Project Manager

Daviselen Advertising • Los Angeles, CA

70d

About The Position

The Project Manager is the central contact point for all project and campaign work that flows through the agency. The project and campaign work includes all media across the board- Digital, Web, Print, Social, TV, Radio, Experiential and OOH. Once the Account Team has opened a job or briefed the team on a new project, the Project Manager (PM) will confirm and enforce the scheduled timeline. Working with the Creative and Account Departments, the PM will confirm the assigned team required to complete the steps of the job. The PM monitors the life of each job at all stages to assure that all work will be completed by key dates and within the scheduled deadlines. As needed, the PM will work with Account Team to adjust job deadlines and manage expectations while still meeting the Client's needs. The PM manages multiple projects in multiple markets at any given time and manages the inter-agency relationships between departments. The PM reviews daily workloads with the Account and Creative teams and adjusts assignments as needed, making sure that the appropriate staff is utilized, and workloads are evenly maintained. The PM manages the routing process for Creative, Account and Client approvals, and acts as the mediator between all Account Services members and Creative to establish and re-evaluate priorities.

Requirements

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
• Teams/SharePoint experience ideal
• Previous project management systems and software use/expertise
• Exceptional organizational, communication and negotiation skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects at various stages simultaneously
• General Knowledge of Creative terminology
• 3+ years previous PM experience ideally in an agency setting
• Solutions oriented

Responsibilities

• Manage project timelines holding all team members accountable to key dates
• Check in daily with all team members to review assignment status and due dates
• Fact-find on behalf of the Creative team to confirm current product specs and descriptions
• Update weekly Creative WIP spreadsheet as needed for weekly Creative Director meeting
• Manage routing and approval process for all media
• Review all creative as final check before it goes into production
• Manage feedback from the Account team
• Attend all Creative briefings
• Attend all Creative reviews and take notes on feedback
• Attend all internal status meetings
• Maintain that the DAMS is current and up to date for all media
• Enforce the use of routing and project management tools to maintain standardized workflow

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