» Plank Multimedia: Project Manager

Plank Multimedia is a kick-ass web design company in Montreal, Canada. Our company is growing so fast that our old workflow process no longer work and we need your help! Traditionally our executives (President, VP, and Production Manager) have acted as project managers. But as our client list gets bigger and bigger, that is no longer possible. So we need you!

Plank Multimedia is hiring a project manager

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But we are not just looking for any old project manager. We need one to be the face of Plank. A friendly face. You are going to be our main client contact for several important clients. And at Plank we pride ourselves on our client service. You have to be able to be friendly, helpful, and supportive; and to be able to get things done. To us these are just as important, if not more so, as any technical knowledge or project management expertise.

We will list some qualifications for you, but in reality we are flexible. If you have an interesting background and that friendly face we are looking for, we will certainly consider an “alternative” C.V.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of project management experience, preferably in high-tech or design fields;
• University degree;
• Bilingual;
• Proficient in standard MS Office software;
• General knowledge of the state of the Web and Web browsers;
• Knowledge of the web and / or multimedia technologies we use - HTML, PHP, CSS, AJAX, Flash, and MySQL (you don’t have to be able to code, you just need to know what they do);
• Basic understanding of Web practices and principles and such as RSS, Accessibility, and SEO;
• Work well with others!

Responsibilities

• Meeting with clients;
• All other client communications on a day-today basis;
• Planning of projects, including all necessary documentation;
• Coordinating production with the production manager;
• General team support throughout the production process;
• Possibly other general administrative tasks.

This is a full-time position, in Montreal, with a competitive salary. If you think you’d like to join an amazing team, please send your C.V. to our President, Warren Wilansky, at warren@plankdesign.com

About Plank

Founded in 1998 by current President Warren Wilansky, Plank Multimedia Inc. is an advanced website & digital creation company that focuses on developing websites. Our aims are simple – to find ways to work with our clients to use digital solutions that will help to enhance their organization, and to offer them and their users new and inventive ways to benefit from our digital creations. We believe that a website must offer real, direct, and measurable value for the investment.

Our experience and expertise enables us to come up with creative solutions to all digital media challenges. We are able to offer our clients the highest-quality solutions to all internet, CD-ROM and DVD productions.

Over the years our client list has developed and grown into the diverse group it is today. It currently includes Michael Moore, Her Excellency The Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, the Fantasia Film Festival, Airborne Entertainment, and 1-800-GOT-JUNK? among many others. We are also proud of our work with numerous non-profit and social activist organizations including current clients Just Vision and Apathy is Boring.

Plank doesn’t just have clients, we build relationships. Many of our clients have been with us for many years and through multiple versions of their websites. We build client relationships based on three pillars – flexibility, response time, and personal service.

Plank – websites that matter.