PROJECT MANAGER

Project Manager

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Overview

Trapeze Media (trapeze.com) is seeking a talented hands-on individual to join our team as a Project Manager (Interactive) and work on award-winning interactive initiatives with clients such as CBS, Crayola, Canadian Tire, Disney, Pizza Hut, MTV, Newline Cinema, Sesame Street and Sobeys.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Managing the day-to-day tasks of visual designers and front-end / back-end developers

  • Creating project plans that define scope, budget and schedule

  • Managing risk, creating contingency plans and ensuring project quality

  • Communicating directly with clients and other project stakeholders

  • Participating in pitches by attending creative brainstorming sessions, preparing presentations, and using your marketing and technology expertise to assist business development

  • Contributing to performance assessments of staff

REQUIREMENTS

  • At least two years working experience managing the efforts of visual designers, web developers and application developers

  • Hands-on familiarity with Microsoft Project, and experience creating dependency-driven project schedules

  • Strong familiarity with most web technologies and a basic knowledge of application development methodology

  • Hands-on experience working with many industry-standard design tools (e.g. Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver)

OPTIONAL, BUT NICE TO HAVE...

  • Specific experience managing projects in an interactive agency environment

  • Specific experience managing online marketing projects (campaign development, media planning, email marketing)

  • Exposure to PMI methodology

  • Exposure to quality assurance methodology

  • An undergraduate degree

  • Hands-on coding experience

KEY ATTRIBUTES

  • Willing to work occasional off hours when necessary

  • Detail-oriented and accountable for deadlines and quality of work

  • Can distil business requirements into technical solutions while retaining a sense of the "big picture"

  • Passionate about the work and the medium

  • Highly creative with an ability to generate effective marketing ideas both independently and as part of a team

  • Interested in movies, music, fashion and other aspects pop-culture

PACKAGE / BENEFITS

  • Competitive base salary

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, life insurance and disability

  • Excellent working conditions

  • Career advancement opportunities

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