Project Manager-2
About the role
Manage projects with cross-functional teams including: Creative, Technology, QA, User Experience/Information Architecture, Production, and Performance & Analytics
Responsible for project managing multiple medium size, medium-complexity, launches/programs simultaneously in a deadline-driven environment.
Manage effective meetings with clients, senior personnel and team members, providing accurate information, concise deliverables and clear expectations.
Develop/manage project scope documents, related schedules/project plans, project resource requirements and staffing assignments.
Collaborate effectively with cross-functional team members, agency partners and vendors.
Coach and mentor other team members; specifically Associate Project Managers.
Leverage strong verbal and written communication skills to further develop the relationship between the client, agency, and team.
Responsibilities
- Manage projects with cross-functional teams including: Creative, Technology, QA, User Experience/Information Architecture, Production, and Performance & Analytics
- Responsible for project managing multiple medium size, medium-complexity, launches/programs simultaneously in a deadline-driven environment.
- Manage effective meetings with clients, senior personnel and team members, providing accurate information, concise deliverables and clear expectations.
- Develop/manage project scope documents, related schedules/project plans, project resource requirements and staffing assignments.
- Collaborate effectively with cross-functional team members, agency partners and vendors.
- Coach and mentor other team members; specifically Associate Project Managers.
- Leverage strong verbal and written communication skills to further develop the relationship between the client, agency, and team.
Qualifications
- Solid ability to shift approach between the big picture and critical details; then possess strong judgement to know when to focus on each.
- Strong interpersonal skills demonstrated with clients, agency teams and individuals.
- Problem/solution thinker with a strong ability to collaborate, persuade and negotiate toward solutions.
- Displays resiliency while working under pressure, in a dynamic environment, with shifting deadlines and deliverables.
- Strong communication skills - written, verbal, text, etc.
- Developed project management skills and experience including: Schedule development, management, monitoring and oversight
Resource management and forecasting
Task and delivery management
Risk identification and management
Issue identification and management
Education & Experience Requirements
- 2-5 years of project management experience in one or more of the following fields: operations, digital technology or web development firm, IT consulting firm or strategy consulting firm.
- Experience in an agency environment, or equivalent client-side experience.
- Solid knowledge of the web and related technologies including (user experience, web development, web services, integration, application management and hosting).
- Intermediate skills in MS Office including: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Intermediate skills in MS Project or other project plan software (i.e. Smartsheet).
- Awareness of production tools and proprietary software (Egnyte, JIRA, Outlook).
- Familiarity with content management systems (i.e. CMS).