Project Manager – eCommerce Photography Studio

At Straub Collaborative, our teams are well-versed in developing stable workflows and infrastructure to handle 500, 2000, or 50,000 samples at a time. We can be in your distribution center and manage 24-hour turn arounds. We can help you build style guides, manage your DAMs, and leverage your product data in more efficient ways.

We don’t stand up and wave our arms. We don’t push. We don’t overpromise and under-deliver. We sit at YOUR table. And give you exactly what you need — quality, high-volume, fast-turn content — exactly when you need it. With studios and resources around the world, we can help you reach the content scalability and production redundancy you’re looking for without losing your brand’s uniqueness.

Location: Portland, OR

Position Summary

The Project Manager is responsible for overseeing day-to-day client account management and relationships. This includes organizing client information, scheduling, and chaperoning content asset production projects through the Straub Collaborative workflow. Project managers may facilitate business for multiple clients. The client load will vary based on scope of work with each client, seasonality, and new business acquisition. It is the responsibility of the Project Manager to act as a conduit of information between the client and the internal production teams.

Essential Functions

• Prepares estimates according to client scope in collaboration with department leads
• Initiates project creation to accurately capture client scope
• Collaborates with Resourcing and Production teams to establish and update production calendars
• Comprehends and communicates project scope from client to internal production teams
• Comprehends and communicates project development status from production teams to client
• Ensures client contractual requirements are fulfilled
• Prepares and facilitates Pre-Production and Retrospective (both internal and client-facing) meetings using PowerPoint
• Prepares and presents personal agenda topics for recurring interdepartmental production meetings
• Trains internal production staff on evolving sets of client standards
• Manages client business status updates including project status reports coming from Straub Collaborative’s production tools including, but not limited to, Workhorse, ShotFlow and ProWorkFlow
• Creates internal client summaries for Director and Executive team review
• Creates schedules and agendas for recurring client meetings, and conducts runs those meeting
• Participates in asset quality control checkpoints
• Communicates merchandise and sample issues internally and externally as required
• Manages change requests throughout the project including client requested changes and negotiation of schedule adjustments
• Recognizes, negotiates, and captures and opportunities outside the original scope or contract where possible
• Responsible for all project documentation and management of workflow tools to ensure timely completion and accuracy through the lifecycle of the job
• Manages budgets, reconciliations, and invoicing to the client in a timely manner based on the contracted terms
• Maintains an awareness of vendor relationships and invoicing, coordinating with accounting team through Mineral Tree
• Participates in administration of scheduled returns and exiting of client product samples

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education.
• Minimum 3 years of Project Management experience in a creative or production environment. Studio or agency background is a plus
• Minimum 3 years of Account Management or Client Management experience in a creative or production environment. Studio or agency background is a plus.
• Experience using MAC operating systems is required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office software programs, specifically Word and Excel. Within Excel, the candidate should be able at a minimum to execute a search, sort a list by applying multiple filter settings, populate a new column of data in an existing spreadsheet, and manage file conversions among CSV and text-based files to Excel.
• Must have an excellent ability to problem solve and creatively respond to set needs.
• Experience using MAC operating systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while ensuring seamless execution through stellar organizational and time management skills
• Above average aptitude for consistently managing and organizing large quantities of data related to asset, model and taxonomy characteristics
• Demonstrates creative problem-solving skills
• Communicates effectively in-person, on the phone, and within a variety of digital formats, both verbal and written
• Ability to handle frequent interruptions and adapt to changes in workload and work schedules
• Demonstrates planning and prioritization skills by creating successful frameworks for project execution
• Demonstrates initiative, and understands degrees of urgency and escalation
• Ability to train and quality check co-workers on processes and procedures related to Project Management responsibilities
• Fluency in the terminology of digital photography production, styling and post-production are valued skills
• Demonstrates a growth mindset by setting and adapting realistic, achievable personal and team goals.
• Professionalism in presentation and communication as appropriate for a client-facing role
• Familiarity with ProWorkflow or similar project management software
• Advanced skill in Microsoft Office software programs, specifically Excel (V-Lookup, Pivot Tables, Conditional Formatting) Required.
• Must have proficient basic math skills and ability to accurately read, write, and speak English
• Content production experience is desirable

Benefits

The salary range for this full-time position is $50,000 – $60,000, commensurate with experience and skills.

Straub Collaborative offers excellent benefits, including full medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance covered at 100%; flexible work schedule; flexible paid time off with approval from supervisor; paid holidays.

Culture/ EEO Statement

Straub Collaborative embraces diversity in a profound way and believes in the power of a shared table to bring people together as we are committed to building a culturally inclusive team. We see diversity and inclusion as central to our organization. This means that we stand up against discrimination and harassment wherever we operate.

Straub Collaborative is committed to providing equal employment opportunity (EEO) and equal pay to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Applicant for placement consideration in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.