Senior Project Manager

Responsibilities

• Responsible for success of project execution, delivering on time, on budget and as scoped.
• Track hours and budgets against those set in SOW & internal tracking systems.
• Map out project planning, including overall phases, key deliverables or goals, important milestones, and what resources are needed when.
• Provide operational support to ensure team members are on track with delivery dates by scheduling meetings, hosting internal check-ins, drafting and posting meeting notes, developing lists of action items, and communicating assignments, deadlines and needs.
• Provide project-level input that furthers the efficiency and quality of the work and advocate for the agency/client relationship.
• Understand staffing and scope requirements, with ability to inform scopes of work.
• Facilitate business objectives and expectations and communicate changes/directions to internal team members.
• Facilitate communication between all departments (Account, Creative, Strategy, Media, Production, and Executive Leadership).
• Assess projects to proactively identify blind spots and roadblocks, then move quickly to resolve issues as soon as possible.
• Pre-project - work with cross-functional teams to estimate hours from each team for each phase to inform budget, then monitor hours burned against the estimate.

Requirements

• 5-7 years of project management in a marketing/creative agency setting, preferably in innovative social media campaigns, video content production, and influencer campaigns.
• Expert at managing large-scale, complex projects with multiple phases and moving parts, ideally having worked on campaigns $2M+
• Solid background working with cross-functional teams across client service, strategy, creative and production
• Proficient with Google Suite
• Experience with project management software, such as Asana/Salesforce & Harvest, etc.
• Extensive experience and fluency in social media, supporting campaign management across omni-channels w/in social media
• Stellar communication skills and ability to “speak the language” of each department
• Passion for delighting clients and going above & beyond
• Keen eye for detail with the foresight to think about the bigger picture
• Super organized, able to manage a ton of things simultaneously and follow tight deadlines