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In 2016, a group of gamers and agency leaders embarked on a mission to redefine brand marketing in gaming and esports. Damage was formed with the goal of becoming the standard in esports marketing. Our agency is built on the expertise of professional gamers, videogame industry executives, hardware marketers, agency veterans, and an award winning creative director.

We are a full-service esports marketing agency with deep roots across gaming, esports, entertainment and lifestyle. We integrate live experiences, digital engagement and content to help our clients connect with their consumers. To best serve these clients, all our people are expected to meet Damage’s standard of excellence.

THE ROLE: PROJECT MANAGER

We are seeking a dedicated Project Manager to join our growing team in Los Angeles to work with an existing relationship with one of our top-tier clients. If you’re a meticulous task manager, a natural-born leader, obsessive about creating incredible work, and adept at forming and strengthening bonds with personalities of all stripes and sorts, we want to hear from you.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Work in a collaborative manner with all Damage account teams to ensure seamless project delivery against the client’s objectives and agreed upon budget
  • Responsible for ensuring that projects are correctly budgeted for and meet expected financial targets
  • Provide leadership and guidance on deliverables to ensure best practices with project management
  • Develop full knowledge of all factors (internal and external/market) affecting the Client's marketing goals and plans as well as full knowledge of the client's current marketing situation
  • Participate in the development and agreement of measurement/success criteria for plan and program evaluation ensuring objectives and measurement benchmarks are clearly defined, then analyze plan & program performance against key success metrics(ROI, revenue etc.) and identify pertinent marketing implications
  • Accountable as a day-to-day contact for clients, with exceptional, proactive communication and organization skills
  • Lead development of an ongoing communication strategy and publishing calendar/timeline based on identifying marketing objectives
  • Responsible for keeping extensive and organized notes and records for clear, timely, and regular external and internal reporting on project statuses and pacing against projected KPIs
  • Knowledge of all client brand guidelines (legal, privacy, content, etc.) and ensure that all guidelines are adhered to
  • Define opportunities for brand integration on and offline
  • Communicate frequently with brand and partner agencies, managing client requests and exceeding expectations
  • Proactively research and stay up to date on emerging tech/social media platforms, tools and techniques for cross platform marketing, and emerging advertising tools and platforms
  • Accountable to handle multiple project assignments within tight deadlines and see a project through from start to finish with minimal guidance
  • Demonstrated experience defining project scopes, timelines and budgets in close collaboration with project teams
  • Strong experience tracking and reporting on progress against schedules and budgets
  • Working with cross-disciplinary teams to ensure adherence to project scopes
  • Experience collaborating with creative and technical teams
  • Ability to interact with business managers
  • Ability to produce projects on time and on budget

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

  • Bachelor's degree from a four year college/university
  • 2+ years of project management experience at a marketing-related agency
  • Strong creative talent and problem-solving skills
  • Must balance high-priority, long-term projects with short-term, immediate deadlines
  • The ability to anticipate needs
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Ability to work independently and with a team in a fast paced, rapidly-changing entrepreneurial environment
  • Confidence and skill handling clients in person and on the phone
  • Excellent proficiency with MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Google Docs
  • Strong written and oral communication skills

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $65,000.00 to $75,000.00 /year

Experience:

  • Project Management: 3 years (Preferred)