Lacek

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Job Posted Date: 05/15/2024

Who we are:

The Lacek Group is a collection of brilliant, passionate, intellectually curious, and unique people who work on the leading edge of customer engagement. We come to work every day to help our clients build longer-lasting, more profitable customer relationships. We listen, collaborate and celebrate together. We treat each other with kindness and respect. And we believe different perspectives drive innovation, fuel creativity and make our business and communities better.

Together with our parent company Ogilvy, one of the most creative and effective agencies in the world, we believe diversity drives smarter work for our clients — and better business for us. We believe inclusion is essential, and we welcome all who are ready to join our push for positive change. Every single day.

What we need:

The Associate Project Manager supports the Portfolio Director in taking a portfolio view of project and resource forecasting, work prioritization, and capacity management. This role manages initial work assignment, daily assignment and re-leveling and resolves resource issues within the functional areas or projects as determined by their Portfolio Director.

What you’ll do:

Manages initial work assignment, daily assignment and re-leveling and resolves resource issues within the functional areas
Identifies additional resource needs and works with the Project Management Office (PMO) group and/or functional leads to find internal capacity to meet that need
If necessary, works with the functional leader and portfolio director as necessary to get approval for freelance from the business leader
With the functional leader, helps manage the workload of freelance resources to ensure they are 100% client attributable or sent home while maintaining internal staff at 90% or higher client attributable work levels
Drives and recaps status meetings, daily check ins and other communications in order to effectively act as a resource management liaison between Portfolio Director, AEs, Creative Resource manager and all other necessary functional managers
Identifies and contributes to documents, tools or forums designed to drive effective communication around daily, current week and future resource needs
Supports Portfolio Director, Account Executives and Functional Managers in estimation and resource assignment
Other activities as defined by your Portfolio Director

What you’ll bring:

Bachelor's degree in business, marketing or a related field desired
Internship or 1-2 years project management experience
Familiar with project management tools and familiar with Project Management best practices
Some knowledge of marketing principles and common digital solutions preferred
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
Demonstrated ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
Demonstrated communication skills and focused, calm demeanor
Strong relationship-management skills
Ability to address and resolve conflict while preserving key relationships
Agency experience is a plus

Competencies you’ll demonstrate:

Agency Citizenship
Building a Successful Team
Business Acumen
Continuous Improvement
Delegating Responsibility
Gaining Commitment
Innovation
Managing Work
Planning and Organizing
Technical / Professional Knowledge & Skills

You’ll love working at The Lacek Group – smart people, great environment, engaging culture, comprehensive benefits and fantastic growth opportunities. Your confidential inquiry is encouraged.

The Lacek Group

700 Nicollet Mall, Suite 610

Minneapolis, MN 55402

The Lacek Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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At Ogilvy, our people are at the heart of what we do: a creative agency that sparks game-changing ideas across culture and business through collaboration, integrity, and a celebration of self-expression.

We believe in building powerful teams with purpose. This means hiring and nurturing talent across all races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, sexual orientation, and gender identities – and we relentlessly curate transformative initiatives that make our commitment to fairness, and equity a reality.

Our ultimate mission is to leave a positive impact on the world, creating a better future for all, while supporting and uplifting the global communities we serve. This is central to our mantra of Borderless Creativity.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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