Project Manager

Design Matters is seeking applicants for a part time or full time project manager.

We are in search of a friendly, creative, outgoing candidate.

Qualified candidates will:

  • Be self starters
  • Have strong communication skills
  • Have strong computer skills
  • Be able to prioritize and multi-task
  • Have great attention to detail

Duties are varied and change from day to day.

Candidates should be able to work with little supervision, and willing to take initiative to perform duties. Candidates must be upbeat, and able to work well in a team environment. We prefer individuals who demonstrate excellent communication.

Education:

  • College Degree in related field

Experience

  • 1 or more years of experience preferred

Program/Technical Abilities:

  • Comfort with Macs and PCs
  • Knowledge of Adobe Dreamweaver and InDesign preferred
  • Microsoft Office Suite (primarily Word and Excel)
  • Knowledge of how to do many things online
     

Specific Knowledge: Comfort with technology and an understanding of graphic design + marketing needed.

Position Summary: The person who fills this role will be a key part of most strategic planning, and day-to-day tasks at Design Matters. We would be willing to provide some training to the right candidate.

Primary Duties:

  • Project Management - help establish project time lines and estimates, keep track of project details to make sure we have all assets, that we are working within budget, etc. Make sure that all small tasks are getting done.
  • Assist in managing lower level designer/production assistant(s). Assign tasks, make sure things are getting done properly. Proof work as needed.
  • Client research - review competition for our clients with online research, help determine client's competitive edge, participate in initial client meetings, asking questions and taking notes, write creative briefs
  • Pricing Estimates - help determine what types of vendors are needed for different projects. Get quotes and pricing estimates for services including programming, printing, trade show booths, shirt embroidery and more
  • With input from the staff of Design Matters, create project estimates
  • Work on strategic company goals, researching potential possible clients under the direction of Design Matter's principal

We are a small office. A willingness to help out with other duties when things are hectic would be ideal:

  • Proofing edits - reviewing text edits done by others
  • Web site population - perform site updates, adding products to e-commerce stores (using Dreamweaver, spread sheet population and different CMS tools). Attention to detail when following a standard template.
  • Online setups - domain name registration, e-mail account set up and other similar things. Note: You don't need to know how to do every one of these things, but an ability and willingness to quickly figure out these types of thing is a bonus.
  • Image management - downloading image comps, getting pricing/ copyright info. for images, purchasing & downloading images
  • Image research - searching for stock images
  • Answer the phone, take messages, check voice mail (we all share phone duties)
  • Data maintenance - update customer contact information and log-in information for multiple applications
  • Organizing - maintaining files (online and offline) and storage area