Who We Are

National Research Group (NRG) is a fast-growing research and insights agency that top entertainment companies trust to decode consumer tastes and trends around the world. With the entertainment ecosystem in a period of immense change, we are looking for the best and the brightest to help shape the future of storytelling for the world's most admired and innovative content creators.

Why You'll Love It Here

We are inspired by working with storytellers that challenge us to think differently and see the world in new ways. As a result, our business is driven by creative, curious, and inventive people who have a passion for pop culture. We work as a collective across disciplines and geographies to bring together the best thinking for every assignment, delivering insights to bold storytellers everywhere.

The Opportunity

As the Jr. Project Manager, you will report to the Project Manager. Under their mentorship, you will oversee projects and partner closely with the technical leads to make sure priorities, risks, resources, and schedule are managed well and adjusted when necessary. In this role, you will guide team conversations about the scope of the work being done and potential paths while using strong communication skills to help keep everyone the same page and make sure everyone is heard. The ideal candidate has a logical mindset, is hungry to learn, can synthesize critical inputs across domains, and lead cross-functional team members to execute and deliver on objectives and goals. This position is for a detailed-oriented, analytical curious problem solver who possesses an affinity for dissecting information and has strong communication and organizational skills to comfortably liaise with individuals across the organization.

Those who join our teams come from various backgrounds and are very passionate about creating amazing applications that wow our clients, delivering results that exceeds market needs, and ensuring the company remains an industry leader.

The Role

• Create estimates for development request that include a detailed scope of work, budget, and timeline
• Monitor multiple project schedules, timelines, and budgets simultaneously
• Conduct risk assessment/analysis and design risk mitigation plans to ensure deliverable deadlines are met
• Create simple, yet detailed project progress reports to ensure internal stakeholders are informed and kept up to date
• Interact with employees at all levels of the organization to drive projects from initiation to successful completion
• Manage stakeholder's expectations and deadlines while shifting priorities to ensure alignment with business goals and values
• Provide recommendations to help teams & stakeholders achieve their goals efficiently, by adopting agile best practices and tailor as needed

Who You Are

• Ability to easily adapt in a fast-paced, constantly evolving environment where priorities shift from day-to-day
• Capacity to manage high stress situations and maintaining an even temperament when challenges are presented, especially involving negotiation and competing priorities
• A team player with high attention to detail and excellent interpersonal skills to organize and orchestrate understanding, commitment, and collaboration from cross-functional team members
• A love for technology and enthusiasm for creating web-based applications that wow our client

Ideal Candidate

• 0-1 years of project management experience with Agile PPM, Scrum, or other related certifications; OR
• 1-2 years of project management experience preferably in software development
• 4-year BA/BS degree with a strong academic record
• Agile PPM or Scrum certification preferred, but not required
• Marketing services agency or web-based application development experience is a plus
• Demonstrated ability in:
  • Understanding complex ideas to break them down into smaller, sequential plans while understanding interdependencies to deliver solutions
  • Using solution-based thinking to solve problems, involving the courage to ask probing questions to identify for underlying issues
  • Possessing business acumen to understand the larger company strategy
  • Communicating requirements and potential blockers to inform team members and stakeholders
  • Being tech savvy or adaptive to quickly learning new applications (specifically Office 365 and web-based applications)

Position Type

This is a full-time, exempt position. Normal business hours between 9:00am-6:00pm Pacific Standard Time with flexibility dependent on location.

Work Environment

This position is expected to be fully remote. However, NRG offers flexible work options if an employee happens to live near a dedicated US-based office (Playa Vista or New York) and wants a hybrid work model. This role routinely uses standard office equipment and may require occasional meetings in Pacific Standard Time

Required Application Materials:

• CV/Resume
• Cover Letter which should include:
  • Why you want to work at NRG
  • Your experience with project management and/or market research