Senior Project Manager

Overview

As a Senior Project Manager at LIFT, you will play a pivotal role in the management of internal resources, program delivery and project profitability at a performance marketing focused creative agency.

You will collaborate closely with internal teams to deliver high-quality work that exceeds client expectations. We are a warm, smart, and collaborative group of creative thinkers and doers, passionate about our work and fostering strong client relationships.

Responsibilities

Program delivery and management :

• Develop and manage creative project timelines, ensuring all resources are delivering on their individual tasks efficiently and effectively.
• Manage projects from start to finish in Basecamp, including project setup, resource and task assignments, etc. - ensuring all trains are running on time and within budget.
• Manage freelance creative resources, ensuring assignments are clear, time spent is logged accurately, etc.

Financial management :

• Manage to target margins on individual projects, ensuring that projects are scoped accurately, resource assignments made accurately, time tracked correctly and delivery is efficient.
• Diligent attention to project margins in real-time, adjusting ways-of-working and resource assignments in real-time to ensure target profitability metrics achieved.
• Flagging when deliverables out-of-scope, developing Change of Scope documentation and managing execution of COS in partnership with account manager.

Account operations :

• Leads internal SCRUM meetings to ensure all resources aware of their assignments and priorities
• Takes meeting notes and distributes internally
• Internal file management (Google Drive, Engyte)
• Internal meeting scheduling

Skillset

Production Expertise

• Digital : SEM, SEO, web, digital media, social media (various platforms), email
• Print : Direct Mail and collateral
• Ability to interface and manage the relationship with printer vendor

Soft Skills

• Independent, proactive, experience in project management and production
• Ability to keep creative teams on schedule and on budget
• Proactive; ability to ask the right questions

Requirements :

• 6-10 years of experience in Project Management at a creative agency
• Deep expertise in paid digital / social media asset production
• Proficient in Basecamp

About LIFT

At LIFT, we exist to find new and better ways to connect people to the brands we serve.

LIFT Values

We earn our fees.

We are committed to excellence in even the smallest details to ensure we achieve the best results.

We’re driven to improve.

Our crafts keep evolving and so do we. We are curious and hungry to stay up to date with the latest trends and technology, and we are determined to discover better ways to help our clients and each other.

We are the coworkers you want to work with.

We are positive, solution-oriented, and have each other’s backs even if it’s not our job. We recognize that we’re better together, and act with empathy and kindness toward each other.

We embrace our uniqueness.

We’re all different - it’s what makes us great. We cultivate an open, welcoming space where everyone has the strength and safety to succeed and to be their most authentic self.

We have fun and celebrate our success.

We work hard and enjoy what we do, and seek to recognize and applaud our individual and team accomplishments.

Compensation and Benefits

The compensation range for this full-time position is $80,000 to $110,000 + benefits. This is based on the skills, experience, and qualifications of the candidate, as well as the requirements of the position.

LIFT Agency provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.