Job Title: Project Manager
Location-Type: Remote (EST or CST only)
Start Date: ASAP, week of the 26th
Duration: Contract, through March 3rd (maternity leave coverage)
Compensation Range: $44.20/hr - $46.00/hr on W2
Benefits: Eligible for Health, Dental, Vision, and 401K
Visa Sponsorship: Not eligible for visa sponsorship
Job Description
The client is seeking an experienced Project Manager to support a high-volume creative production team, serving as the single point of contact across billing, timing, resources, and deliverables for a broad client portfolio.
Job Summary
- Manage a high volume of simultaneous projects and deliverables, spanning 10-15 clients and 100 deliverables at a time
- Determine course of action, resource, and prioritize activities to meet deliverables and deadlines outlined in creative briefs submitted by account managers
- Lead project communications and team alignment, including discovery calls, kickoff meetings, and weekly job status meetings
- Identify scheduling issues and communicate them to marketing, account, and creative teams, assisting with forecast and client budget planning
- Secure creative resources based on availability and project prioritization while meeting deadlines efficiently
- Proactively partner with account management teams to plan and forecast work across your client list
- Manage and process timesheets, utilization reports, expense reports, and vendor invoices in a timely manner
Minimum Requirements
- 3-5 years of project management experience, with at least 1-2 years in creative project management
- Workfront experience, with hands-on knowledge of task assignment and scheduling
- Experience managing high-volume workloads, 100 projects or deliverables simultaneously
- Familiarity across a variety of deliverable types, including print, media, email, and meta campaigns
- Waterfall methodology experience, task-based project management approach required
- Ability to work independently on a daily basis with minimal oversight
Preferred Qualifications
- Agency background, strongly preferred
- Experience resourcing and managing capacity for a creative team
- Ability to pivot fluidly between fast-paced and long-horizon projects
- Proficiency in Excel