Associate Project Manager

International Development Resources Ltd; Medellín; On-site; COP 36,000,000 - 60,000,000; Full time

Job summary

International Development Resources (IDR) is seeking an Associate Project Manager to support project managers across marketing, digital, CRM, and web development projects. You will help keep initiatives on schedule, within scope, and aligned with client expectations from kickoff to delivery.

This role offers growth, with increasing ownership of smaller projects as you gain experience, and collaboration with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, impact-driven agency environment.

Qualifications

• 2-3+ years of experience in project management, project coordination, account services, or a related role.
• Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, business, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Strong organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and competing priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English, including coordinating effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Proactive problem-solving: you anticipate challenges, follow through on action items, and elevate issues when necessary.
• Foundational understanding of project management principles: planning, scheduling, resource coordination, and scope management.
• Comfort working in a collaborative environment where priorities evolve.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Familiarity with project management platforms and time-tracking systems.
• A team-oriented mindset, strong accountability, and a willingness to learn and grow within project management.
• Nice-to-haves: Agency or marketing experience; Experience with Workamajig.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate projects from kickoff to delivery to keep on schedule and within scope.
• Collaborate across strategy, creative, digital marketing, CRM, web development, and media teams to align efforts and expectations.

Skills

Project management

Organizational skills

English proficiency

Cross-functional collaboration

Time management

Scheduling

Scope management

Time-tracking tools

Detail oriented

Team player

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Workamajig

Job description

About the job Associate Project Manager

About Us: At International Development Resources (IDR), we believe that our greatest asset is our people. We're a diverse, passionate, and forward-thinking team that values creativity, collaboration, and continuous learning. When you join IDR, you become part of a global network dedicated to building technology that transforms businesses and makes a real-world impact.

The Opportunity

As an Associate Project Manager, you'll be the right hand to Project Managers at an integrated marketing agency, keeping customer projects on schedule, within scope, and in line with expectations from kickoff to delivery. The agency helps brands across many industries grow through strategy, creative, digital marketing, CRM, web development, and media, and you will work across all of those teams to keep everyone aligned and informed. It is a role built for growth: as you gain experience, you will take ownership of smaller projects and expand your responsibilities.

What you'll bring

Must-haves

• 2-3+ years of experience in project management, project coordination, account services, or a related role.
• Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, business, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Strong organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and competing priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English, including coordinating effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Proactive problem-solving: you anticipate challenges, follow through on action items, and elevate issues when necessary.
• Foundational understanding of project management principles: planning, scheduling, resource coordination, and scope management.
• Comfort working in a collaborative environment where priorities evolve.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Familiarity with project management platforms and time-tracking systems.
• A team-oriented mindset, strong accountability, and a willingness to learn and grow within project management.

Nice-to-haves

• Agency or marketing experience.
• Experience with Workamajig.

Why join us?

• Learn from a team that knows its niche. For over twenty years, we've helped national and multi-location franchise brands grow. You'll build your skills alongside people who know this space well.
• Own your work and grow with it. We're a mid-sized, woman-owned agency where every employee is empowered to take ownership, follow projects through, and develop professionally as the company evolves.
• Do serious work with people you'll enjoy. Our team is collaborative and fun, and we keep improving how we work so our clients stay in charge and ahead of market changes.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package