Overview

Directs and manages interactive projects from beginning to end, ensuring they are developed and executed to meet agency standards and client expectations.

Responsibilities

Project Management

• Determine and document project deliverables, risks, timelines, and budgets
• Liaise with the Resource Manager and Creative teams to secure internal resources.
• Determine the proper digital freelancer resources (when required). Create detailed scope of work contracts and be able to negotiate fixed costs.
• Works with account management to develop and execute interactive marketing and creative strategy.
• Actively participate in leading teams in production feasibility, technical requirements, costs and timing implications
• Establish, maintain and ensure quality interactive solutions are provided to clients.
• Maintain best practices
• Manage freelancers, internal teams, and delivery teams to ensure project is delivered on time and within scope
• Proactively identify project conflicts and resource gaps and resolve accordingly to ensure projects are running smoothly at all times.
• Attend brainstorms, client meetings, briefings
• Manage 5 – 7 projects concurrently

Financial

• Work with Finance teams to manage WIP’s, Freelancer budgets, and timesheets
• Detailed monitoring of hours vs. effort for each team member

Qualifications

Skills

• A minimum of 1 to 2 years of production and project management experience in the interactive industry.
• A creative, open-minded, solutions-oriented approach to problem solving.
• Ability to be flexible and highly adaptive in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to multi-task and process information expeditiously.
• Highly developed organizational, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Solid track record of successfully delivering complex projects from start to completion.
• A strong team player.
• Strong computer and software skills
• Able to work with minimal supervision while maintaining focus and productivity.
• Able to anticipate and manage risk.
• Detail-oriented. Able to see the big picture while paying attention to the smallest details.
• Calm and patient under pressure.