Project Coordinator

If you’ve got the organizational savvy of a cruise director without the stomach for a life at sea, then FARM may be the perfect fit for your type-A tendencies. Here, Project Coordinators aren’t considered glorified schedule keepers, but indispensable teammates that deftly manage the choreography of our client and partner relationships. In short, they make sure we get stuff done. Can you?

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, or related field
• 1 - 3 years of experience required in an agency setting
• Strong written and verbal skills, confident working with clients via email and phone; friendly, positive, service-oriented personality
• Attention to detail; strong organizational skills
• Ability to take ownership of work and meet deadlines
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and ability to adapt to project management software (Workamajig)
• Ability to stay on top of best practices and trends
• Ability to work quickly and efficiently
• Ability to work in a team environment

Responsibilities:

• With assistance from team members, manage and define the scope of the project, internal workflows, and resources needed to complete the project, determine project schedule, and monitor process
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation of projects and assignments to ensure projects are completed on time and within established budget
• Ensure all work is completed on time, on budget, and meets our high-quality standards
• Develop workback schedules and timelines according to project requirements
• Manage internal routing and client approval process of collateral
• Adhere to timelines and budgets given by clients
• Coordinate and communicate with the team and clients daily to provide clarity on project work and deliverables and to assist the Account team in facilitating projects
• Learn and use project management software to ensure all necessary information is included as each project is opened and project tasks are put into software timely and accurately
• Schedule work and review current team workload to evaluate if additional support is needed
• Look ahead at project deadlines, push for work to be done at or before deadlines (both internal and external deadlines)
• Manage project status throughout the project lifecycle and provide updates to stakeholders as needed
• Assist in preparing plans, reports, and presentations for clients, as needed
• Keep apprised of clients’ products/services/marketing developments as well as competitive and industry information. Use this information to help identify opportunities to gain new projects and grow accounts.

EEO:

Does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.

Benefits

Since 1986, FARM has been helping local and national clients grow their business, going beyond traditional advertising disciplines such as direct mail, print, and broadcast communications to cultivate true strategic partnerships through research, planning, and ideation. Our clients include retail grocers, financial institutions, insurance companies, and automotive SAAS companies, and energy providers among others. FARM offers a competitive salary and benefits in a supportive, team oriented atmosphere where we all work hard and have FUN in a culture of many perks such as casual dress and many special events!