Laughlin Constable

Laughlin Constable is looking for candidates who want to create meaningful change in their work by leading with heart.

We follow a set of beliefs in our daily approach. Ideas can come from anywhere, at any time. Life is too short to work somewhere that doesn’t satisfy your soul. And the best work feels PERSONAL. If you agree, then you might have the makeup of a Griffin (the moniker given to all who work at LC based off the mythical guardian of treasures).

The Project Manager role is to partner on assigned accounts with the account management team and various cross-discipline team members in order to provide best-in-class service to LC’s clients. Multi-channel integrated experience in an agency setting is necessary in this position.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES – what do the BEST Griffins do in this role?

• Primary process facilitator on assigned account portfolio across traditional and digital media channels
• Experienced project manager who is able to lead the internal team and provide solutions as needed
• Owner of the internal workflow process from inception to completion
• Maintains a global and detailed view of workflow/resources on account portfolio
• Acts as the hub of communication between agency teams as the first point of contact for initiating new requests
• Thorough understanding of project scope, and ability to flag not only risk but opportunities for efficiencies and improvements
• Establishment and management of budgets/timelines
• Client facing communications as needed through the project life cycle
• Proficiency in multi-tasking the management of individual projects and internal teams simultaneously
• Impeccable attention to detail and organizational skills
• Passion for bringing great work to life and keeping teams motivated, focused and inspired

SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• 3-5 years managing projects of varying size and complexity within an integrated agency environment
• Experience managing large interdisciplinary teams
• Understanding of project management methodology including the ability to identify and resolve issues, manage risk, develop detailed timelines and specifications, perform resource allocations and run team meetings
• Knowledge of development life cycles for web and mobile technologies
• Monitor ongoing scope, track and analyze budgets, adjust task-level schedules, communicate status, solve problems, and provide positive team leadership in a collaborative work environment
• As required, help define, document and maintain functional requirements; correlate requirements with technical solutions
• Manage execution of complex custom software or application development efforts, many of which involve interfacing with our client’s IT teams and their technical leads
• Oversee the design, development, and deployment of multiple large-scale projects, including custom software, websites, email & marketing automation campaigns, social content, applications and more, from conception to completion
• Manage the financial operations of running a project
• Develop creative solutions to problems in relation to tactical and strategic project issues
• Demonstrate superior prioritization skills and ability to change focus on a dime for a given day
• Demonstrate an agile mindset to embrace, and successfully handle fluid landscapes
• Proficiency in project management tools, MS Project and MS Office 365
• Process-driven and always looking for innovative ways to streamline
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; strong presentation skills

EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Advertising, or related field

TRAVEL:

• Willingness to travel on occasion

WORK ENVIRONMENT and PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or touch objects or controls and talk or hear. The employee is required to occasionally stand, walk, reach above shoulders, lift and carry up to 25 pounds and kneel, crouch or stoop. There are no specific vision abilities required by this job.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position but is rather the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. This is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties and employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. This job description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The employment relationship remains “at-will”.

Laughlin Constable

Laughlin Constable is looking for candidates who want to create meaningful change in their work by leading with heart.

We follow a set of beliefs in our daily approach. Ideas can come from anywhere, at any time. Life is too short to work somewhere that doesn’t satisfy your soul. And the best work feels PERSONAL. If you agree, then you might have the makeup of a Griffin (the moniker given to all who work at LC based off the mythical guardian of treasures).

We are looking for a Media Coordinator to join our Chicago team. This position is your entry to the exciting world of media – where you’ll learn all about planning for both traditional and digital media – as well as digital campaign trafficking and tagging (Ad Ops).

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES – what do the BEST Griffins do in the role?

• Responsible for learning media planning fundamentals – by being curious and participating in the work across all accounts
• Work closely with the Planners to learn the billing and media ordering process – which you will manage for a range of clients.
• Assist the Media Planners / Supervisors on digital reporting needs
• Help to compile competitive data and identify key insights for client reporting
• Work with the Ad Ops Supervisor to become proficient in ad server management
• Learn to traffic campaigns from start to finish, QA creatives and create floodlights
• Work with internal teams to manage timelines and campaign execution
• Perform regular campaign health checks to ensure performance is on track
• Become an expert in media tools such as TelMar, ComScore, MRI, Resonate, Kantar, DCM, IAS, etc.

SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Strong communication skills – will have frequent contact with the account and buying teams
• Emerging presentation and persuasion skills
• Extremely organized with strong attention to detail
• Professional demeanor
• Basic understanding of the media planning function
• Eagerness to learn
• Proficient multitasker – with ability to work simultaneously on a number of projects
• Proficient in MS Office, with the ability to learn new computer skills quickly

EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in advertising, marketing, business, or related field
• Prior internship in an advertising agency is a plus
• Strong skill level in MS Office products including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Proactive approach – showing initiative in problem-solving and strong time management skills

WORK ENVIRONMENT and PHYSCIAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle or touch objects or controls and talk or hear. The employee is required to occasionally stand, walk, reach above shoulders, lift and carry up to 25 pounds and kneel, crouch or stoop. There are no specific vision abilities required by this job.

TRAVEL

Not Applicable

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position but is rather the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. This is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties and employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. This job description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The employment relationship remains “at-will”.

Laughlin Constable