interactive / web Project Manager

Our client in the downtown Dallas area is an outstanding company creating astounding web sites, microsites, and online marketing and advertising solutions for their clients. 

Description: We are searching for a full time, preferably degreed, Interactive Project Manager, with a passion for the interactive advertising & online marketing advertising industry and experience working for at least one interactive advertising agency. As a part of the interactive production team, this position works with sales/account service, creative designers and online media people to establish production timelines and create estimates for all online marketing projects including online ad units, jump pages and mini-sites for all clients.  We are looking for someone who can speak a little tech-savvy on wire framing or web development and who has some solid project management skills to work on several exciting, entertaining, high-profile clients. If you have the confidence, drive and ability to manage clients and projects, you could be our client’s next interactive PM.  We are looking passion for interactive advertising and the drive to take projects to the next level.

The day-to-day:  Assisting the Director of interactive projects in managing the production design and development process, including from scope, cost and time parameters for each project all the way to completion. This role assists the Director in creating and managing project plans, estimates, scope of work documents, requirements, specification documents, schedules, and getting developers to the deadline early or on-time.  Assists in cross-functional task management and facilitating effective work-flow between creative and technology teams - and communications with the clients.  Interfaces with the account and discipline leads to resolve project-related issues; escalating larger project issues as needed.  Also Reporting project status on a regular basis to management, account team, project team and client.

What you have in your PM tool belt: Experience from working around designers/developers of interface design, interactive/web development, banner ad creation and rich media micro sites. Understanding of the basics regarding the interactive ad delivery process including strategy, creative, information architecture, content, engineering and QA deliverables.  Excellent written and verbal skills.  Detail-oriented with a "take-ownership" attitude.  Skilled in time management to facilitate involvement in multiple projects - and excellent developer follow-up skills.  At least one year of experience producing interactive, Internet advertising projects including management of requirements documents, project timelines and schedules.  Proficiency with web technologies as well as project management applications including priority management and scheduling.  Understanding of web technologies such as Flash, HTML, DHTML - but not coding anything, just understand what developers use these things to do, since you will be working around web designers and web developers  Knowledge of and experience with MS Excel, MS Word, MS Project and PowerPoint - especially Excel, and Word – is key because you will be working with the numbers and budgets behind the estimates and deadlines of moving each piece of each project through this web production process.

Benefits:
These are the ultimate in benefits! They have almost everything you can imagine!  only the best insurance providers.  Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Dental Insurance, Disability Insurance, Paid Vacation, Paid Sick Leave, 401(k) matching, Tuition Reimbursement, Paid Training, Flex Time

Regular Full-Time Employment, Direct Hire:
$40,000 - 50,000 per year.

Location:
Dallas, Texas - downtown Dallas

 

US Citizens or US Permanent Residents are highly preferred; no H1B sponsorships.

 

Please email resume in MS Word format.