Project Manager at KNOCK in Minneapolis, MN

Who are we?

KNOCK, inc. is a full-experience creative agency driven to cultivate love and loyalty for brands. We are women and minority-owned, fostering a culture that promotes collaboration and inclusion, and supports non-profit partners and advocacy groups that make the world a better place. More agency information can be found at www.knockinc.com.

The opportunity

As a Project Manager at KNOCK Inc., you’ll collaborate with a diverse set of voices from various backgrounds and professional capacities—including Strategists, Copywriters, Account Leaders, Design Directors, Art Director/Designers, Developers, and other brand experts—to provide innovative marketing solutions for clients large and small. We are looking for Project Managers who have experience bringing order to chaos and facilitating teams to help deliver best-in-class experiences.

Summary of the Role:

• Partner with Account Manager and team leads during project planning phase to determine project approach, craft an accurate scope and build a detailed timeline.
• Resource team members proactively to ensure their time is booked for the duration of the project; proactively identify and navigate scheduling conflicts with other PMs and team members to ensure deadlines can be met.
• Be the trusted hub of information for your team; use KNOCK’s project management tools to organize project information and ensure the team has all the information they need.
• Own and manage the timeline, using it to drive the work forward and to set and manage expectations with the internal team and clients.
• Observe and share insights about budget burn by being familiar with the scope of work and noticing patterns in Workbook.
• Ensure meetings are organized and efficient, creating detailed meeting agendas and action-oriented recap notes.
• Facilitate proofreading and internal reviews of work and ensure the appropriate internal stakeholders have given feedback before work is presented to clients.

Relevant professional experience will be a considering factor in our final selection.

Your skills

• A passion for the marketing/advertising world
• A get-it-done attitude
• A strong attention to detail, with the ability to organize and keep track of project details
• The ability to connect and collaborate with a multitude of outstanding humans
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• A penchant for timelines and the ability to foresee the most efficient way to organize workflows
• A passion for simplifying the complex
• A self-starter who can manage their time and advise others accordingly
• A consummate problem solver who is flexible and comfortable when things are not black and white
• A critical thinker who contributes to the conversation

A Bonus

• Experience working with various Project Management tools such as Workbook, Smart Sheet and Ziflow
• Strong presentation skills
• Digital Project Management experience [agile methodologies a plus]
• The relentless pursuit of new and better ways of accomplishing tasks

Benefits for Full Time Employees include:

• Paid time off
• Paid Holidays
• Health, Dental Vision and Life insurance
• 401(k) plan + company contributions
• Estate Planning
• Weekly Chiropractor services (Minneapolis, Headquarters)

Our commitment to fostering an inclusive workplace

As a certified woman- and minority-owned business (WBE & MBE), and a compliant Affirmative Action company, we have made it our mandate to foster an inclusive working environment that represents a broad array of voices in our growing team of 80+ brand design professionals. We are dedicated to creating additional mentorship programs, internships and recruitment practices that are decidedly centered around diversity, equity and inclusion.