Project Manager

2/4/2022

Benchworks is a team built with purpose. We are a collaboration of former industry executives and brand leaders, successful marketers, creative agency pros, tech experts, and scientists. We focus on four critical pillars for building strong brands: Creative, Strategy, Science, and Technology.

ROLE OVERVIEW:

Benchworks is looking for an experienced Project Manager (PM) to join our team. This is a perfect opportunity for a confident, motivated, strong communicator who wants to thrive in an entrepreneurial environment while working with a great team of colleagues.

The PM is primarily responsible for the coordination, oversight and allocation of resources for creative projects within the agency as well as scope and budget management for executing creative projects – while also supporting the Agency’s strategic/creative marketing and growth initiatives.

The PM should be familiar with a variety of the field’s concepts, practices and procedures and be able to set/modify deadlines/milestones, lead and direct the work of others while monitoring and reporting the progress of projects to Account Services. The successful candidate will work collaboratively between our internal teams to manage all resources and coordinate all details required to deliver marketing projects on time, on budget and within project scope. In accepting ownership of the project’s success, a wide degree of creativity, problem solving and latitude with trust is expected.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Create project estimates and monitor those projects with regards to agency hours, outside resource and vendor costs.
  • Create project timelines including resource allocation.
  • Interact with all department leads in developing schedules for multi-channel projects.
  • Track/monitor job progress, including milestones to ensure deadlines are being met.
  • Work with all project managers and digital/creative department heads to balance workloads of cross-functional team based on team member bandwidth, capability and client project priorities
  • Monitor utilization rates of creative and digital staff with collective project managers to optimize productivity and efficiency of resources.
  • Identify and clearly communicate project resource risks to digital/creative department heads in a timely manner
  • Assist digital/creative department heads with outside resource management, including providing needed graphic standards, creative briefs and project requirements
  • Manage expectations collaboratively with digital, creative, media, account services and production departments
  • Troubleshoot and resolve project roadblocks or delays to move projects forward
  • Monitor scope as outlined, flag scope creep and incremental requests to account services.
  • Review projects for accuracy and alignment with project objectives
  • Ensure work meets client’s objectives
  • Release assets to production vendors and clients
  • Onboard new staff on agency process, server organization and project management tool
  • Ensure process is strictly followed
  • Estimates and incremental estimates are approved prior to work commencing
  • Attend kickoff, internal reviews, and client status meetings as necessary to ensure the project management tool is updated with staff assignments, project status, schedule updates and time entry
  • Specifications/templates/requirements are obtained as needed
  • Creative assets are saved and organized according to established agency best practices on server
  • Creative assets are not released to media publishers, vendors, or clients without proper licensing

BASIC SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Minimum of 3-5 years proven project management experience managing traditional print and digital projects at an agency with multi-disciplinary teams
  • BA in design, marketing, communications, management, or related field
  • Working knowledge of project management tools (Workbook a plus)
  • Software: MS Word, Excel, and Outlook; Adobe Acrobat
  • Enthusiasm and passion for creative projects
  • Soft skills such as problem solving, negotiating, teamwork and collaboration
  • Knowledge of timelines and resources necessary for creative projects.
  • Excellent verbal, written and listening skills
  • Effective management of multiple, concurrent projects against aggressive timelines without compromising accuracy or quality
  • Great interpersonal skills and a do-whatever-it-takes attitude
  • Positive attitude and general spirit of teamwork

Important information about Benchworks:

  • Established in 1991 with a history of success
  • Agency values high standards
  • Agency rewards loyalty and quality work
  • Excellent benefits include training opportunities/continuing education
  • Collaborative team-based culture

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