Senior Project Manager- Freelance

VML•New York, NY

3d•$65 - $85•Hybrid

About The Position

VML is looking for a Senior Project Manager- Freelance with a breadth and depth of expertise to champion omnichannel work across multiple workstreams with a focus on the customer at the center. This is an exciting opportunity to lead the delivery of innovative solutions bringing together creative, data and technology across the entire customer journey. To be successful in this role, you must possess agency experience in both digital and integrated marketing, building digital experiences and creating compelling content. You must have a strong creative sensibility, a genuine interest in user-centered design, and a hands-on understanding of content production for all channels. In this role, you will be responsible for leading talented teams to understand client needs, market forces and consumer sentiments to deliver effective solutions. You will be accountable for ensuring all project deliverables are of high-quality, completed on time and on budget, and are aligned with the brand’s goals. You must have the ability to maintain the broad vision required for executing a project, including strategic thinking and leadership from beginning to end, as well as the talent for overseeing all the small details that add up to fulfilling our commitment to client satisfaction and project requirements. The ideal candidate will be an innovator who is excited to roll up their sleeves and get into the details to build processes that drive business.

Requirements

4+ years of hands-on project leadership experience in advertising or marketing communications in a client-facing role, ideally at a creative agency or similar.
Proven track record in driving creative solutions and digital content creation.
Knowledge of social and mobile content creation and requirements for different channels.
Experience working on large-scale integrated, omnichannel programs with multiple parallel work streams and diverse teams (UX, Tech, Strategy, Creative, Account, Research and Data) across remote offices.
High EQ and the ability to read what a team needs to help motivate them.
Self-motivated and driven to build and create great work.

Nice To Haves

Customer experience and journey mapping, e-commerce, retail and consumer brand marketing experience are highly desired.
Good understanding of emerging web standards, user-centered design (UX/UI), optimization and search practices.

Responsibilities

Deliver work that is excellent, on time, on budget AND goes beyond the brief.
Set up plans and processes that drive projects forward and ensure successful delivery with high client satisfaction.
Motivate, direct and challenge teams to produce great work.
Establish and manage cross-functional teams across different locations that are collaborative, efficient and high-functioning.
Establish and manage program communication and process.
Set up appropriate structure and tools to ensure successful collaboration and engagement across agency and client teams.
Responsible for project estimation, planning and profitability.
Build detailed project plans.
Manage resource allocations.
Report on project status, burn rates, budgets and reconciliations to agency and client stakeholders.