Associate Project Manager

Omnicom Precision Marketing; Birmingham (MI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Omnicom Precision Marketing's MRM practice is seeking an Associate Project Manager to join a collaborative team across CRM, journey management and data capabilities, delivering multi-project plans with cross-functional partners.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong communication, the ability to manage multiple projects in a deadline-driven environment, and a desire to grow professionally in project management. Office-based role with collaboration across partner offices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 6 months to 2 years’ experience in project management or service management within a professional services company.
• Agency experience a plus.
• MS Office experience (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) preferred.
• Knowledge of MS Project or Smartsheet a plus.
• Knowledge/familiarity with production tools and proprietary software (Egnyte, JIRA, Content Management Systems) a plus.
• Familiarity with web technologies and digital campaigns a plus.
• Experience with agile, hybrid, or waterfall project methodologies preferred.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the successful development and implementation of several, low-complexity projects.
• Manage several projects simultaneously in a deadline-driven environment.
• Facilitate project kickoff meetings.
• Create and manage project scope documents and schedules/project plans.
• Lead projects with cross-functional teams including creative, technology, QA, UX/IA, production, analytics.
• Interact with partners and vendors to deliver an overall solution.
• Identify project resource requirements and facilitate staffing.
• Coordinate asset deliveries with partners and perform asset quality reviews.
• Manage workflow tickets and online collaboration.

Skills

Strong communication

Interpersonal skills

Problem-solving

Work under pressure

Change management

Cross-functional collaboration

Big picture/detail mindset

Vendor collaboration

Foundational PM skills

Schedule management

Resource management

Risk management

Issue management

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

MS Office

MS Project / Smartsheet

Egnyte

JIRA

Content Management Systems

Job description

Job Description

MRM is part of the Omnicom Precision Marketing activation practice. This practice integrates CRM platform expertise, journey management, and first-party data capabilities with creative excellence and performance capabilities, enabling Omnicom to deliver intelligent activation across the full funnel with data-driven decisioning at scale to help clients move faster and deliver more connected customer experiences.

Agency

Omnicom Precision Marketing

Job Function

Projects and Performance Improvement

Job Subfunction

Project and Program Management

Job Description

MRM is part of the Omnicom Precision Marketing activation practice. This practice integrates CRM platform expertise, journey management, and first-party data capabilities with creative excellence and performance capabilities, enabling Omnicom to deliver intelligent activation across the full funnel with data-driven decisioning at scale to help clients move faster and deliver more connected customer experiences.

MRM is a modern relationship marketing agency dedicated to building enduring brand relationships. MRM's specialized capabilities drive relationship lifetime value and span CRM, Customer Experience, and Commerce with data and martech at the core. MRM operates in a borderless, integrated way to enable greater collaboration, creativity, and true speed to market. For more information, please visit www.mrm.com.

MRM is seeking an Associate Project Manager. We are looking for a candidate who demonstrates strong verbal and written communication skills, who strives to learn about and grow professionally in the field of Project Management.

Our ideal candidate will be part of a collaborative working environment and build effective working relationships with external partners and within the agency. This role requires the candidate to work independently while identifying, analyzing, and resolving problems. This role also requires decision-making skills and the ability to communicate confidently with managers and team members across all areas of the agency.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the successful development and implementation of several, low-complexity projects
• Manage several projects simultaneously in a deadline-driven environment
• Facilitate project kickoff meetings
• Create and manage project scope documents and schedules/project plans
• Lead projects with cross-functional teams including creative, technology, QA, User Experience/Information Architecture, production, performance/analytics
• Interact and collaborate knowledgeably with partners
• Identify project resource requirements and facilitate staffing
• Coordinate asset deliveries with partners and perform asset quality reviews
• Manage workflow tickets and online collaboration

Qualifications

• Strong communication, interpersonal and problem-solving skills
• Able to work well under pressure and comfortable with change and complexity in dynamic environments
• Able to shift readily between the "big picture" and the small-but-crucial details, knowing when to concentrate on each
• Able to work effectively with partners and vendors to deliver an overall solution
• Foundational 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

Education And Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• 6 months to 2 years’ experience in project management or service management within a professional services company
• Agency experience a plus
• MS Office experience, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook preferred
• Knowledge of MS Project or other project plan software (Smartsheet) experience a plus
• Knowledge/familiarity with production tools and proprietary software (Egnyte, JIRA, Content Management Systems, etc.) a plus
• Working knowledge/familiarity of the web and related technologies including (user experience, web development, web services, integration, application management and hosting) a plus
• Experience with digital campaigns, including site, digital experiences, email and OLA projects a plus
• Foundational experience with project methodologies, including agile, hybrid, or waterfall preferred
• Possible travel to partner offices

Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom’s corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance.

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