Project Manager

Position Overview:

The Project Manager has the day-to-day responsibility for the smooth and effective running of their projects with a focus on great delivery. To do this, you must have great skills in effective project leadership and an understanding of project initiation, budget control, project tracking and reporting, risk and issue analysis and quality assurance. In addition, exceptional verbal and written communication skills, along with an understanding of the principles of project management is vital.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and deliver multiple work streams for various digital projects across the agency to agreed scope, timing, budget and quality. 
• Work with internal teams to help define project scope, resource requirements and cost estimates for projects. 
• Track resource allocation against estimates and forecast overages before they are incurred. 
• Be the hub of communication for the project – in regular contact with internal and external partners. 
• Create and manage against robust and realistic timelines and task lists. 
• Be on top of the projects and know the status of timing, key milestones, budget, deliverables, resources, etc. at all times. 
• Use fair judgment to push back when scope creep or suggested budgets are not realistic while also understanding potential constraints of the client. 
• Ensure all documentation and deliverables are of the highest possible standard. 
• For some accounts, the Project Manager will own the client relationship and be responsible for growth, client satisfaction, creating statements of work, budgets and associated research to help secure business opportunities. These accounts will be defined.

Key Skills:

• Experience with project management tools for documentation and tracking 
• Familiarity with digital marketing concepts and technology 
• Experience with various media channels including paid search, social, and display 
• Experience delivering communications to senior level executives 
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills 
• Ability to remain calm and stable under pressure 
• General understanding of project management principles (agile, iterative, waterfall)

Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years of project management 
• Agency experience is required 
• Experience managing large, complex projects and multiple projects at one-time 
• Experience with, and understanding of, digital marketing is required 
• Experience managing multi-channel media campaigns 
• Bachelor’s Degree or higher 
• Proven ability to work across multiple brands, clients or industries simultaneously 
• Proven self-starter, yet also possesses the ability to work well in a collaborative environment