POSITION SUMMARY: 

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NEW HEIGHTS BMC MEDIA guides brands, businesses, agencies and start-ups through the concept and development of user-friendly advertising & marketing products, promotions, and strategies that highlight the uniqueness of each brand’s proposition.

PROJECT MANAGER – COORDINATOR

The Project Coordinator ensures that all departments come together in a timely and efficient manner to complete overall deadlines and goals during project implementation. S/he is responsible for aiding and/or successfully planning, executing, monitoring, and closing on strategic projects and key initiatives.

The Project Coordinator is a member of the Risk Management staff, however will function as a member of, and work closely with the Executive Team – Editor-in-Chief (CEO), Managing Editor (COO), and Chief Financial Officer (CFO): The Project Coordinator will provide support by managing various risks and assisting with overseeing the needs of the sales staff and print production team, as well as overseeing a variety of ongoing project planning and product developments.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS (MAJOR DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES):

The initial staff is expected to assume multiple roles while undertaking multiple responsibilities. Your duties may include:

• Managing operational aspects of a project including scope, schedule, and delivery
• Providing project coordination and leadership between technical staff and management
• Evaluating project risks, developing contingency plans, and responding quickly to change
• Reviewing deliverables prepared by team to ensure quality and accuracy
• Reviewing the status reports of team members
• Preparing and participating in engagement reviews and quality assurance processes
• Ensuring project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately
• Suggesting areas for improvement in internal processes along with possible solutions
• Proactively disseminating project information to all stakeholders
• Facilitating awareness of new product developments, launches, updates and other information that needs to be made aware.
• Organizing and maintaining information in a searchable data base.
• Maintaining project trackers and conducting monthly reviews with the product management team.
• Time-phasing tasks so that they are performed at the appropriate time and in the correct sequence.
• Completing a "Launch Checklist", signaling that a project is ready.
• Assisting in the creation of a communication system between product management and sales teams.
• Assisting in defining comparison tests and evaluations to be performed
• Assisting in the stimulation of product excitement through daily promotions, marketing, PR, and sales strategies.
• Assisting with the development and implementation of guerilla marketing tactics.
• Assisting with the planning of special events.
• Conducting occasional Public Relation services on behalf of the company.
• Communicating with co-workers, management, clients, and others in a courteous and professional manner
• Meeting challenges with resourcefulness

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