Senior Project Manager

Circa - IPG DXTRA•Atlanta, GA

2h•Hybrid

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. Momentum is an agency of doers. We make the industry’s most disruptive, entertaining, shareable, unforgettable experiences for our clients and their fans. We do it by bringing people closer to what they love, in original and unexpected ways. Whether it’s a physical activation, a virtual experience, or a piece of unique branded content, it’s all part of what we call the Total Brand Experience — ideas that solve business challenges, through best-in-class Consulting, Strategy, Analytics, Experience Design, and Production. We want you to help brands do amazing, unprecedented, wild things, creating experiences that people never forget. At Momentum, we expect our employees to embody our values! Our Core Values of Be One, Do Great Work, Have Fun, Give Back and Grow empower an environment where we challenge ourselves professionally and encourage each other personally. At Momentum, we make our differences matter! Who we are matters. We choose to hire diverse voices from all walks of life. We choose to make our culture one where everyone can be their authentic self and speak in their voice. We choose to give each other permission to get things wrong, so we can learn to make them right. We choose to celebrate the bravery of our peers and we choose to be collectively responsible. At Momentum, we make our actions matter! Making it matter means always choosing the sustainable option. It means designing waste out from the start. It means working with the right materials. Sourcing locally, innovating off-the-shelf solutions and reusing and repurposing. It means powering smarter. Traveling less. And only working with vendors who do the same. Make it matter means becoming the first experiential agency in the world to receive 2 ISO certifications. At Momentum, we make our people matter! We choose to make your workplace part of your wellbeing. We choose a hybrid work model. We choose no meeting Fridays. We choose to let ourselves take as much Time Well Taken (vacation) as we need. We choose education programs that help our people develop professionally and personally. We choose tuition reimbursement. We choose to match your 401K. We choose to make your financial wellbeing our priority. We choose to make our people’s lives matter.

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

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

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