Hybrid Creative Project Lead

Modicum; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid scheduling

Health plan

Dental plan

Vision plan

401K and commuter benefits

Unlimited PTO

Family leave

Job summary

Modicum, a proudly independent digital creative agency in New York, seeks a seasoned Project Manager to own scope, schedules, budgets, and client communications for diverse branding, events, and marketing projects.

You will coordinate cross-functional teams, manage external vendors, and ensure timely, on-budget delivery with proactive risk management. Hybrid work and strong benefits accompany a collaborative, inclusive culture.

Qualifications

• 3-7 years experience building and managing strong client relationships in project manager, project coordinator, or client services roles.
• The desire to provide enthusiastic, friendly client experiences that go above and beyond nuts and bolts conversations.
• The ability to set and negotiate expectations, anticipate internal team needs, and set creatives up for success (creative services knowledge is a plus!)
• Experience managing multiple concurrent tasks/projects across timelines, scopes, and budgets.
• Excellent and timely communication skills, including the ability to compile, document, and communicate project requirements, resource plans, and calendar conflicts.

Responsibilities

• Own project scope, deliverables, timelines, and milestones
• Build and maintain project schedules
• Manage project budgets, burn, forecasting, and profitability
• Develop and maintain project resource plansCoordinate with external vendors, freelancers, and other third-party resources as needed to support project delivery.
• Partner with creative leadership to ensure creative teams have the information, resources, timelines, and support they need to work efficiently and effectively.
• Own the intake of client briefs, understand incoming feedback and expectations, and ensure deliveries reflect all client direction
• Manage day-to-day client communication and expectations
• Run project meetings and maintain clear action items/next steps
• Track approvals, feedback, and dependencies
• Proactively identify risks, scope changes, resourcing needs, and potential budget/timeline issues early
• Escalate issues appropriately and develop solutions
• Maintain project documentation and systems of record
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget, and to the expected quality
• Identify opportunities for additional work or deeper client relationships and surface them to Accounts

Skills

Project management

Client relationships

Budgeting

Communication

Job description

Modicum, a proudly independent digital creative agency in New York, seeks a seasoned Project Manager to own scope, schedules, budgets, and client communications for diverse branding, events, and marketing projects.

You will coordinate cross-functional teams, manage external vendors, and ensure timely, on-budget delivery with proactive risk management. Hybrid work and strong benefits accompany a collaborative, inclusive culture.