Mid-weight Creative Project Manager at The Jupiter Drawing Room Cape Town

Job Description

• The Jupiter Drawing Room (Cape Town) Project Management Department is looking for a unique kind of animal: a Mid-weight Creative Project Manager that has the drive, discipline and aspiration to be the glue between systems, schedules, people and departments.
• It will take a certain kind of spark; the kind of creative and strategic thinking that will help shape and mould teams.
• The ability to be flexible within strict processes and structures. The skills to balance designers’ needs with project outcomes.
• The ability to be understanding and supportive, but tough.
• We need someone who has had experience in traffic and/or project management, design processes and print production.
• Someone who can manage the work flow of multiple projects of up to 3 brands from start to finish including project scoping, participation in budget determination, creation of project schedule, managing resources, raising red flags and ensuring adherence to the approval process.
• We need a good eye for detail, a highly solutiondriven brain, a pro-active, flexible, resilient and pressure-coping attitude. An instinct for design and copywriting/proofreading will make us dance a little jig.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

•  Manage the end-to-end process including planning and estimating to ensure the successful and profitable completion of projects.
•  Work for all departments with an overall goal of protecting the financial health of the company.
•  Manage the project’s scope.
•  Manage schedules / resources.
•  Project administration and support.
•  Implementing a project infrastructure.
•  Manage the project risk.
•  Be accountable for meeting client expectations when it comes to budget and schedule.
•  Provide team leadership.
•  Serve as the central point of contact for the project team.
•  Create and manage cost estimates, invoicing, supplier quotes, creating of POs.
•  Develop timing plans and project plan / project proposals.
•  Liaise with Account -and Creative teams ensuring efficiency and continuity across all projects.
•  Liaise with the Resource Manager and other Project Managers to ensure availability of resources.
•  Liaise with external teams / suppliers.
•  Liaise with production departments to ensure an excellent end product.

SOFT SKILLS:

•  Foster good relationships.
•  Be detail-driven, organized and tactical.
•  Delegate firmly.
•  Anticipate needs.
•  Anticipate problems.
•  Inspire.
•  Be able to work well under pressure within a fast-paced environment with multiple stakeholders.
•  Offer a flexible approach and positive attitude to accommodate unpredictable deadlines and challenges.
•  Be process, production and efficiency oriented.
•  Be independent, but able to work as part of a team.
•  Be comfortable using different styles of project management.
•  Excellent organizational skills.
•  Highly adaptable and solutions oriented.
•  Strong verbal and written communication skills.
•  Strong interpersonal skills.
•  Highly motivated.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

•  Microsoft Word & Excel.
•  Chase Software
•  Project Management Planning software.