SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER/PRODUCER, HYBRID, MILWAUKEE WI
C2 client, a full service advertising/marketing agency, does business with a twist. They focus intently on bringing momentum to their clients to help move the clients’ top and bottom line. Their efforts are the result of immersing themselves in every facet of their clients’ products and model, serving as a business development partner – not just a typical marketing agency. They believe it is the combination of carefully crafted strategy and thoughtfully developed creative that leads to award-winning work with undeniable results.
Our client seeks a Senior Project Manager/Producer to cover a maternity leave. The right candidate has some agency experience and has a successful track record of leading creative across print, web, digital, social, event/experiential/trade show and video projects.
Start Date: potentially mid July
Duration: August to end of January with possible extension
Location: Three days per week on-site at Traction Factory’s fabulous Walker’s Point offices on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.
Compensation: $30-$50 per hour commensurate with experience
Overview:
Our client seeks a dynamic individual with hybrid skills in an integrated project manager/producer role.
This individual will partner with the account team on the planning and development of all creative work products.
- As the executor extraordinaire, the Senior PM/Producer will manage the details of the project from input to completion, shepherding through multiple departments, coordinating internal agency and outside resources, and maintaining timelines and budgets throughout the process.
- A successful candidate will be comfortable under pressure and has mastered the art of negotiation and juggling projects to ensure that constantly shifting priorities are met on a daily basis. Detail obsession is a must.
- A successful candidate will be comfortable working on a wide variety of project work including print management, sales promotion development, video production, digital and social campaigns, trade show and mobile execution and other integrated marketing initiatives.
- Responsibilities will include the ability to bring proactive solutions that assist the agency in meeting client needs and balancing resources to ensure a steady workflow. An in-depth understanding of the agency environment is helpful to ensure the ability to pull the right triggers and engage the right skillsets throughout the development of each project. The Senior PM is responsible for writing internal project briefs, developing achievable timelines, issuing vendor POs, and structuring production estimates.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Act as the primary internal contact for assigned day-to-day projects, partnering with the account team to understand client business and communication needs.
- Proactively gather the necessary information to plan and implement each client project with the ability to distill client/account team input into project briefs.
- Manage discussions with print vendors to plan projects, develop estimates, oversee proof reviews, and provide logistical details for delivery of projects to distribution centers.
- Provide timely issuance of all documentation: project and creative briefs, estimates, POs, timelines, status, and budget reports to necessary team members.
- Actively participate in the creative development process, reviewing all deliverables generated by the creative team to ensure project objectives are met. Work directly with a proofreader to ensure the accuracy of all client-facing materials.
- Apply advanced knowledge of digital workflows and project management software including Box Relay, Adobe Pro, Jira, and Smartsheets.
- Work with outside vendor partners to obtain estimates and manage timelines for photography, retouching, video animation and editing, digital and broadcast production.
What Our Client Is Looking For:
- 6+ years in a project manager or producer role servicing B2B and B2C clients. Agency experience preferred.
- Proven track record of managing complex projects and developing dynamic timelines with many moving parts. Ability to work with multiple teams on simultaneous projects under challenging timelines.
- In-depth knowledge of digital and offset printing processes and pre-press proofing with the ability to work efficiently with outside vendors on estimates and planning.
- Demonstrated success with comprehensive project management of complex print, experiential, and digital assignments.
- Fully understand the agency workflow from project inception to completion with ability to collaborate with creative director-level team members to manage the creative process.
- Experience with managing multi-faceted production resources including photographers, talent agencies, editing studios, retouchers, and more.
- Expert in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Box, Adobe Pro, Smartsheets, Jira
Nice to Haves:
- Experience managing multi-layered large-scale trade shows with multiple audiences and environmental/experiential needs.
- Experience managing complex data-driven sales promotions with multiple audiences and deliverables.
- Ability to interface with web designers and developers.
- Resource management experience with developed connections in the creative community.
All candidates must be located and authorized to work in the United States. C2 does not sponsor work visas. C2 is unable to hire contractors from these states: CA, CO, NY, DC
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