Specialist, PM (Marketing)

Recruiter: Paulina Rivera

Level: Specialist

Site: Guadalajara

POSITION SUMMARY STATEMENT:

The PM specialist works as a direct liaison between GBS Creative Services, and the client to ensure projects are delivered on- time and within budget. The primary responsibilities of this position are to manage   medium complexity marketing projects, taking efficiently implementation, and execution of the projects in order to ensure consistency with the Project Manager direction and to being align with the company’s strategy, commitments and goals. This person will also provide project status to the Project Manager. The PM specialist is a highly organized and proactive profile who will manage expectations, coordinate inputs from client, and will ensure projects are completed on time.

DETAILED RESPONSIBILITIES: 

1. Build and maintain positive relationships by supporting stakeholders’ needs, routing approvals, and manage keeping

both, creative resources and stakeholders on track to ensure timelines are met.

2. Plan, oversee, and document all aspects of the specific project.

3. Define and drive multiple concurrent project tasks and milestones within necessary timing.

4. Effectively communicate project expectations to stakeholders and internal producers as the project evolves.

5. Proactively manage changes in project scope and identify potential challenges.

6. Maintain constant communication with stakeholders and creative marketing team members.

7. Regularly publish project timelines and report key summaries to project manager.

8. Help project manager conduct timely follow-ups to track project deliverables from team.

9. Manage video/digital/event/promotion projects from a project management perspective

10. Identify best practices and evolve daily operations as necessary

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Skills:

1. Results-driven, fast learner and able to work in a fast-paced environment. Ability to solve problems and meet deadlines with project manager support,
2. Strong time and resource management, and strict attention to detail.
3. Effective negotiation and conflict management skills
4. Knowledge of integrated marketing and what it takes to get projects done right
5. Knowledge of project management methodology
6. Effective written and verbal communication and proofreading skills.
7. Cordinate events/promotions assets such as banners, flyers , marketing ads.

Languages:

English fluent (95%)

Experience:

1. •       2-3 years in a project management role experience.
2. •       1-2 years of marketing/creative operations and management experience.
3. •       Experience working for an international company or an advertising agency
4. •       Experience in working with Project Management tools (AtTask/Workfront/MS Project/TeamGantt/Gantter/FastTrack Schedule)
5. •       Experience implementing small to medium complexity projects.
6. •       Proficiency in MS PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook — Mac / PC.
7.          Must have previous experience in advertising agencies.
8.          Experience coordinating projects in marketing/creative areas.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Advertising or a related field

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• PMP certification
• Agile/Scrum certification