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Role: Project Resource Manager
Job Type: Full-Time
Rate: $75-$100K Annually
Start Date: Interviewing now
Location: Rockville, MD
Our agency client is in search of a full-time Project Resource Manager to support Live and Virtual Event productions globally.
This position will work from our Rockville, MD office and may require limited travel to show sites for exposure to teams and events.
The Primary Responsibilities for the Project Resource Manager role include:
- Responsible for assigning resources and knowing the status of every project in the shop at all times
- Managing the resources required in advance as to staff up or down as project requires
- Monitoring workloads, ensure workload is spread evenly between resources
- Working hand in hand with the management team and department heads to have a 100% grasp on our project/resources/scheduling/traffic at any given time
- Setting up and attending project kickoff meetings and troubleshoot/set expectations in regards to timelines and resources
- Developing, maintaining, and updating status reports daily
- Coordinating with creative and other team members to monitor ongoing progress, make adjustments when required, proactively identify project issues, assist in issue resolution, and provide project updates
- Allocating in-house or freelance resources
- Managing competing priorities with efficiency
- Contract negotiation and processing for external labor
- Monitoring and reporting on timesheets and staff utilization
The successful Project Resource Manager has:
- Minimum 6 years of experience in traffic/staffing assignment management in an agency environment or similar
- Highly organized, adaptable, and creative
- Relevant Degree/Training in project management or similar
- Proficiency in the operation of both MAC and PC computers
- Microsoft Office, iWork, and Google Suite proficiency
- Ability to learn proprietary software platforms for resource allocation (database structures)
- Willingness to handle diverse communication platforms (slack, email, phone, SMS, in-platform messaging, Box Sign)
- In-office attendance at least 3 day/week
Salary : $75,000 - $100,000