Freelance Senior Project Manager Atlanta, Georgia, United States; Chicago, Illinois, United States; New York, New York, United States; St. Louis, Missouri, United States

About the position As a Senior Project Manager for Momentum, your job is a really big deal! You will be expected to have the appropriate resources in the necessary place at the right time to enable us to continue raising the creative bar to produce award winning work - on time, on budget and as efficiently as possible. From refining process, project communications, defining resource needs to ensuring financial success for the agency, the Project Manager is the backbone of every project. You, without question, must be able to manage both large and small multi-faceted projects/accounts/campaigns or multiple projects at the same time, in addition to mentoring one or more Project Managers.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the successful execution of large-scale, complex projects, while finding the most efficient path to completion.
• Consistently demonstrate leadership skills by managing interdisciplinary teams toward project completion.
• Author and manage detailed project plans, partnering with Business Leadership and Strategy to lead internal kick-off meetings, communicating relevant information such as the project approach, deliverables, timing and resource allocations.
• Understand the collective resource needs across your projects and the impact it has on the resourcing landscape.
• Partner with discipline leads to outline resource allocation changes necessary for accommodating changing client needs across the system of work.
• Continuously alleviate resource conflicts and identify needs for flex staffing where necessary to maximize every department's function within the agency.
• Accountable for the accuracy of project documentation within your projects, ensuring proper use of agency systems and adherence to agency process.
• Demonstrate strong executive summary skills when communicating issues of risk and risk mitigation to senior teammates, while maintaining a solutions-oriented approach.
• Responsible for tracking all assets through release to production, trafficking internally to secure appropriate approvals prior to release.
• Meticulously track costs across projects ensuring: accurate time reporting, proper fee application, appropriate resource assignments, accurate project projections and the ability to speak to project variances.
• Inspire and Mentor and lead junior team members.
• Fostering an environment of mutual respect and partnership, strategic thinking, appropriate risk taking, open lines of communication, on-going performance feedback, professional development, and adherence to agency policy.
• Supporting Momentum's Values
• All other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, preferred
• 5+ years of project management experience, preferably within an agency setting
• Proficient in MS Office applications, Adobe Acrobat Professional and the components of project scheduling and PM workflow web-based tools
• Ability to provide focused interdepartmental leadership and have a strong understanding of the steps and processes involved in managing and completing a wide variety of production-related projects (print, digital, broadcast, integrated content, live events)
• Ability to manage internal teams with professionalism, diligence and finesse
• Experience mentoring direct-reports
• Self-motivated, quick and assertive
• Organized, resilient, flexible and proactive
• Extremely detailed oriented and organized
• Exceptional time management skills
• Excellent writing and communication skills
• Cool, calm, collected and collaborative

Benefits

• Flexible Time Off (our flexible benefits plan that allows you take the time you need)
• Hybrid Work model - ability to work from home or in office
• Holidays and Winter Break (agency closes between Christmas and New Years holidays)
• No meeting Fridays
• Curated DE&I programs and initiatives
• Medical, Dental and Vision plans
• Short- and Long-term disability
• 401(K) with company match
• EAP - Employee Assistance Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Work from Home stipend
• Referral bonuses
• Training and development opportunities
• Flexible Spending Account
• Health Saving Accounts

Apply tot his job Apply To this Job