Senior Project Manager
About The Position
VML is looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager who can effectively manage a variety of internal stakeholders across multiple departments to deliver on client needs and objectives. The senior project manager will help client stakeholders and agency teams communicate effectively throughout each stage of a project. VML needs proactive problem solvers who can manage team dynamics, manage project financial performance, clearly communicate status, and drive project deliverables to meet deadlines. As a Senior Project Manager, the deliverables encompass both the operational frameworks used to keep projects running smoothly, and the diverse asset types included in the Integrated Marketing Campaigns (IMCs) that will be overseen. This includes Project Governance & Insights (comprehensive project scoping, master planning, and risk management, delivering consistent client-facing status reports, actionable resource heat maps, burn reports, and post-mortems to ensure project health and profitability) and Operational Tools & AI Automation (custom-built dashboards, tracking workflows, and timeline trend analysis tools, leveraging automated workflows, AI-driven templates, and custom agents to optimize daily tasks and team productivity).
Requirements
- Minimum of 5+ years of progressive project management experience, with a significant portion gained within a creative or integrated marketing agency environment.
- Proven track record of leading and managing complex, integrated marketing campaigns from strategy through execution and delivery, including understanding how different channels and disciplines work together.
- Proficiency in applying various project management methodologies (such as Agile, Waterfall, or Hybrid) as appropriate for project needs.
- Strong knowledge and practical experience in the production processes for video (broadcast/CTV), social media, digital media, e-commerce, print, and in-store retail merchandising.
- Deep understanding of the creative development process from brief to final asset delivery.
- Strong skills in client relationship management, collaboration, problem-solving, adaptability, and clear verbal and written communication.
- Ability to manage project budgets and leverage project data (like timeline trends, burn reports, resource heat maps, and velocity charts) to analyze project health, identify risks, forecast needs, and communicate insights to teams and clients.
- Practical experience leveraging LLMs and building basic AI-driven agents or automated workflows to help streamline operations and improve team efficiency.
- Strong proficiency in Jira and Smartsheet, with the ability to create clear, comprehensive project documentation (SOWs, project plans, status reports, and meeting notes).
Responsibilities
- Manage internal stakeholders across multiple departments to deliver on client needs and objectives.
- Facilitate effective communication between client stakeholders and agency teams throughout project stages.
- Act as a proactive problem solver, managing team dynamics.
- Manage project financial performance.
- Clearly communicate project status.
- Drive project deliverables to meet deadlines.
- Oversee operational frameworks for smooth project execution.
- Manage diverse asset types within Integrated Marketing Campaigns (IMCs).
- Conduct comprehensive project scoping, master planning, and risk management.
- Deliver consistent client-facing status reports.
- Create actionable resource heat maps, burn reports, and post-mortems to ensure project health and profitability.
- Develop custom-built dashboards, tracking workflows, and timeline trend analysis tools.
- Leverage automated workflows, AI-driven templates, and custom agents to optimize daily tasks and team productivity.
Benefits
- Competitive benefits package
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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