Project Coordinator

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Overview

Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) is a global investment bank with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, financial restructuring, and valuation. The firm serves corporations, institutions, and governments worldwide with offices in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific region. Independent advice and intellectual rigor are hallmarks of the firm’s commitment to client success across its advisory services. Houlihan Lokey is the No. 1 M&A advisor for the past five consecutive years in the U.S., the No. 1 global restructuring advisor for the past six consecutive years, and the No. 1 global M&A fairness opinion advisor over the past 20 years, all based on number of transactions and according to data provided by Refinitiv (formerly Thomson Reuters).

Scope

Houlihan Lokey's Presentations Studio is seeking a full-time Project Coordinator to join our team in Los Angeles. This role is centered on managing incoming presentation design and production requests, allocating resources effectively, translating client concepts into actionable projects, and overseeing project workflow and deliverable negotiations. The ideal candidate will excel in client communication, demonstrate the ability to accurately assess project priorities and scope, and possess a strong understanding of our product offerings to effectively negotiate deadlines and effectively allocate resources. This position is hybrid, requiring a minimum of 2 days in the office per week.

Responsibilities

As a Presentations Coordinator, you are:-

• Responsible for distributing presentations projects to our global network of presentations resources and keeping a high-level overview of the project until completion

• Able to grasp design best practices, stay informed on current trends, and be able to effectively communicate project scope with both clients and team members

• Able to develop and maintain meaningful relationships with banking teams to understand, anticipate and manage their requirements and expectations

• Delivering personalized, non-automated communication to clients, creating a unique experience for clients with each interaction (we call this our white-glove treatment)

• Working with Supervisor to identify opportunities to enhance and conceptualize design projects, including presentations across various formats such as conceptual designs, drafts and final layouts, Video and photo editing, Data visualization, graphs, charts, typography, infographics Asset creation - illustrations, icons, etc.

• Assigning tasks to designers and specialists based on skill sets, availability, and project requirements

• Tracking and communicating project progress and adjust resource allocation as needed to meet deadlines

• Facilitating clear and timely communication on project updates, revisions, and timelines

• Gathering and relay feedback between clients and the design team, ensuring client expectations are met

• Demonstrating a creative problem-solving mindset: finding ways to deliver a white-glove experience for the client rather than declining requests

• Identifying and proactively addressing any potential risks to timelines or project success

• Ensuring all deadlines are met and re-adjust deadlines appropriately if it seems a project may not be completed in time

• Completing quick presentations jobs not limited to quick signature requests, charts, name cards, simple document formatting requests

• Ensuring consistency across shifts: stay in communication with other PC’s on shifts to ensure consistency in messaging to callers

Basic Qualifications

• A proven track record in creative project management within a design team

• Strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly in Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign; experience with video creation is a plus

• Advanced level MS Office (primarily PowerPoint)

• Excellent design sense and awareness of current design trends

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously

• Keen attention to detail with the ability to accurately interpret client briefs and identify key project needs, including interpreting complex ideas visually

• Ability to work with a job ticketing system, work well under pressure and make quick sound decisions

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to interact effectively with both clients and team members

• Flexible and open to changing priorities and managing multiple tasks simultaneously within tight deadlines

• Creative problem-solving mindset to handle client requests and workflow adjustments efficiently

• Strong aptitude to acclimatize and learn quickly

• Experience working in financial services an advantage

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferred Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Marketing, Graphics, Business or related field

• 2-3 years of experience in project coordination, preferably within a creative or design-focused team.

Compensation and Benefits

Houlihan Lokey is committed to providing its employees with an exciting career opportunity and competitive total compensation package, which may include other components such as discretionary incentive compensation. The firm’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the possible salary range for this role at the time of posting is:

Actual salary at the time of hire may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant qualifications, skills, and experience and the location where this position may be filled.

Houlihan Lokey provides a competitive benefits package. Our current benefits offerings can be found here:

2025 Benefits

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Salary : $29 - $34