Freelance Project Manager

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Company: Jones Knowles Ritchie
Location: New York, NY

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Hello!

We are Jones Knowles Ritchie

We’re a design-led creative company building brands for scale, disruption and good. We work for some of the most famous brands in the world out of our studios in London, Shanghai, New York and Singapore. We are 29 years young and proudly independent.

We are seeking a Freelance Project Manager to join our New York City office from January through April. Your role within the team will be to:

  • Manage and facilitate all NYC award show entries across all departments.
  • Work with multiple departments to obtain assets for each entry.
  • Work with Creative Operations + Group Account Directors to help manage and distribute creative workload for NYC team.
  • Gather entry plans and category details from Brand team to maintain master entry lists, and obtain final copies of submitted awards entries for historical files.
  • Maintain comprehensive Excel lists of awards show entries and categories.
  • Liaise with vendors to produce physical samples, printed posters and other imagery for entries.
  • Manage awards show deadline calendar.
  • Maintain JKR Asset Library.


Requirements

Any combination of education and experience providing the required skills and knowledge for successful performance would qualify. Typical qualifications would be equivalent to:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, English, Marketing or a related field.
  • 2 to 4 years of administrative or account or project coordinator / project manager experience-ideally at an agency.
  • Previous experience entering advertising award shows is a must!
  • Strong project management and organizational skills, keen attention to accuracy and detail.
  • Flawless expertise with Outlook, Keynote, Word, Excel programs is required.
  • Excellent communication (written and verbal) skills and good proofreader.
  • Proven interpersonal skills. Applicants should have an outgoing and engaging personality.
  • Adept at juggling multiple assignments and complex entries with many moving pieces, functioning well under pressure, and committed to managing and meeting deadlines.


Benefits

  • Day Rate $200 – $250 per day (depending upon experience).
  • Breakfast (daily) and lunch (2x per month).
  • Access to select cultural events/destinations in NYC.