeply involved in projects and driving the momentum behind each project to see it succeed?
• Are you passionate about delivering technology solutions that solve complex business problems?
• Are you looking for an opportunity to use your experience and talent to help Imagemakers continue to grow and expand our impact? 
• Do you love working with a team and using your talents to help the team successfully deliver to the delight of our customers? 
• Do you want an opportunity to make your mark in an organization that’s small enough to work well together, but large enough to have the resources needed to solve big problems? 
• Are you intrigued by new challenges that don’t let the team settle for cookie cutter, system maintenance approaches? 

If you answered yes to most of the questions, we want to meet you!

What’s it like at Imagemakers?

Imagemakers is a close knit team of dreamers and problem solvers. Headquartered in Wamego KS, (home of the OZ museum) we’re the wizard behind the curtain for award winning digital experiences ranging from core business software and engaging websites, to IoT applications, financial portals and platforms, and 3D product configurators. 

Our core values and guiding principles give you insight into what’s important at Imagemakers. Curiosity, grit, resourcefulness, authenticity, making and impact and cultural understanding are the core values that drive our guiding principles. 

1. Solve the right problem. It’s the best way to deliver solutions that make an impact for our clients and their users.
2. Value in every interaction. You’ll see it in the solutions we deliver, and in how we work to get there.
3. Everybody benefits in every situation. This is what creative collaboration and focusing on impact does.
4. Learn and grow relentlessly. It’s the best way to improve individually and collectively to be amazing. 

While day-to-day processes are important, we keep bureaucracy in check to make sure rules and regulations don’t get in the way of our mission to deliver amazing solutions. We’re virtually integrated with flexible hours targeted between 8am and 5pm CST. You’ll work closely with our designers, some of the best back end developers you’ve ever seen, project managers, strategists, clients and vendors. Plus, you’ll get to experience the world through a wide variety of client industries, from tourism and entertainment, to healthcare, finance, manufacturing, retail and government. All focused on solving human problems in a digital world. 

Imagemakers is an equal opportunity employer that embraces the opportunity to build a team representing a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills.