Project Manager - Freelance (NYC)

Movers+Shakers•New York, NY

3d•$85,000 - $90,000•Onsite

About The Position

This is a Freelance role that estimates 40hrs/wk from September through EOY. As Freelance Project Manager, you will be a key player in the success of our large-scale campaigns, working alongside Client Service, Strategy, Creative, and Production to ensure successful execution of multi-phased and complex creative work. You will oversee project scoping, budgeting, scheduling, all the way through execution, managing team resources, and monitoring progress on the project. You are an out-of-the box thinker, someone who thrives under pressure, overwhelmingly positive, with an agile approach to getting it done, and an innovative approach to building teams around complex, never-been-done-before work. The ideal candidate will also help codify, define, and implement processes for optimization and excellence within our teams. Movers+Shakers’ is committed to personal and professional growth.

Requirements

4+ years of project management in a creative agency setting, managing innovative social media campaigns, video content production, and influencer campaigns.
Experience managing large-scale, complex projects with multiple phases and moving parts, ideally having worked on campaigns $2M+.
Solid background working with cross-functional teams across client service, strategy, creative and production.
Proficient with Google Suite.
Experience with project management software, such as Asana/Salesforce & Harvest, etc.
Extensive experience and fluency in social media, supporting campaign management across omni-channels w/in social media.
Stellar communication skills and ability to “speak the language” of each department.
Passion for delighting clients and going above & beyond.
Keen eye for detail with the foresight to think about the bigger picture.
Super organized, able to manage a ton of things simultaneously and follow tight deadlines.
Proactive.
Adaptive.

Responsibilities

Responsible for success of project execution, delivering on time, on budget and as scoped.
Track hours and budgets against those set in SOW & internal tracking systems.
Map out project planning, including overall phases, key deliverables or goals, important milestones, and what resources are needed when.
Provide operational support to ensure team members are on track with delivery dates by scheduling meetings, hosting internal check-ins, drafting and posting meeting notes, developing lists of action items, and communicating assignments, deadlines and needs.
Provide project-level input that furthers the efficiency and quality of the work and advocate for the agency/client relationship.
Understand staffing and scope requirements, with ability to inform scopes of work.
Facilitate business objectives and expectations and communicate changes/directions to internal team members.
Facilitate communication between all departments (Account, Creative, Strategy, Media, Production, and Executive Leadership).
Assess projects to proactively identify blind spots and roadblocks, then move quickly to resolve issues as soon as possible.
Pre-project - work with cross-functional teams to estimate hours from each team for each phase to inform budget, then monitor hours burned against the estimate.
Schedule resources for each phase, including estimated dates and resources that will be needed.
Work with team leads to assign best team members based on expertise and background.
Escalate to team leads if deadlines, hours burned or scope are in jeopardy.
Actively drive projects forward by keeping cross-functional teams on target with an eye on the horizon for potential pitfalls.
Work with the account team to secure client input, feedback, and approvals on our work.
Work with production team to manage deadlines, timelines and budgetary needs
Audit, support and recommend/build processes, systems, and documents to improve strategy and operational efficiency.
Work simultaneously on multiple clients’ programs within tight deadlines and moving parts, seeing projects through from start to finish.
Potential client integration on key projects as needed.
Spread joy!