VaynerMedia · 1 day ago
Senior Project Manager
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$115K/yr - $125K/yr
5+ years expVaynerMedia is a contemporary global creative and media agency with expertise in driving relevance for clients. They are looking for a Senior Project Manager to oversee project execution, manage client relationships, and ensure successful delivery of projects across various teams.
ConsultingSocial Media
Responsibilities
Collaborate with Client Service partners (particularly AS, AD, and VP) on engagement planning to meet client goals
Work with agency specialty departments (Insights & Strategy, Smart, Tech, etc) on resources, budget, timing & task management to ensure their inputs and outputs on a project are aligned with larger timing & milestone needs
Have deep understanding of creative advertising agency offerings, capabilities, and key resources in order to field all types of client asks
Be client-facing to speak to key aspects of project execution, especially budget, timing, resource & process considerations
Develop both initial estimates and full budgets for retainers, complex executions, and atypical deliverables, as well as standard projects, given project knowns, assumptions, client inputs, and agency ways of working
Develop long, complex schedules for large programs and multi-project engagements ensuring a holistic overview of how all workstreams are interconnected
Write Statements of Work based on project requirements, Client requirements, the project plan, and larger executional context
Work with project management department leads (DPM or VP) to develop and customize any project-specific processes or resources to fulfill specific needs
Be the hub between the creative, client services, and all other internal teams, driving projects forward quickly and efficiently
Manage the project throughout the full life cycle, including but not limited to: Campaign Strategy, Brand Creative, Websites & Digital Experiences, Social Content, Digital Videos, TVCs, and, in certain cases, OOH and Print
Track budgets, including review of actual hours & expenses, against both timelines and deliverables for retainers and large, complex, interconnected projects
Track project against original scopes, especially timing and deliverables; if a change occurs, plan what can be done in scope and what can't
Manage schedules, ensuring inter-departmental teams are informing and understanding overall project timing for the day, the week, and overall meetings; communicating status to direct teams, as well as flagging potential issues with milestones or deliverables to senior leads and to manager
Collaborate with team leads on each project to plan and support overall team success, as well as team tasks, next steps, bandwidth, and needed resources; communicate with department leads on issues or next steps
Collaborate with producers to build & manage holistic budgets and timelines that will meet production needs for an ask as creative is developed
Aid in the management of the freelance process when resources are needed, hired, and utilized
Liaise with finance, operations and legal teams on project and client needs
Traffic deliverables to Client and/or CS team
Ensure all working and final project assets are consolidated in appropriate folders on the server; all shared documents are in one folder on Drive; all contracts are signed and on box
Sign off on project expenses from Finance
Ensure all time has been put against a job with Biz Ops
Ensure all project wrap documents are done by appropriate team members (completion reports)
Understand larger business implications of project and retainer work, and support DPM, CS leads & Biz Ops to make informed financial & staffing decisions based on current and projected work
Drive larger team dynamics through building cross-functional relationships with individuals and teams
Collaborate with other department leads to improve and execute project deliverables, process, and output
Provide guidance, mentorship, and skill-building to Project Managers and Project Coordinators; demonstrate a command of internal and industry best practices, ways of working, and tools, and teach those to junior team members
Qualification
Required
At least 5-8 years of experience within a digital agency environment in a project management capacity
Experience with digital and social projects and deliverables ranging from $10k to $2m
Strong ability to manage account, strategy, creative, analytics, and technical teams, as well as manage direct reports
Understanding of, and experience with executing projects that adhere to platform guidelines, legal considerations, advertising regulations and social/digital best practices
Highly organized with a strong attention to detail
Strong communication skills
Experience in the digital space, specifically as it relates to the digital and social creative process
Ability to work both independently, and as a part of a team
Ability to work well in a fast-paced environment
Preferred
Bachelor's degree, degrees in marketing, communications, or related fields preferred
Benefits
Employer-sponsored 401k with match
Medical, Dental, and vision coverage
Unlimited PTO
Caregiver (Parental) Leave
Health and Wellness benefits
Company
VaynerMedia
VaynerMedia is a contemporary global creative and media agency with an expertise in driving relevance for clients and delivering impactful business results.
1001-5000 employees
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