Project Manager

Project Manager:

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We are a graphic design and website development agency committed to doing the right thing for our clients, team members, and the community.

Our diverse and multifunctional teams deliver projects on time, within budget, and with innovative and creative solutions that move audiences.

🚀Description

The Project Manager is responsible for the overall management of assigned projects and campaigns. It is ideal that this person has experience with web development and can manage such projects. The Project Manager is the liaison between the client, agency design team, and vendors. They act as the project team leader with a thorough understanding of the planning, creative, and production processes. The Project Manager oversees the timely issuance of all documentation, including proposals, project initiations, creative briefs, estimates, timelines, contact reports, and status and budget reports, in addition to managing reconciliation of all assigned interactive projects. The Project Manager develops relationships with clients and works closely with them to learn their business and communication needs. They will also manage multiple projects simultaneously, maintain positive vendor relationships, and negotiate on behalf of the company while respecting and protecting confidential client information.

🚀Responsibilities

• Works in partnership with Client Services, Creative, Technical, and Production team members to develop project plans that help drive client business goals.
• Sees themselves as “part of the work” vs. someone who is simply managing the work.
• Has the ability to interpret client needs and make appropriate recommendations to overcome project challenges.
• Over communicates. Understands the importance of providing updates, sharing information, and providing the next steps related to any team “ask.”
• Understands the necessity of building and maintaining a properly functioning team dynamic and works to build a collaborative teamwork environment.
• Understands and is comfortable with the need to occasionally deviate from the process after determining the best course of action in collaboration with other team leads.
• Seeks out mentorship and training opportunities for junior production staff.
• Takes the lead in developing all project estimates, Statements of Work (SOW), timelines, and allocating necessary resources.
• Actively monitors the health of project budgets and timelines and appropriately flags concerns for discussion with cross-functional team leads.
• Responsible for the following financial-related tasks for all assigned projects:
  • Weekly Progress Update Report goes out every Monday before the EOD.
  • Monthly forecasting for all work in progress.
  • Client finance report development.

🚀Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of advertising agency project management experience working across multiple mediums, including print and digital, REQUIRED.
• Experience within a non-profit and foundation marketing environment REQUIRED.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong entrepreneurial spirit.
• We are looking for candidates with strong creative skills who can show examples of past creative works. Please include any such materials along with your resume.

*Please note that while our Project Manager position is remote, we are looking to hire a project manager preferably in the Philadelphia area. It is crucial to the role that one is familiar with the city and its culture.

🤑Compensation

Most of our projects operate on flat-rate agreements, with payments based on project scope rather than hours worked. Occasionally, hourly work may be required for small tasks at a starting rate of $18/hour.

We recognize that many candidates, especially women and underrepresented groups, may not apply for a position unless they meet 100% of the qualifications. If you're excited about this role but don't meet every qualification listed, we encourage you to apply. You may be exactly the person we're looking for, whether in this role or another.

Creative Repute is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. The level of this position will be determined based on the applicant's education, skills, and experience.