Project Manager, Retail Brand Experience

Marks; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 73,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care plans

Dental plan

Vision plan

Life insurance

401(k) Savings Plan

Disability insurance

Flexible spending account

Job summary

Marks, a consumer experience agency and part of the Propelis Group, seeks a Project Manager to plan, coordinate and oversee end-to-end projects. The hybrid role is based out of Baltimore, MD, or Pittsburgh, PA, with travel as needed.

You’ll gather requirements, establish plans, confirm costs, and drive projects with teams across design, production and client management to achieve timelines and budgets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in project management (or related field) required.
• Experience in Creative Operations or Creative Project Management is a plus.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end creative process including concept development and design; print production experience is a plus.
• Experience in website design and platforms a plus.
• 4+ years of previous project management experience; agency experience is a plus.
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite, Outlook, Teams, and digital asset management systems.
• Strong analytical, prioritization, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication (analysis, interpretation, reasoning).
• Understanding of profit margins, cost structures, billing and invoicing.

Responsibilities

• Collects, organizes and understands project requirements.
• Develops and maintains project plans with scope, milestones and timelines.
• Communicates project statuses across teams and departments.
• Identifies risks and suggests cost/time-based alternatives.
• Analyzes cost structures and deviations from budgets.
• Collaborates with creative design, tech design, production management and clients.
• Manages day-to-day operations, tasks, risk assessment and resolution.
• Leads/attends project planning meetings; expert on workflow and capacity.
• Implements workflow tools to improve quality and profitability.
• Engages in auditing and improving processes and policies.
• Directs activities of employees to meet goals.
• Occasional travel locally, nationally, and internationally.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Analytical thinking

Time management

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem-solving

Autonomy

Education

Bachelor’s degree in project management

Tools

MS Office Suite

Outlook

Teams

Digital asset management systems

Creative review tools

Job description

Marks, part of the Propelis Group, Marks is a consumer experience agency creating engaging moments across the entire brand spectrum—from brand design and packaging, to content and consumer connections. We are a collaborative global network of 1,900+ team members across 25+ studios and 20+ countries, partnering with some of the world’s most recognized brands to solve complex business challenges through design, strategy, and craft.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Project Manager plans, coordinates, and manages the end-to-end execution of various projects, ensuring adherence to all project performance targets such as timing, cost, quality, and achievement of proposed benefits/return. This role is responsible for gathering project requirements, establishing project plans, confirming cost structures and oversees the overall execution of a project. As a cross-functional partner, the Project Manager interacts regularly with various teams, departments and clients to ensure a seamless execution of various projects.

Location: Hybrid role based out of Baltimore, MD, or Pittsburgh, PA.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collects, organizes and understands project requirements
• Working understanding of design basics, retail campaign processes, print production terminologies.
• Develops and maintains project plans, including documentation of project scope, objectives, deliverables, key milestones, timelines, schedules, internal and external resources, project dashboards, etc.
• Communicates project statuses, requirements, and across the Project Management team and all necessary departments.
• Identifies potential risks and suggest alternatives based upon cost implications, time constraints, and customer quality standards.
• Analyzes the project’s cost structure and any significant deviations from the approved cost structure.
• Collaborates regularly with creative design team, tech design, production management, and client management on various portions of a project.
• Manages day-to-day operations of projects including task management, task delegation, risk assessment and resolution.
• Attends and/or leads project planning meetings as needed; serves as subject matter expert regarding workflow, processes, capacity, timelines, etc.
• Assists with the implementation of workflow management and reporting tools focusing on quality, profitability, efficiency, and productivity.
• Actively engages and participates in auditing and/or adapting processes, policies, and workflows to improve efficiency, accuracy, speed, quality, etc.
• Plans, directs, and coordinates activities of employee(s) to ensure goals or objectives are accomplished.
• Occasional travel either locally, nationally, and/or internationally may be required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in project management (or related field)
• Experience in Creative Operations or Creative Project Management is a plus
• Strong understanding of end-to-end creative process including concept development and design; print production experience is a plus
• Experience in website design and platforms a plus
• 4+ years of previous project management experience; agency experience is a plus
• High degree of proficiency MS Office Suite, Outlook, Teams, digital asset management systems, and creative review tools
• Strong analytical, prioritization, and problem-solving
• Strong verbal and written communication skills (including analysis, interpretation, & reasoning)
• Solid understanding and application of mathematical concepts (profit margins, cost structures, billing and invoicing)
• Ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships with peers and colleagues across the organization, as well as internal and external clients
• Ability to work well autonomously and within a team in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment.
• Ability to work with and influence peers and senior management
• Self-motivated with critical attention to detail, deadlines and reporting

PHYSICAL ASPECTS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Regularly required to stand; walk; sit; and talk, hear and see.
• Regularly/Occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

About Propelis:

Propelis is a portfolio of global marketing services and technology companies with a combined legacy of 150+ years, 2,000+ clients, 9,000 employees, and operations across 30 countries. Propelis provides the scale and support of a global organization while preserving the unique culture and identity of each company in its portfolio.

For more information visit: www.MakeMarks.com

EEO Statement:

We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. We offer equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, age, disability or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled.

We stride to make our employment website and application process accessible to all users and applicants. In doing so, we provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation or assistance completing the application process, please contact a member of our Human Resource Team.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this position is $73,000 USD - $83,000 USD annually. Ultimately, in determining pay, we will consider the successful candidate’s location, experience, and other job-related factors.

Group benefits currently include a selection of health care plans with prescription drug coverage, dental plan, vision plan, basic and supplemental life insurance, a flexible spending account for medical and dependent care expenses or a health savings account based on plan selection, short/long term disability and 401(k) Savings Plan.