What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Project Manager - Contract position at CORNETT?
The Senior Project Manager is the agency's internal support lead working on assigned accounts to initiate and track all projects from start to finish. The Project Manager will work directly with the Creative Resources team and Client Partner on assigned accounts to ensure every project is on time and on budget. They will constantly have a full understanding of all project deliverables and serve as a contact for clients to provide job status updates at any time.
They plan, organize, and schedule in an efficient, productive manner, and are able to produce significant output with minimal wasted effort.
They have extreme attention to detail, and do not let important details slip through the cracks or derail a project. They do not cut corners ethically, earning trust and maintaining confidence with the internal agency team and clients.
They are flexible and able to quickly adapt and adjust to changing priorities, all while coping effectively with complexity and change. They are calm under pressure.
They learn quickly and can proficiently understand, absorb, and re-distribute new information. They ask questions when they do not know the answer.
They are great communicators. They speak and write clearly, and can articulate without being overly verbose or talkative. They maintain this standard in all forms of written communication, including email.
They expect personal performance and team performance to be nothing short of the best. They coach people in their current roles to improve performance and prepare them for future roles. They exhibit passion and excitement over work and a can-do attitude in their mentorship role.
They possess a strong willingness to work hard and sometimes long hours to get the job done as they will have a significant impact on the overall success of projects within the agency.
WHAT WILL YOU DO?
● Act as the team's internal support for all assigned accounts, including opening new jobs, executing change orders, creating estimates and building timelines
● Effectively collaborate with and manage agency and vendor/partner resources as needed for client success and agency profitability
● Facilitate daily communication between client partner, creative, strategy, and agency support services on assigned accounts
● Proactively orchestrate all agency resources, alongside the Creative Resources team, on assigned accounts
● Assist with job development by communicating changes and keeping the internal team informed
● Attend all internal meetings related to assigned accounts
● Develop and foster a strong, high-performing team including coaching, regular feedback sessions, and career development support
● Assist client partner with budget and financial management for assigned accounts including monitoring budgets versus actuals
● Establish and maintain relationships with client personnel
● Develop and maintain client status reports and lead client status meetings
● Work with clients for job completion and keep them updated on priorities and deadlines
● Interact with outside vendors on clients' behalf
WHAT SHOULD YOU HAVE?
You need to be a highly motivated, organized, and passionate individual willing to tackle demanding tasks. You will need a strong desire to learn and an eagerness to help. To thrive, the Senior Project Manager will have an astute attention to detail and quality.
● 5-7 years of professional experience plus previous education or internship in a related field
● Bachelor's degree relating to Communications, Advertising and Marketing
● A passion for creativity
● A desire for excellence and a passion to succeed in a fast-moving and ever-evolving environment where everyone is expected to be hands-on
● Strong organizational skills
● Strong oral and written communication skills
● Strong interpersonal skills
ABOUT CORNETT
Named a 2021 Small Agency of the Year, Gold Southeast by Ad Age. We are proudly small, independent, and female-owned.
We're a collective of fun-loving, intelligent, imaginative, driven, and sometimes rowdy weirdos. Like any good Kentuckian, we're genuine and hospitable. We don't like big egos. We're open-minded. We play nice. We share. We're fostering a culture centered on inclusiveness, where all of our people can show up daily and be 100% themselves and feel 100% comfortable, celebrated and respected for the perspective they bring to CORNETT.
Our goal is to be an agency where any brand can come to us with any audience and challenge, and we can deliver and connect culturally beyond their wildest expectations.
ABOUT LEXINGTON
If you've been to Lexington, you love it. If you haven't been, you will. A beautiful, culturally rich place full of good people. For a mid-sized city, we have an oversized but tight-knit creative community that permeates everything-food, art, bourbon, music, and industry. A little bit Southern, a little bit Midwest, making for a vibe that's unique but the best of everything.
We're surrounded by rolling hills and gorgeous horse farms, with a thriving, bustling and constantly evolving downtown. Within a short drive, you can see where the Bluegrass kisses the Appalachian Mountains. You can chase waterfalls. You can hike into absolute seclusion. And you can explore the Red River Gorge, one of the best-kept geological wonders in America.
Not to mention, the cost of living makes you feel like you're getting away with something.
Like we said, there's a lot to love about our big little city.
WHO IS IN CHARGE HERE?
The position reports to the VP, Client Partnerships or Director, Client Partnerships.
The position is located in Lexington, KY.
