KISKA Murrieta:
Project Manager Job in Murrieta, CA, CA
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Murrieta, CA, CA
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KISKA Inc.
PROJECT MANAGER - Murrieta, CA
In this role, you will flex your creative muscle and support communication design activities by acting as the communication and planning hub between our creative team and our clients. If you’re a skilled project manager looking for the next step in your career this is the ideal opportunity.
Your sole purpose? To keep projects on track! That means you will direct the creative team in all organizational matters relating to scheduling, setting milestones, budgeting, supplier relations and resource booking. You’ll also be planning ahead, identifying and solving contradictions, overbookings, misunderstandings and all of the other fun challenges that come up during complex projects!
SUMMARY
Under minimal supervision, the Project Manager works directly with both the creative and client teams; responsible for managing all projects towards their successful completion, both qualitatively and quantitatively.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Manages the operational support team within an extremely creative and fast paced environment.
• Drives project timelines, follows up on action items, instructs team members of their roles/responsibilities and holds them accountable for deliverables, holds team to projected milestones, etc.
• Provides status updates and makes recommendations to management related to projects, next steps, deliverables, milestones and drives to completion.
• Balances the creative desire of the Designers with the needs of our clients, prioritizing workloads to achieve excellent results for everybody.
• Manages the basic office operations and administrative duties while identifying process improvement opportunities.
• Assists the Senior Designers with the coordination of activities and information gathering during all stages of the project life cycle.
• Manages and runs internal operational meetings and external client meetings.
• Manages project team in handling project related issues.
• Communicates with client to gather project requirements and delegates projects out to the project teams.
• Coordinates and manages domestic and international travel for all staff members, agreeing both vacation and work related travel.
• Manages project documentation and tracking of project throughout scope, plans and reports.
• Promotes and enforces KISKA method to ensure both efficiency and effectiveness.
• Will be a fundamental part of the wider KISKA management team, helping to maintain and develop the excellent team spirit.
• Performs other duties as assigned which may include, but is not limited to processing project definitions, budget tracking, organizing meetings / conference calls, electronic / physical document filing.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
May have two direct reports in the future.
CONTACTS:
Internal: Creative Team, Leadership Team, President.
External: Client Executive Team and the Managers and Directors of Marketing, Sales, Events, Media and PG&A Departments, Potential Clients.
To apply, please submit your cover letter, resume, and portfolio / link via the External Application Link below.
(A new tab or browser window will open, taking you off Malakye to continue the Application process.)
LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY.
NO PHONE CALLS, FAXES OR DROP-INS.
RATE OF PAY IS BASED UPON EXPERIENCE.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request an accommodation as a result of your disability. To request an accommodation, contact an HR Representative.
PROJECT MANAGER - Murrieta, CA
In this role, you will flex your creative muscle and support communication design activities by acting as the communication and planning hub between our creative team and our clients. If you’re a skilled project manager looking for the next step in your career this is the ideal opportunity.
Your sole purpose? To keep projects on track! That means you will direct the creative team in all organizational matters relating to scheduling, setting milestones, budgeting, supplier relations and resource booking. You’ll also be planning ahead, identifying and solving contradictions, overbookings, misunderstandings and all of the other fun challenges that come up during complex projects!
SUMMARY
Under minimal supervision, the Project Manager works directly with both the creative and client teams; responsible for managing all projects towards their successful completion, both qualitatively and quantitatively.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Manages the operational support team within an extremely creative and fast paced environment.
• Drives project timelines, follows up on action items, instructs team members of their roles/responsibilities and holds them accountable for deliverables, holds team to projected milestones, etc.
• Provides status updates and makes recommendations to management related to projects, next steps, deliverables, milestones and drives to completion.
• Balances the creative desire of the Designers with the needs of our clients, prioritizing workloads to achieve excellent results for everybody.
• Manages the basic office operations and administrative duties while identifying process improvement opportunities.
• Assists the Senior Designers with the coordination of activities and information gathering during all stages of the project life cycle.
• Manages and runs internal operational meetings and external client meetings.
• Manages project team in handling project related issues.
• Communicates with client to gather project requirements and delegates projects out to the project teams.
• Coordinates and manages domestic and international travel for all staff members, agreeing both vacation and work related travel.
• Manages project documentation and tracking of project throughout scope, plans and reports.
• Promotes and enforces KISKA method to ensure both efficiency and effectiveness.
• Will be a fundamental part of the wider KISKA management team, helping to maintain and develop the excellent team spirit.
• Performs other duties as assigned which may include, but is not limited to processing project definitions, budget tracking, organizing meetings / conference calls, electronic / physical document filing.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
May have two direct reports in the future.
CONTACTS:
Internal: Creative Team, Leadership Team, President.
External: Client Executive Team and the Managers and Directors of Marketing, Sales, Events, Media and PG&A Departments, Potential Clients.
To apply, please submit your cover letter, resume, and portfolio / link via the External Application Link below.
(A new tab or browser window will open, taking you off Malakye to continue the Application process.)
LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY.
NO PHONE CALLS, FAXES OR DROP-INS.
RATE OF PAY IS BASED UPON EXPERIENCE.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request an accommodation as a result of your disability. To request an accommodation, contact an HR Representative.