Creative Project Manager - III

Company: The Judge Group
Location: New York
Posted on: April 18, 2024

Job Description:

Our client is currently seeking a Creative Project Manager - III
Title- Project Manager Consumer PMO
Location- New York, NY (HYBRID)
Position Type: contract
Targeted Years of Experience: 5-7 yearsMUST HAVE SKILLS (Most Important):
Prioritize
and manage the workflow of multiple projects through a line business.
Ability
to craft thoughtful and custom projects plans and timelines.
Manage
and track scope and hours for efficiency reporting across a line of
business.
Communicate
priorities, risk, and solutions to senior-level internal stakeholders.
Partner
with the marketings & strategy leads and Creative Directors to lead
and direct teams on brief development, paths forward, problem solving and
prioritizations.
Encourages
a collaborative approach with departmental team members.
Partners
with outside agencies in managing clients? promotional and marketing
efforts.
Evaluates
creative briefs on complex projects and interprets them for project teams to
lead communication strategies and implement marketing efforts.
Collaborates
on creative development and direction with marketing, design, agency, and
production teams.
Provides
feedback to project team during internal creative reviews.
Presents
concepts to clients, obtains feedback, and translates that feedback for
the project team.
Reviews
change requests and responds with schedule/cost impacts along with
alternatives.
Manages
expectations with departmental teams; Negotiates timelines, budgets, and
ensures that all deadlines are maintained.
Leverages
knowledge and understanding of strategy, business needs, design, creative
and production to facilitate effective communication between all
departmental teams.
Six
or more years of professional level experience in a project management
role either in an external or internal advertising agency.
Successful
track record at client service in a marketing or creative environment.
DESIRED SKILLS:
Experience
managing budgets in excess of $2.5mm.
Project
management experience preferably including print, retail, direct marketing
campaigns, digital, promotions, TV, and radio.
Strong
knowledge of the benefits of the above communication channels, with the
ability to match the channel with the communication needs of the business.
Ability
to lead cross-functional teams, both through idea generation and
assessment of ideas generated by others.
Team
player with excellent relationship building skills.
Ability
to operate effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
Adept
at risk management.
Resourceful
and solution oriented.
Excellent
written, verbal, communication, and presentation skills.
Excellent
creative project management skills, highly organized and ability to
multitask effectively.
Ability
to gain trust and effectively manage expectations.
Strong
knowledge of the creative process as well as design and print/digital
production.
Experience
with Workfront or similar project management software.
JOB DUTIES:
The
Consumer PMO Project Manager (PM) is responsible for managing multiple
projects across different lines of business for consumer & local
programs.
The
PM is responsible for prioritizing projects, tracking, and communicating
scope, load balance planning for resources, and communicating status and
risk to high-level internal stakeholders.
The
PM must exhibit outstanding project management and communication skills in
achieving the highest possible standards when leading a project across
numerous teams and groups.
They
need a basic knowledge of our business challenges to provide
communications solutions and project management execution.
The
PM will also be expected to participate in creative development meetings
to ensure final output is on mark. In addition, the PM will provide
project management follow-through and accurate delivery.
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS: Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, advertising or business or four or more years of work experience.
LOGISTICS: Monday through Friday from 9am to 5pm. Hybrid work schedule with two days in office: Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

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