Project Manager at INK

Project Manager

• REMOTE
• United States
• Full time

Description

YOU ARE

• Self-motivated
• Strong multitasker
• Able to give and take direction from multiple people with different styles
• Able to give and receive feedback with a resilient, growth-minded attitude
• A team player
• A creative problem-solver
• A critical thinker
• Confident and proactive in your team contributions
• Interested in current events and trends that affect your work
• Interested in growing your presentation skills
• Creating a consistently high-quality level of work

YOU DO

• Maintain project and task management system for assigned projects and teams
• Serve as a central point of contact on projects, proactively facilitating communication between all departments
• Proactively seeks information from account managers to anticipate upcoming resource requirements
• Maintain constant knowledge of current and upcoming projects as they relate to resourcing on assigned accounts
• Monitor day to day project activities and resourcing, identifying potential instances of under and over utilization and actively work with department and team leads to address and solve those issues
• Create and send invoices for all assigned accounts
• Understand the relationship between team hours and project budgets, monitor, raise flags, and begin to provide suggestions to optimize accordingly
• Work in INK’s resource management toolset to forecast and manage resources (internal team and contractors)
• Build strong relationships among all departments and become a trusted resource to all team members
• Understand skills on staff and how to match expertise to projects
• Enforce weekly time entry deadlines
• Contribute to the Resourcing Group’s monthly reporting execution, share patterns and actionable insights
• Provide team lead with regular status updates on your activities
• Team agendas and action items
• Recommend process improvements for Resourcing, Project, and Program Management as a whole
• Work with all different groups within INK
• Overall resourcing team support

Requirements

YOU HAVE

• Bachelor’s degree
• 3+ years of communications experience, within an agency or similar setting (internships count)
• Strong verbal and written communications skills
• Proficient in Google Docs, Asana, Excel, or other program management programs and tools
• Ability to understand client industries
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team setting
• Ability to work on multiple accounts while paying strict attention to detail

This job is available for remote workers.

Benefits

INK believes that “good work with good people makes for a good life.” We live this every day through our people, culture, and benefits, which include:

• Award-winning culture – Best Places to Work by Austin Business Journal 6-years running; and 2015 PR News Best Place to Work nationwide.
• Flexible work environment with work from home opportunities and generous vacation and holidays.
• Bonus programs for company performance, new business acquisition and hiring referrals.
• Top-notch health insurance, paid 75% by company (medical, dental, vision, life).
• Competitive compensation package including 401K and profit sharing programs.
• Lots of food and fun events around the office.
• All-Mac shop including all-paid cell service.
• In-house professional development program + individual annual allowance for courses and conferences.
• People-focused values and commitment to individual career development. Supportive culture of teamwork.
• Casual fun office environments in Austin, Denver, and New York.