Associate Project Manager

Fingerpaint Marketing; Cedar Knolls (NJ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Fingerpaint Marketing in Cedar Knolls, NJ is seeking a detail-oriented Project Coordinator to help manage schedules, budgets, and project details. You will coordinate with internal teams and clients to keep everyone aligned and informed throughout each phase.

The role emphasizes strong organization, clear communication, and the ability to break complex projects into actionable steps while tracking progress, reporting findings, and supporting project managers to deliver on time.

Qualifications

• Proven work experience as a project coordinator or similar role.
• 0–2 years preferred.
• Experience in project management from conception to delivery.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate project management activities, resources, equipment, and information
• Break projects into doable actions and set time frames
• Liaise with clients to identify and define requirements, scope, and objectives
• Assign tasks to internal teams and assist with schedule management
• Make sure that clients’ needs are met as projects evolve
• Help prepare budgets, analyze risks and opportunities
• Oversee project procurement management

Skills

Project coordination

Time management

Client-facing

Teamwork

Multitasking

Documentation

Schedule management

Job description

Reset your expectationsofa health and wellness agency. From ourinception, Fingerpaint has been driven by an unstoppable collective spirit of possibility.It’sthat curiositythat’sat the heart of everything we do. From our legendary people-first culture to the hundreds of Fingerpainters who define us,we’vereimagined what it means to be a healthcare and wellness advertising agency. Here, creativity happens naturally—we attract top talent and give them a space to grow and collaborate.

Objectives of This Role:

Projectcoordinatorsare responsible forensuring the schedule, budget, and details of a given task are well organized. They communicate with various departments to keep everyone on boardaboutany changes to the project plan. In addition, they organize reporting, plan meetings, and provide updates to project managers.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Coordinate project management activities, resources,equipment, and information
• Break projects into doable actions and settime frames
• Liaise with clients toidentifyand define requirements, scope, and objectives
• Assign tasks to internal teams andassistwith schedule management
• Make sure that clients’ needs are met as projects evolve
• Help prepare budgetsAnalyze risks and opportunities
• Oversee project procurement management

Job Requirements:

• Proven work experience as aproject coordinator or similar role, 0 to 2 years preferred
• Experience in project managementfrom conception to delivery
• An ability to prepare and interpret flowcharts, schedules, and step-by-step action plans
• Solid organizational skills, including multitasking and timemanagement
• Strong client-facing andteamworkskills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Good communicationand interpersonal skills, capable ofmaintainingstrong relationships
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Teammanagement and leadership skills
• Documentation management and ability to use project management tools
• Attention to details even under pressure
• Time management skills with the ability to meet deadlines