Associate Project Manager

MRM is seeking an Associate Project Manager. We are looking for a candidate who possesses excellent verbal and written communication skills, who is eager to learn about and enhance their abilities in the area of Project Management.

This Role May Be for You If:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent, relevant experience desired.
• 6 months to 2 years of experience in project management or relevant professional field.
• Experience with MS Office including: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Awareness of MS Project or other project plan software (i.e. Smartsheet) preferred.
• Familiarity with the web and related technologies including (user experience, web development, web services, integration, application management and hosting).

In This Role, You Will:

• Facilitate and/or manage projects with cross-functional teams including Creative, Technology, QA, User Experience/Information Architecture, Production, and Performance & Analytics.
• Responsible for project managing multiple small-scale, low-complexity, web-based solutions in a deadline driven environment.
• Conduct and/or support effective meetings with clients, senior personnel and team members, providing accurate information, concise deliverables and clear expectations.
• Develop/manage project scope documents, related schedules/project plans, project resource requirements and staffing assignments.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional team members, agency partners and vendors.
• Leverage strong verbal and written communication skills to begin acting as a liaison between the client, agency, and team.

What We Are Looking For:

• Emerging ability to shift approach between the big picture and critical details; then begin to develop judgement to know when to focus on each.
• Developing interpersonal skills demonstrated with clients, agency teams and individuals.
• Problem/solution thinker with a developing ability to collaborate, persuade and negotiate toward solutions.
• Displays resiliency while working under pressure, in a dynamic environment, with shifting deadlines and deliverables.
• Solid communication skills - written, verbal, text, etc.
• Establishing project management skills and experience including:
• Schedule development, management, monitoring and oversight
• Resource management and forecasting
• Task and delivery management
• Risk identification and management
• Issue identification and management

About MRM:

MRM creatively engineers total human experiences. Through purposeful, dynamic intersections between strategy, creative, technology and data sciences, MRM operates in a borderless, integrated way, to allow for greater collaboration and velocity- all to the service of helping businesses grow meaningful relationships with people. MRM has 35-plus offices across North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific.

At MRM, we value a culture in which all people are treated with dignity, fairness and respect. We're committed to fostering a positive environment free from harassment and discrimination. We empower individuals to take action and be creative when solving problems. And we expect self-awareness and accountability from team members at all levels of the organization. This is much more than a statement - it's in the act of living our daily lives.

MRM is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria.

If you require accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, please submit your request through one of the following methods listed below:

a) Dedicated E-mail - View email address on click.appcast.io

b) US Mail - 360 W. Maple Birmingham, MI 48009

c) Dedicated Phone - View phone number on click.appcast.io