823 Advizers
Alexandra
Sr. Project Management
Mid-Size Media Company
Universidad Iberoamericana
NA
Q1Career path
Marketing
Finance
Project Management
1:56
"I got my first job which was an internship at JP Morgan's Private Bank in Mexico City where I grew up that was also then my first job."
Q2Main responsibilities
Budget Management
Communication
Project Management
1:03
"It's a lot of communication. It's a lot of Admin, making sure that people are aligned that things are on a timeline and on a budget."
Q3Day in the life
Teamwork
Project Management
Communication
1:40
"throughout the day there's usually a lot of execution a lot of meetings where we make sure that the project is moving forward that there's momentum right?"
Q4Most important skills - role
Project Management
Communication
Problem-Solving
1:19
"If there's no momentum in the project...that is the project manager's responsibility. You need to make sure things move forward every day."
Q5Favorite parts - role
Leadership
Teamwork
Project Management
1:09
"I really like that I get to see projects go from idea to finish to execution...I get to see the whole aspect of it."
Q6Biggest challenge - role
Project Management
Teamwork
Decision-Making
1:09
"My biggest challenge in my current role is to make sure that everybody's goals are aligned."
Q7Favorite parts - industry
Culture Creation
Entertainment Industry
Project Management
0:57
"It's not just about the product or service you create or the experience. It really is about changing lives."
Q8Who thrives in industry
Project Management
Impact
Persistence
0:48
"People that thrive in the entertainment industry are persistent."
Q9Wish known before - industry
Project Management
Media Industry
Administrative Tasks
1:03
"When you see the end project, you're like, oh wow, all those emails and all those meetings that I thought were nothing, they were for something."
Q10Entry-level positions
Career Development
Project Management
Entry-Level Positions
0:55
"There's a lot of different roles. Like you can be a PA. You can be a marketing coordinator or Finance coordinator."
Q11Significant lesson - career
Overcoming Challenges
Career Development
Project Management
1:14
"whenever I couldn't grow in marketing I went into Ops and I was able to start building my career that then brought me to be a project manager"
Q12College ideas for success
Communication
Teamwork
Project Management
1:01
"Take advantage of all the resources your school has to offer."
Q13How identity impacted career
Cross-Cultural Communication
Overcoming Challenges
Project Management
2:02
"use that as an advantage and not be scared of it, but actually see the beauty in it"