Project Manager (Bilingual English/Korean)

This position will lead project management supporting all programs for this Global brand. This encompasses above and below the line advertising deliverables, strategic/thought leadership deliverables and other deliverables for which the cross-functional team of account, creative, strategy, design, and production are responsible.

Process/Workflow Responsibilities

• Develop and manage project plan and schedule, internal status, and client facing status documents.
• Ensure availability of resources
• Complete project set up activities
• Schedule and lead project kick off meetings
• Initiate and lead internal review meetings and status meetings
• Maintain daily communication with team members on all projects
• Liaise with creative, and production teams to determine and understand daily project status and generate daily hot sheets
• Coordinate and ensure quality processes and flag all issues and opportunities for efficiencies and improvement.

Timeline Management

• Communicate project plan and schedule to project/program team.
• Utilize project management software, existing templates, team calendars, program calendars, etc. to create detailed timelines, Gantt charts, and calendars. 

Financial Responsibilities

• Work closely with Business Leadership, Finance and Production Teams to ensure estimates are generated on time, approved, and signed by client.

Resource Management

• Keep leadership team up to speed of all upcoming resource needs based upon project scope, workloads, and timelines.
• Delegate work to those responsible and ensure final sign-off is provided for completed work.
• Work closely with Creative Resources Manager (CRM) for managing creative teams along with the Business Leadership/Strategy/Production teams.

Key Success Factors

• Well organized
• Flexible
• Creative thinker
• Excellent people skills
• Extreme cultural sensitivity needed
• Self-confident, decisive and totally apolitical
• Copes well under pressure
• Completes assigned projects on a timely basis (no past due shippings)

Attributes/Skills Required

• Fluent in Korean, writing and speaking
• Strong fact-finding skills and good judgment
• Strong project management skills
• Detail oriented and well organized
• Systematic, innovative thinker
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet or exceed deadlines
• Team player who has a positive influence on teams and individuals
• Ability to negotiate appropriate timelines
• Excellent oral and written communication
• Excellent analytical skills, particularly problem solving and solution offering

Technical Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Communications or other similar field
• 3-5 years’ experience in Project Management (including category or brand management)
• Previous Account or client-side experience is a plus
• Strong leadership skills although this role has no direct reports

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.