Sr. Project Manager

Tombras•Knoxville, TN

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Project manage and oversee all jobs for assigned accounts, which includes leading large multi-faceted projects/accounts/campaigns in either the brand or social realm. Act as the liaison between the account executives, creative, social, video, and digital team members to create project schedules, milestones, and delivery dates. Prioritize and allocate project resources based on timing, scope, budgets and project requirements. Expedite process when necessary to ensure that projects are completed on time. Communicate and help solve any problems or issues that could jeopardize the project. Initiate and conduct team or project status meetings on an established schedule. Identify process and workflow issues, and fine-tune schedules as necessary based on the team’s overall priorities. Participate in project kickoff meetings and coordinate approvals at every project stage. Provide ongoing communication regarding project status or budget issues to internal team members. Estimate projects (internal and externals costs) including handling vendor bids and selection of vendors. Work directly with outside vendors to produce required deliverables as necessary. Work with creative staff during the design phase to provide production recommendations and specifications. Work with Business Affairs to address legal issues.

Requirements

5-7 years of experience in project management and print production within an ad agency
Knowledge of marketing, social, design, print production, video, TV, radio and digital development processes
Quality proofing skills and a good eye for the visual details
Experience working with Mac-based applications
Experience in managing print and TV production

Nice To Haves

Experience with NetSuite project management software a plus

Responsibilities

Project manage and oversee all jobs for assigned accounts, leading large multi-faceted projects/accounts/campaigns.
Act as the liaison between account executives, creative, social, video, and digital team members to create project schedules, milestones, and delivery dates.
Prioritize and allocate project resources based on timing, scope, budgets, and project requirements.
Expedite processes to ensure projects are completed on time.
Communicate and solve problems or issues that could jeopardize the project.
Initiate and conduct team or project status meetings.
Identify process and workflow issues and fine-tune schedules as necessary.
Participate in project kickoff meetings and coordinate approvals.
Provide ongoing communication regarding project status or budget issues.
Estimate projects (internal and external costs), including handling vendor bids and selection.
Work directly with outside vendors to produce required deliverables.
Work with creative staff to provide production recommendations and specifications.
Work with Business Affairs to address legal issues.