Full Job Description
Must haves: 4+ years of project management experience, 4+ years working with cross functional team members experience, some experience in client facing, would like to have some kind of Workfront experience.
Description:
Essential Responsibilities:
Provides project management thought-leadership, oversight and support on all project deliverables
Leads with a solution-focused approach to encourage and justify best practice, and ensure process and project controls are followed unless there is adequate justification for an exception
Leads and manages large integrated projects throughout all stages of digital creative deliverable execution, from conception to delivery
Facilitates digital creative requirements gathering to ensure stakeholder needs are clearly understood, in line with defined processes
Participates in capacity planning across creative teams to provide a clear view of utilization and bandwidth
Establishes a strategy of continuous risk management that enables proactive decisions and actions throughout a project's execution
Encourages positive thinking and considers key partner and business needs in decision making
Builds and encourages strong relationships with team members and key partners
Partners with Account Directors and Account Managers to manage regular portfolio business reviews with key stakeholders
Collaborates on preparation of digital creative marketing recommendations, strategies and actions for partners
Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned
Qualifications/Requirements:
Bachelor degree. In lieu of degree, HS Diploma/GED and 6 years of experience leading digital creative projects in an agency environment
4+ years of project management experience
Experience managing and mentoring cross-functional team members with high integrity and ability to inspire and motivate a diverse team toward a common goal
Experience leading digital creative projects and managing resources for an advertising agency (either external or in-house agencies)
Desired Characteristics:
Understanding of the digital creative process and how to balance with project management and workflow
Experience navigating large and complex organizations, including gaining access to key executives and stakeholders and successfully managing relationship building dynamics and processes
Conflict resolution and problem-solving skills
3+ years experience using Project Management Software (Workfront preferred)