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Project Manager
Entertainment & Media Industry Company
New York, NY, United States
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Job Summary:
Responsible for managing the complete life cycle of straight-forward to oderately complex projects, including approval, planning, execution, and closeout to ensure planned results are achieved on time. Develops budgets, timelines, and ensures progress-to-plan, as well as tracking critical project achievements. Works with vendors and team to establish and achieve goals. Coordinates the activities of a cross-functional team including exempt and non-exempt employees. Works with moderate guidance in own area of knowledge.
Core Responsibilities:
• Manages all assigned projects to completion, ensuring on-time delivery, meeting of budgetary demands, and maintenance of overall project ownership.
• Uses formal processes and tools to manage resources, budgets, risks, and changes.
• Identifies project scope and objectives. Manages a cross-functional team including third party vendors and other resources; coordinates activities to achieve goals.
• Develops, maintains, and manages detailed project plans, action item registers, and major milestone timelines for all assigned projects. Plans and directs schedule and budget.
• Coordinates resources and needs, developing and maintaining regular contact with vendors for support and services.
• Maintains communication with stakeholders. Provides status reports to Project Managers, vendors, stakeholders, and resources.
• Facilitates project meetings.
• Addresses problems through risk management and contingency planning and presents solutions and/or options to executive management.
• Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.
• Regular, consistent and punctual attendance. Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) as necessary.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Job Specification:
• Bachelors Degree or Equivalent in Business Administration, Computer Science, Engineering or closely related
• Proven working experience in project management and in the information technology sector
• Solid technical background with understanding and/or hands-on experience in software development, and web technologies
• Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Smartsheet, Jira, Wiki
• PMP / PRINCE II certification is a plus
• Generally requires 2-5 years related experience
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