PROJECT MANAGER II

Project Manager II

DCG ONE is one of the largest privately held marketing service providers in the country. Based in Seattle, with locations in NYC and Maryland, we help companies deliver their brand worldwide through creative, print, and fulfillment services.

The core of Project Manager II is ensuring projects are set up properly and move through the workflow efficiently, helping team members understand their involvement and keeping clients informed and on track. You will be part of our Project Management team in managing dedicated projects, collaborating with Strategy, Creative and Tech teams, and handling day-to-day client interaction in collaboration with the Account team.

The range of tasks includes setting up jobs in our workflow software, allocating the correct resources, and scheduling and reviewing creative deliverables with both internal stakeholders and directly with clients. We're looking for someone with the ability to build and maintain positive relationships with all internal team members while keeping focus on the clients' goals and needs.

Benefits include Paid Time Off, Medical, Dental, Vision, Life/AD&D Insurance, 401(k) with matching, Accident Insurance, FSA, HSA, 9 Paid Holidays, and Monthly Cookie Days!

Key duties and responsibilities include exercising a high degree of discretion to successfully support the creative department, serving as the lead partner to the Account Manager while comfortable in an external client-facing role, collaborating across teams to understand project scopes, managing day-to-day project schedules/calendars to track campaign and deliverable milestones, managing project resources and tasks across digital and print campaigns, ensuring that the project outcomes meet the deliverable deadlines and the required standard of quality on budget, serving as a coach and mentor to other Project Managers on your team across various workflows, monitoring project risks to foresee/identify potential problems while proactively identifying solutions to address them in advance, overseeing post-production timelines, development of all assets, QCing and managing final delivery, and setting and defining new processes as needed.

Experience required includes at least five (5) years of project management experience, preferably in a digital or traditional advertising agency, familiarity with project management techniques and tools, familiarity with design tools and development terminology, experience working with external vendors and/or agency partners, ability to build and maintain positive relationships with all internal team members while keeping focus on the client's goals and needs, experience excelling within fast-paced, high-energy environments, interest in being involved in every part of the creative process, from strategy through delivery, and strong interest in digital experiences. BA in Marketing or related field preferred (or equivalent work experience in the field).

Experience preferred includes familiarity with project management techniques and tools, Asana, or Azure Dev Ops experience a plus. Familiarity with design tools and development terminology; knowledge of Adobe CS, Invision, Figma, Sketch App a plus but not required.

Essential abilities include excellent written and oral communication skills, excellent presentation skills, strong organizational skills, results driven, ability to motivate and influence, problem solving/analytical skills, initiative and independence, multi-tasking and prioritizing skills, customer/client focus, attention to detail, collaboration and teamwork orientation.

Work environment is predominantly held in a clerical environment and may also work or access the production floor in an industrial warehouse setting. This job operates in a clerical, office setting. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment can be loud.

Equal Employment Opportunity & At-Will Employment

DCG ONE does not tolerate discrimination of any type and offers equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, natural origin, age, disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or any other considerations made unlawful by Federal, State, or local laws. We believe in providing eligible and qualified employees with opportunities to advance. DCG ONE is an at-will employer.