Advertising Project Manager- REMOTE

With 50 years of experience, PureRED is the industry leaders in managing promotional content for many of the top retailers and CPG companies in the business. We have invested in technology, people, and processes to manage deliverables across all channels. These investments and willingness to be at the forefront of innovation have enabled us to win many awards and do really cool things like develop a cutting edge proprietary digital ad software.

We are a remote 1st organization. Our culture is focused on direct and transparent communication, open doors, embracing our employees’ creative ideas, promoting innovation, and a strong internal mobility program. In addition to these values, if quality, creativity, passion, and collaboration are important to you, then PureRED is the place for you.

We are currently recruiting for an Advertising Agency Project Manager to work across all channels and client businesses out of our Princeton, NJ office. Supporting approximately 10-12 projects simultaneously, we need someone to provide end-to-end project management of digital, video, TV, and print advertising projects. This role will oversee and coordinate the flow of all projects for this award-winning office.

Our ideal candidate is an adept problem-solver, good at foreseeing obstacles and identifying solutions, is a dedicated team player, and thrives on creative energy and work well in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines.

This role can be remotely based but you must live in the United States and in one of the following states: GA, FL, NC, PA, NY, TX, TN, NJ, OH, KY, MN, CT.

What You’ll Do:

• Work with internal project teams to understand business objectives and specs, identify requirements, develop strategies and craft them into detailed project plans.
• Assist creative teams with translating brand objectives, specs and requirements into compelling ad concepts
• Develop, track, monitor and assume accountability for detailed project schedules
• Support resource allocation for creative teams across multiple projects including assigning and tracking in project management applications
• Identify and mitigate potential risks that can delay project timelines or increase costs
• Assist with tracking project resource hours
• Help facilitate communication between team members to ensure alignment with objectives, assigned tasks and due dates
• Provide weekly status reports for ongoing projects
• Enforce a streamlined workflow of established project processes
• Deliver projects on time and on budget, ensuring objectives are met
• Traffic TV, OLV, social and display ads including coordination with media agencies
• Create job numbers in Workamajig project management software
• Provide insight and recommendations to remove bottlenecks, streamline processes, manage workload & capacity, & increase efficiencies

What You Must Bring to the Table:

• BS/BA Degree, ideally in marketing, advertising, communications, business, etc.
• 3-5 years’ project management experience in advertising
• Experience managing display, social, video and print production
• Keen ability to effectively manage resources (internal teams, vendors); ability to hold project team members accountable
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite with proven experience in project management software (e.g. Smartsheet, MS Project or similar project scheduling applications, and Jira, Asana, Basecamp or other task management applications)
• Strong understanding of branding, graphic design, marketing, strategy, social media, and digital advertising
• Excellent organization and time management skills with ability to juggle multiple projects at once
• Strong written & verbal communication skills
• Effective negotiation and conflict management skills
• Creative problem-solver with ability to independently resource information, resources, etc.

Bonus Points if You:

• Are comfortable navigating programs within Adobe Creative Suite
• Can manage budgets up to $300k
• Are experienced in scoping work

More about PureRED:
PureRED is a leading strategic partner for 14 of the top retail, consumer and B2B brands in the US. For over 55 years, PureRED has innovated to find the answer. As passionate problem solvers, we approach every challenge with curiosity and creativity to craft innovative solutions that deliver results. Specializing in retail advertising and promotions, integrated marketing and technology solutions, PureRED creates and manages content at the speed, scale and level of precision needed by the nation’s top brands.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
PureRED (“the Company”) is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, marital status, disability, national origin, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other classification protected by law. In addition, the Company complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment. Decisions concerning employment are based strictly on an individual’s qualifications and ability to perform the job under consideration, the comparative qualifications and abilities of the other applicants or employees, and the individual’s past performance, if applicable, within the Company. Employment decisions include, but are not limited to, recruitment, hiring, promotions, salary or other compensation, benefits, transfers, discipline, layoffs, termination, and training.

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Job Type: Full-time