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Sr. Project Manager - Creative

At 22squared, a Creative Senior Project Manager is responsible for process management, oversight and day-to-day management of an assigned client or clients. The Senior Project Manager keeps the teams’ attention focused on achieving goals and meeting deadlines, by clearly communicating expectations and a sense of urgency when required.  The ideal candidate has 5-7 years of project management experience, from an agency or in-house agency environment. To be considered for this position you must have proven experience working on 360 marketing campaigns. 

This role may be client-facing and the candidate will need to have a full understanding of driving broadcast, social, print and digital projects from initiation through implementation.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee workload of Project Manager(s) to ensure work is appropriately distributed
• Maintain a high-level planning overview of client projects
• Resolve and/or escalate project issues in a timely fashion
• Actively manage multi-track programs and projects on assigned client, working across all channels and various job types
• Develop and own internal creative process with key multi-disciplinary stakeholders
• Create and execute complex project timelines based on scoped hours and staff plans
• Work closely with all team members to ensure process is followed and they are engaged in a timely and efficient manner
• Assist in the training and advocating of process to the agency
• Facilitate internal status and project meetings effectively
• Manage studio production workloads for your projects
• Understand how to communicate difficult/sensitive information tactfully
• Own the allocation, monitoring and optimization of resource allocation for assigned client(s)
• Work closely with video and radios producers on deliverables for larger campaigns
• Proactively identify and develop solutions for internal process issues

• Control priorities of projects throughout the project lifecycle

• Manage all projects in the appropriate project management software

Knowledge & Experience

• Excellent management skills and the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong, proactive, responsive written and oral communication skills
• Works well under pressure and consistently delivers high quality work
• Strong problem solver with organization and analytical skills
• Ability to prioritize tasks and team assignments
• Well-developed interpersonal and time management skills
• Team player willing to support other team members with work overflow
• Ability to manage and motivate agency team members
• Self-directed, goal-oriented, results-driven personality with a commitment to continuous improvement
• Strong Knowledge of planning and scheduling tools, e.g. Workfront, SmartSheets, etc.
• Detail-oriented and highly organized
• Strong leadership, communications, and negotiation skills
• Adaptable to change and tight deadlines