Hello Experienced Project Manager!

It’s a pretty fierce job market out there and we know your skills are in demand, so why join the Make team? We’re a tight-knit digital agency that creates experiences for youth audiences in the education, lifestyle and non-profit sectors. From tip to tail, we design and build websites, landing pages and digital marketing products – in addition to providing technical strategy, usability testing and product innovation.

Our culture is laid back yet professional. We respect and promote a healthy work life balance (read: we don’t run long hours or expect staff to work late). Our Mt Pleasant office is big, bright and beautiful (plus dog-friendly).

Most importantly we care deeply about the work we do and take pride in doing things exceptionally well. If you’re a great human with great PM skills looking to make a move then please read on...

Experienced Project Manager

You will be responsible for managing the delivery of every project we ship: concepts, creative strategies, stunning videos and media, tech builds and website redesigns. You will carefully shepherd each project to ensure that it is completed on time, on budget and at the highest level of quality.

While details are your speciality, you’ve also got a passion for people. Being the key point of contact for both the client and our project team is a very comfortable space for you. You take a calm and collected approach to getting things done, you have a sense of humor and can bring a little fun into the mix.

Must Haves:

• +2 years experience managing mainly on digital projects. We need someone who is confident and comfortable with the demands this role and the process of delivering of websites and other digital products.

• Impeccable organizational skills. Project Management requires an inherent knack for timelines, budgeting and juggling. Every detail is accounted for.

• Excellent communication skills. You’ll be working with clients and internal teams to help frame and manage project expectations and incorporate a range opinions and constraints into project plans.

• You take ownership and can grab the ball and run with it without major hand holding. This is not your first rodeo.

• Experience with project management tools. At Make we use tools such as Basecamp, Asana, Confluence, Harvest, InVision, DoneDone, Gather Content and Slack.

• You keep a pulse on PM strategies and can challenge existing practices with innovative solutions.

• Intelligent problem-solving abilities. You have the ability to identify issues and friction points and resolve them before they become problems.

Extra Bonus Points:

• Helpful but not required, experience with content managements systems such as Wordpress and Drupal as well as some understanding of HTML, CSS, basic JavaScript, and web analytics tools (such as Google Analytics).

People Skills:

• You’re easy-going, but hardworking

• An ability to motivate, support and understand our teams. You can easily work with everyone at Make – from our strategists, to our creative team, to our developers.

• Have a "thick skin" when the going gets tough. If and when conflicting demands emerge, you communicate diplomatically to reach a resolution.

• You like / can tolerate dogs

• Enjoy team retreats

Your Duties:

• Report to the Director of Production through weekly reporting on project progress, resourcing, challenges and wins

• Manage the execution of projects ensuring they are completed efficiently, on time and on budget.

• Create and manage project plans, budgets and timelines, with final sign-off from Dir. of Prod.

• Help scope out projects, estimates, and contribute to proposals.

• Run weekly status meeting with clients, updating them on key action items, deliverables, project progress, budget utilization etc