Digital Project Manager - Cape Town, South Africa - Liquid Thought

    Liquid Thought
    Liquid Thought Cape Town, South Africa

    3 weeks ago

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    Full time
    Description

    As our Digital Project Manager, you will work alongside our senior Project Managers to oversee a variety of large and small development and creative projects.

    We are seeking a candidate who will develop and control project plans, manage resource capacity and constraints, and ensure project success by managing scope, timeline, and costs. You will also establish and foster a collaborative relationship with external clients and internal stakeholders.

    The ideal candidate has a blend of technical knowledge, project management skills, client relationship management, and a solid understanding of digital marketing practices. If you are detail-oriented, proactive, and capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously while ensuring client satisfaction and project success, we encourage you to apply.

    Responsibilities

    • Perform your duties and functions as are generally associated with the position of a Junior Digital Project Manager.
    • Understanding the business requirements and goals working with stakeholders, and helping to analyse the requirements.
    • Responsible for developing and maintaining profitable and mutually beneficial relationships
    • Creating project briefs, with experience in strategically analysing and solving client's business problems.
    • Planning functional specification documents for digital projects.
    • Experience in creating and maintaining project plans using MS Project.
    • Ensuring that projects are delivered on time, to specification, and to budget.
    • End-to-end project testing and delivery sign-off.
    • Plan, track, control and provide feedback to the client.
    • Apply acumen in Internet technologies and key terminologies like Content Management Systems (CMS); Databases; ASP.Net; PHP; HTML; jQuery; AJAX; SQL Server; Flash; Mobile platforms; APIs; SEO; and Website Hosting.
    • Client servicing and management.
    • Taking briefs and costing projects.
    • Project planning and testing.
    • Client reporting.
    • Travel, if necessary.
    • Keeping abreast of the latest industry-related practices, tools, and methodologies and learning to apply those skills to projects within the organization.

    Requirements

    • Degree in Marketing, Advertising, or related field.
    • Experience in interactive project management, preferably 2+ years.
    • Ability to lead client teams through project execution.
    • Basic knowledge of web front-end and back-end practices.
    • Strong understanding of SLAs
    • Must understand technology terminologies like: Content Management Systems (CMS); Databases; ASP. Net; PHP; HTML; jQuery; AJAX; SQL Server; Flash; Mobile platforms; APIs; SEO; and Website Hosting.
    • Proficiency in project management applications like Microsoft Project
    • Familiarity with email and database marketing principles.
    • Understanding of marketing concepts and practices.
    • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.