Full-Time

Project Manager

Posted on 4/23/2024

Barkley

501-1,000 employees

Full-service creative idea and brand building

Consulting

Social Impact

Consumer Goods

Mid, Senior

Kansas City, MO, USA

Required Skills

Data Analysis

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university
Minimum of 2-3 years of related experience
Experience assembling and managing schedules with multiple dependencies and stakeholders simultaneously
Passion for empowering partners and clients through process improvement
Professional presentation and strong personal presence
Outstanding interpersonal skills and service-minded attitude
Cross-media experience preferred
PMP, Six-sigma, ScrumMaster certifications desirable
Positivity, high energy, and confidence
Ability to build productive relationships quickly
Excellent analytics mentality

Responsibilities

Create, manage, and drive project deliverables across multiple projects
Allocate and manage resources by project and account
Own, maintain, and report on project plans and status
Schedule and lead weekly internal status meetings
Track key decisions and prioritization
Facilitate new scopes, change orders, and estimations
Provide transparency with key stakeholders
Document and deliver project objectives and deliverables
Define and measure project success
Guide adoption and adherence of processes and standards

The hub of the agency wheels. Master of process. Champion of problem-solving. The driver of ideas, and solutions and an enthusiastic enabler of creativity. Facilitator of the when, how, where, and who.

This is a Barkley Project Manager. And the best part about all of it? They get to work with some of the most talented, driven, engaging, and creative folks in the industry. Win/win/win, if you ask us.

So… if you think you have what it takes to saddle up and join a team of driven doers, send us a note. In a timely, organized manner, of course.

Responsibilities

Create, manage and drive project deliverables across multiple projects, simultaneously
Work collaboratively to allocate and manage resources by project and account, including any freelancing needs
Own, maintain and report on project plans, status, and hot-lists for every project and/or account assigned
Schedule and lead weekly internal status meetings
Track key decisions and prioritization that impact project budget, cadence, scope, and/or timelines
Facilitate and contribute to new scopes, change orders, and estimations as needed
Continuously provide transparency with key stakeholders (internal and external) to mitigate risk to budget, scope and timelines
Ensure all project objectives and deliverables are clearly documented, approved, and delivered to meet clients’ needs and expectations
Support teams to define and measure project success using metrics, tools and resources
Guide the adoption and adherence of new/existing processes and standards agency wide

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university required
Minimum of 2-3 years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience required
Experience assembling and managing schedules with multiple dependencies and stakeholders simultaneously
Passion for empowering partners and clients with a seamless experience through process improvement and standardization
A professional presentation and strong personal presence are required
Must possess outstanding interpersonal skills as well an articulate, friendly, “whatever it takes” service-minded attitude, along with a strong work ethic
Cross-media experience preferred
PMP, Six-sigma, ScrumMaster certifications are desirable
Must possess positivity, high energy, and a solid confidence level
Ability to establish and build productive relationships quickly with diverse personalities in order to meet adapting project demands
Excellent analytics mentality - telling stories with data and facts

Barkley’s Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

We believe being radically diverse and inclusive is the key to becoming one of the world’s great creative idea companies. By embracing everything that makes our partners who they are and what makes them unique to the world around them, we create the conditions and capacity to help creative, original thinking thrive.
Barkley is committed to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging as part of our corporate strategic goals, supported by a formal DEI+B program, Employee Resource Groups, Director of Diversity leadership and agency commitment to The Brand Lab.

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Barkley is a full-service creative idea company that specializes in building whole brands for modern consumers, emphasizing Whole Brand Thinking™ to guide and connect every action, from marketing to business ideas. The company is committed to sustainable growth and is a Certified B Corporation, focusing on using creativity as a force for good in the world. Specific technologies/methods used in the product are not provided.

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

$5.1M

Headquarters

Kansas City, Missouri

Founded

1964

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