Project Manager

We are seeking a Project Manager to join our team and play a pivotal role in driving the success of our projects. The Project Manager will report to the Associate Director of Agency Operations and collaborate closely with the Account Team to oversee and execute multiple projects concurrently.

THE TASK AT HAND

• Lead cross-functional teams to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Work closely with members of the Account Team to understand client objectives, priorities, and expectations.
• Define project scope and deliverables and develop comprehensive project plans, timelines, and budgets. 
• Communicate the project plan at kick-off with clearly defined deliverables, team member responsibilities, and project milestones/timeline.
• Allocate and manage resources effectively, ensuring that the right team members are assigned to each project.
• Monitor team workloads and redistribute tasks as necessary to maintain optimal productivity.
• Manage project budgets throughout the life of the project, proactively and collaboratively monitoring hours and hard costs. 
• Maintain project timelines, proactively identifying and mitigating potential roadblocks.
• Implement contingency plans to ensure project success.
• Provide regular updates and reports to internal stakeholders on project status, milestones, and key performance indicators.
• Conduct regular reviews to ensure that project deliverables meet or exceed client expectations and agency standards.
• Complete budget reconciliations and after-action reports, with a focus on continuously improving project outcomes.
• Effectively portfolio manage client budgets across larger, more comprehensive accounts. 

WHO YOU ARE

• Comprehensive project management experience in the advertising/marketing industry. 
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Proficiency in project management processes and ability to be dynamic in adopting new technologies and methodologies. 
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills, always coming to the table with a solution.
• Proficiency in financial and budget management, with a strong grasp of mathematical concepts and the ability to effectively allocate resources to optimize project outcomes.
• History of success in leading and delivering multiple complex, integrated projects,  concurrently on time and within budget.

To be what others aren't, you have to do what they won't. We are SixSpeed, a creative marketing agency that is employee-owned, consumer-centric, and ready to deliver on experience. We're here to make the world's most adventurous brands impossible to imitate. Those brands who consider Best Practices a suggestion, not a mandate. The ones that consider inspiration fuel for action, not just food for thought. We embrace risk, and we will empower you to be everything you can be.