Job Description

DPR Construction seeks a project manager to drive project schedules and manage creative workflow for our brand team. We are looking for a detail-oriented individual who can work seamlessly with a team as well as liaise with internal customers and external vendors. An Ideal candidate must exemplify DPR’s four core values (integrity, uniqueness, enjoyment, ever forward). 

Responsibilities:

Traffic and Intake

• Monitor and qualify intake requests to ensure alignment with the strategic objectives and business goals of the organization

• Define project scope, objectives and deliverables, including timelines, processes and resource allocation

Strategy & Program Management

• Support the development of the brand and creative team plan by ensuring it is clear, realistic, resource-aligned, and strategically relevant

• Implement content strategy and manage editorial calendar and themes, ensuring topical diversity in alignment with business goals

Task Management & Coordination

• Monitor progress against key checkpoints, adjust schedules as needed, and ensure the team meets its commitments

• Coordinate interview, video and photoshoot schedules as needed

Operations/Best Practices

• Develop workflows and processes to support the operational efficiency of the brand and creative team.

• Oversee the implementation, maintenance and continuous improvement of project management systems, tools and processes

• Identify and facilitate self-service opportunities

Stakeholder Communication and Relationship Management

• Collaborate with stakeholders to align content with brand and campaign goals and compliance with best practices

• Serve as the primary point of contact for stakeholders, facilitating reviews and obtaining approvals, providing updates, addressing concerns, and managing expectations to maintain a strong stakeholder partnership

Resourcing

• Manage resource deployment, balance workloads and maintain a healthy backlog of work

• Manage network of freelance writers, designers and other vendors

• Assist with annual budgeting and manage to budget

Quality Assurance

• Define and clarify review processes, including brand usage and asset approvals

• Maintain quality standards and serve as final checkpoint prior to delivery of all creative work

• Manage project delivery and closeout, ensuring all requirements and objectives are achieved

Measurement

• Maintain performance reports to track activities, effectiveness, and ROI

• Measure effectiveness of activation activities ensuring that both standard and experimental tactics are appropriately activated/scaled for highest impact

We are looking for a collaborative, adaptable, results-driven team player with the ability to manage multiple tasks, keep stakeholders informed and hold themselves and others accountable to scope and schedule.

Requirements:

• Excellent judgment 

• Curiosity and a desire to learn new things

• A collaborative and service-oriented attitude—must be motivated and flexible, able to interact and work with a variety of personalities and juggle competing priorities 

• Demonstrated ability to translate business requirements into creative solutions

• Excellent attention to detail and time management skills with follow-through and follow-up 

• An understanding of print, digital and video asset creation and approval cycles 

• Proficient computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite and project management software

• Problem-solving skills to identify and flag blocking unknowns, adapt to changes, ask questions, and conceptualize solutions—in teams or individually

• Strong organizational, interpersonal and communication skills (written, visual and oral) 

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in related field 

• 5+ years of experience in brand, project, or traffic management 

• Agency or creative team experience preferred 

DPR Construction is a forward-thinking, self-performing general contractor specializing in technically complex and sustainable projects for the advanced technology, life sciences, healthcare, higher education and commercial markets. Founded in 1990, DPR is a great story of entrepreneurial success as a private, employee-owned company that has grown into a multi-billion-dollar family of companies with offices around the world.

Working at DPR, you'll have the chance to try new things, explore unique paths and shape your future. Here, we build opportunity together—by harnessing our talents, enabling curiosity and pursuing our collective ambition to make the best ideas happen. We are proud to be recognized as a great place to work by our talented teammates and leading news organizations like U.S. News and World Report, Forbes, Fast Company and Newsweek.

Explore our open opportunities at www.dpr.com/careers.