Associate Project Manager/Project Manager

Colle McVoy is a full-service creative agency that builds enduring relationships between forward-thinking brands and people. We believe these times of rapid change are filled with opportunities, so we constantly strive to push the boundaries of creativity, pressure test best practices and create new brand futures. To thrive, we need Intrepid Thinkers – people who are fearless and adventurous, relentlessly pushing past conventional boundaries into interesting new spaces.  

We nurture a creatively driven, award-winning culture, rife with opportunities for people to grow, advance, evolve and develop new skillsets. At CM, everyone is empowered to create their own career path and where people can be the inspired, energized, authentic individuals they are. As a Certified B Corporation, we believe a better future means we have a responsibility to use our expertise as a force for good to benefit all people, communities and the planet. We welcome applicants seeking meaningful careers that never stop evolving and who share our values of passion, partnership, integrity and courage. 

As a Project Manager at Colle McVoy, you are inherently curious, operationally minded, and a quintessential problem-solver who likes connecting dots. You will collaborate across all departments to scope and manage complex projects from start to finish for all types of projects. As the hub of Colle McVoy’s client work, the Project Manager will be responsible for successfully delivering solutions that exceed client expectations, while remaining on-time and on-budget. This is a client-facing role requiring effective communication and management across all internal departments and disciplines.  

• Collaborate with cross-disciplines while driving the development and delivery of work for a variety of mediums -- print, digital, social, video, audio, web, and experiential 
• Lead and support teams through the course of the project; navigating any problems that may arise and providing resolutions 
• Be a strong partner to the Account Supervisor and Account Executive(s) on the accounts you manage  
• Be an active contributor to both strategic and creative discussions 
• Have a pulse on what’s next, and a line of sight for what’s around the corner  
• Schedule and facilitate team meetings, and communicate next steps to the team 
• Stay up to date on the Clients’ priorities  
• Manage multiple client projects simultaneously  
• Create project timelines with deadlines and phases based on deliverables  
• Proactively document and track your projects to ensure work stays on track 
• Create accurate Estimates for Agency Fee of individual projects, and partner with Producers to define OOP costs as needed 
• Review and provide input on Scopes of Work for individual projects to ensure they are a 1-to-1 with the Estimate 
• Follow the estimating and scoping process to ensure accurate scopes and estimates are achieved in partnership with a Sr. Project Manager  
• Forecast resources for day-to-day projects and partner with your Sr. Project Manager and/or Resource Management Director to secure resources for the lifecycle of a project 
• Oversee the team’s activities to guarantee the overall quality of work and ensure projects are delivered on time and on budget 

• 2+ years of experience within a creative agency environment in a project management capacity 
• Highly organized, highly motivated, goal and detail-oriented, self-starter who is passionate and experienced 
• Excels in problem solving and collaboration with internal, cross-discipline teams 
• Strong communication skills 
• Ability to change priorities quickly based on different client needs 
• Someone who is inquisitive and has a pulse on what’s next 
• Experience with projects and deliverables ranging from $10K to $2M 
• Working understanding of the production processes  
• Working understanding of the lifecycle of digital projects such as websites, emails, apps, and XR 
• Experience with website and email projects, inclusive of the ability to define an approach and has an understanding of functional and technical requirements  
• Experience in developing and managing to project timelines  
• Experience in building accurate Estimates to inform Scope of Work, and managing to those budgets and scopes  
• Experience in Scope of Work writing is nice to have 
• Ability to work both independently, and as a part of a team 
• Ability to work well in a fast-paced environment 
• Experience in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook  
• Ability to travel as needed 

Colle McVoy, Adweek’s 2023 Midsize Agency of the Year, is a full-service creative agency that builds enduring relationships between forward-thinking brands and people. A Certified B Corp back by an award-winning culture, Colle McVoy applies boundless creativity in times of rapid change to question the status quo, invent new methods and blaze paths to unchartered territories. Our client list includes some of the world’s most recognized brands and our innovative culture has been named a Best Place to Work by Ad Age, Outside magazine and the Star Tribune. For more information, visitcollemcvoy.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and Twitter.
 
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.