Switch is an award-winning, full-service creative agency + production house that connects creative with production to bring ideas to life as envisioned and deliver impactful results as intended. And we’ve delivered all this and more for 40+ years. While our proven capabilities include live, virtual + hybrid events, business meetings, field marketing + brand immersions, trade shows + exhibits, digital marketing, branding + advertising, we don’t limit our thinking and doing to just one channel. We work to connect the dots between all of them.
We’re looking to add to our strong pool of freelance Project Managers with experience with tradeshow builds and operations to help bring to life our events, meetings, and trade shows for various client projects. Project Managers collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to develop project scopes and production timelines; provide project oversight including financial performance and preparing budget estimates; and ensure efficient communication with the project team and client throughout the life of the project.
If you’re looking to become a creative force behind our corporate live events to provide immersive and unforgettable experiences, please send us your information!
Essential Responsibilities:
- Manage projects across a variety of clients that utilize our enterprise solution offerings including the build of assets, logistics of the program, and on-site load-in/load-out and activations.
- Collaborate with key internal and external stakeholders in developing strategic intent, program/project scope, and corresponding budget.
- Responsible for managing all internal and external resources, tracking project progress, and meeting all key deliverables and milestones as defined in the project scope.
- Once the project is sold, “drive” the project team members to deliver the project on time, on budget, and ensure that the creative approach stays focused and consistent with the project’s strategic intent.
- Maintains financial oversight through the entire project management lifecycle, including budget estimates to the preparation of invoicing and managing the overall financial performance that meets or exceeds budget expectations.
- Key project architect responsible for developing and maintaining projects records that include production timelines, project cost, P.O. management, creative elements, customer communications and documented change orders.
- Works collaboratively across all Switch departments to ensure efficient communication and processes are implemented and followed.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Required Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in business management, project management or related field.
- 3 years of Project Management experience.
- Strong organizational, time management, and communication skills; and the ability to multi-task.
- Demonstrated strategic abilities, thorough understanding of display design, production and technology, solid leadership skills.
- Demonstrated ability and experience in budgeting and managing a project from beginning to end.
- Proficiency in Microsoft O365 environment (Word, Excel, Outlook. PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint).
- The ability to travel 25-30% pending the projects assigned.
- The ability to work flexible hours depending on the project/events assigned.
Preferred Minimum Qualifications:
- Experience in building assets and handling events logistics for tradeshow booths, field marketing programs, and experiential marketing events preferred.
- Experience in multiple client industries (i.e. beverage, snacks, healthcare, tools, etc.)
Physical Demands (refer to Addendum):
- Ability to work in a physical environment and lift 20 pounds.
Job Type: Contract
Work Location: In person
