Project Manager - Freelance (NYC)

This is a Freelance role that estimates 40hrs/wk from September through EOY.

THE ROLE

As Freelance Project Manager, you will be a key player in the success of our large-scale campaigns, working alongside Client Service, Strategy, Creative, and Production to ensure successful execution of multi-phased and complex creative work. You will oversee project scoping, budgeting, scheduling, all the way through execution, managing team resources, and monitoring progress on the project. You are an out-of-the box thinker, someone who thrives under pressure, overwhelmingly positive, with an agile approach to getting it done, and an innovative approach to building teams around complex, never-been-done-before work. The ideal candidate will also help codify, define, and implement processes for optimization and excellence within our teams.

Movers+Shakers’ is committed to personal and professional growth.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for success of project execution, delivering on time, on budget and as scoped.
• Track hours and budgets against those set in SOW & internal tracking systems.
• Map out project planning, including overall phases, key deliverables or goals, important milestones, and what resources are needed when.
• Provide operational support to ensure team members are on track with delivery dates by scheduling meetings, hosting internal check-ins, drafting and posting meeting notes, developing lists of action items, and communicating assignments, deadlines and needs.
• Provide project-level input that furthers the efficiency and quality of the work and advocate for the agency/client relationship.
• Understand staffing and scope requirements, with ability to inform scopes of work.
• Facilitate business objectives and expectations and communicate changes/directions to internal team members.
• Facilitate communication between all departments (Account, Creative, Strategy, Media, Production, and Executive Leadership).
• Assess projects to proactively identify blind spots and roadblocks, then move quickly to resolve issues as soon as possible.
• Pre-project - work with cross-functional teams to estimate hours from each team for each phase to inform budget, then monitor hours burned against the estimate.
• Schedule resources for each phase, including estimated dates and resources that will be needed.
• Work with team leads to assign best team members based on expertise and background.
• Escalate to team leads if deadlines, hours burned or scope are in jeopardy.
• Actively drive projects forward by keeping cross-functional teams on target with an eye on the horizon for potential pitfalls.
• Work with the account team to secure client input, feedback, and approvals on our work.
• Work with production team to manage deadlines, timelines and budgetary needs
• Audit, support and recommend/build processes, systems, and documents to improve strategy and operational efficiency.
• Work simultaneously on multiple clients’ programs within tight deadlines and moving parts, seeing projects through from start to finish.
• Potential client integration on key projects as needed.
• Spread joy!

QUALIFICATIONS

• 4+ years of project management in a creative agency setting, managing innovative social media campaigns, video content production, and influencer campaigns.
• Experience managing large-scale, complex projects with multiple phases and moving parts, ideally having worked on campaigns $2M+
• Solid background working with cross-functional teams across client service, strategy, creative and production
• Proficient with Google Suite
• Experience with project management software, such as Asana/Salesforce & Harvest, etc.
• Extensive experience and fluency in social media, supporting campaign management across omni-channels w/in social media
• Stellar communication skills and ability to “speak the language” of each department
• Passion for delighting clients and going above & beyond
• Keen eye for detail with the foresight to think about the bigger picture
• Super organized, able to manage a ton of things simultaneously and follow tight deadlines
• Proactive
• Adaptive

FREELANCE RATE

Our estimated range for this role is based on an annual salary of $85,000-90,000*

*Actual compensation packages are based on the level of skill and experience each candidate brings to their role. Similarly, we are flexible with the level we are hiring for - they can be mid-senior level. For example, a person may apply for a Project Manager role, and we may assess that their skills are at the Senior Project Manager. Each level has its own compensation range.

At Movers+Shakers, we pride ourselves on competitive salaries, and we work hard to ensure there is pay equity across the company. We welcome open and honest conversations about compensation.