Project Manager
We Are Social · Los Angeles, CA · 3 wk ago
HybridProject ManagementFull-time
About the role
We are looking for a Project Manager to join our team. You will work across key accounts, transforming high-level visions into actionable, efficient project plans. You serve as the primary bridge between client expectations and internal execution, ensuring every milestone is met with precision and every budget is managed with rigorous oversight.
We are a creative agency powered by social connections, thriving on what's trending and creating campaigns that get people buzzing. We call it "Ideas Worth Talking About" and have played a part in some of the most culturally relevant campaigns of the decade for brands like McDonald's, Adidas, Universal Studios, and YouTube.
Why you'll love it here
- We like to laugh, live for celeb gossip, and are great on AUX
- Our passport program lets you explore and work from one of our 16 other offices worldwide, including Paris, Singapore, Madrid, Dubai, and London
- We celebrate wins—and losses (it's how we learn)
- From carbon offsets to community kitchens, we're passionate about making a difference
- We have great snacks
Responsibilities
- Build project plans that incorporate all core elements to drive maximum efficiency from kickoff to delivery
- Manage work across various channels, including social and editorial content, influencer work, events, and video
- Monitor project tasks and deadlines daily, proactively flagging potential bottlenecks to senior team members
- Develop and maintain timelines, ensuring both internal teams and clients are aligned on shifting milestones and deliverables
- Monitor project progress and key metrics, confidently providing stakeholders with updates
- Scope jobs and write statements of work
- Track and manage project budgets with a high degree of accuracy through each phase of the project
- Analyze the financial implications of project decisions, balancing scope changes against budget constraints and agency profitability
- Work with Resource Management to ensure talent allocation matches project needs and deadline requirements
- Manage client expectations and resolve issues by explaining timeline shifts with clarity
- Ensure all work is signed off at the right stages by the right people (including internal and external partners)
- Foster internal team communications between creative, technical, and account leads to ensure alignment
- Leverage AI features within Google Workspace to automate planning and progress monitoring
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in project management or a related field, with a focus on operations, team management, and project planning
- Bachelor's degree in marketing, advertising, communications, or a related field
- Experience with a wide variety of marketing and content deliverable types
- Familiar with agency turn-around times and ways of working
- Strong understanding of agency processes and enjoy the pace and challenges this brings
- Detail-oriented with a sense of responsibility for fulfilling all components of project/retainer deliverables
- Confident and positive with a ‘can-do’ attitude
- Extremely strong communication skills, both written and verbal
- Highly organized with good attention to detail
- Highly proficient with Google Suite and Slack
- Baseline knowledge of A.I. tools and functions
- Understanding of Paid Media and building an Asset matrix
- Knowledge of Asana and/or Workbook (a plus)
Skills
- Thrives in a fast-paced environment, responding quickly and proactively
- Not just interested in following trends—you want to create them
- A self-starter who takes ideas from concept to execution, navigating feedback like a pro
- Deep understanding of what resonates with social audiences