Associate Project Manager Job at WongDoody (Seattle)

Job Description

WongDoody’s Seattle office is looking for a strong Associate Project Manager to join our growing Project Management team supporting a large, national telecom account. This role will report into the Senior Project Manager and be responsible for supporting a robust internal team as well as leading fast-moving projects. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, organized to a fault, communicative, and excited to problem-solve and figure out any task put in front of them.

Job Responsibility

Be the hub of clear, consistent communication across multiple platforms
Ensure accurate and timely status updates
Be proactive in keeping the internal teams moving forward
Maintain live, client-facing status documents
Manage multiple projects simultaneously
Develop project schedules, set up internal meetings, send out detailed recaps and assign next steps
Support client partners and project managers in day-to-day operations
Serve as additional quality control on all managed work
Understand and ensure brand standards are met
Utilize our project management and task management software Smartsheet
Empathetic to the team while always pushing for on-time and on-budget deliverables
Set internal meetings as needed for all assigned projects
Own PDF deliverables through all phases of a project’s lifecycle
Troubleshoot solutions to problems as they occur
Determine and escalate project risks to the appropriate management channels
Be an active participant in PM team brainstorms around process improvements

Requirements

2+ years of experience in project management at an ad agency, design firm and/or marketing-related firm
People and relationship-building skills
Good organizational skills, high attention to detail
Quick learner with an understanding of internal processes
Solid problem-solving skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
A sense of humor