What are the responsibilities and job description for the Freelance Project Manager position at VML?
Who we are looking for :
VML is looking for a Project Manager / Program Manager (Freelance) with a breadth and depth of expertise to champion Digital work across multiple work streams with a focus on the Website and Microsite builds and upgrades and the automotive consumer at the center. This is an exciting opportunity to lead the delivery of innovative solutions bringing together creative, data and technology across the entire customer journey.
To be successful in this role, you must possess agency experience in both digital marketing, building digital experiences and creating compelling content. You must have a strong creative sensibility, a genuine interest in user-centered design, and a hands-on understanding of content production for all channels.
In this role, you will be responsible for leading talented teams to better understand client needs, consumer journeys, market forces and customer sentiments to deliver effective solutions. You will be accountable for ensuring all project deliverables are of high-quality, completed on time and on budget, and are aligned with the brand’s goals. You must have the ability to maintain the broad vision required for executing a project, including strategic thinking and leadership from beginning to end, as well as the talent for overseeing all the small details that add up to fulfilling our commitment to client satisfaction and project requirements. The ideal candidate will be an innovator who is excited to roll up their sleeves and get into the details to build processes that drive business.
What you'll do :
Work | Deliver Digital and Website focused work that is excellent, on time, on budget AND goes beyond the brief. You will be responsible for setting up plans and processes that drive projects forward and ensure successful delivery with high client satisfaction. You will need a strong understanding of the Automotive industry and CMS.
People | Motivate, direct and challenge teams to produce great work. You will be responsible for establishing and managing cross-functional teams across different locations that are collaborative, efficient and high-functioning.
Process | Establish and manage program communication and process. You will be responsible for setting up appropriate structure and tools to ensure successful collaboration and engagement across agency and client teams.
Financials | Responsible for project estimation, planning and profitability. You will be responsible for building detailed project plans; creating scopes of work; managing resource allocations; and reporting on project status, burn rates, budgets and reconciliations to agency and client stakeholders.
Who you are :
A builder | Process-oriented and an innovator with a strong point of view and distinct voice. Ability and appetite to create and bring people together and inspire solutions.
Optimistic, open and collaborative | Our team is close-knit and supportive and we’re working with a lot of unknowns – you must be an advocate of environments that are comfortable with ambiguity, positive and encourage collaboration.
Ego-less | We all wear the hats that need wearing, it’s a mentality that makes the team successful.
What you'll need :
3 years of hands-on project management / / program management experience in an advertising or marketing communications company, ideally at a creative agency or with major Brand focused project work.
An deep understanding of Waterfall methodologies which emphasize a linear progression from beginning to the end of a project. You will work closely with strategists, creatives and technical engineers, and be responsible for planning, detailed documentation, and consecutive execution across multiple projects and deliverables.
Proven track record in driving creative solutions, digital content creation, CMS, website and microsite builds and owning micro strategies that engage and impact CX journeys for Automotive consumers.
Have experience working directly with clients and across a myriad of internal and external stakeholders.
Knowledge of social and mobile content creation and requirements for different channels.
Customer experience and journey mapping, e-commerce, retail and consumer brand marketing experience are highly desired, especially in the Automotive arena.
Good understanding of emerging web standards, user-centered design (UX / UI), optimization and search practices.
Experience working on large-scale integrated, omnichannel programs with multiple parallel work streams and diverse teams (UX, Tech, Strategy, Creative, Account, Research and Data) across VML's U.S. offices.
High EQ and the ability to read what a team needs to help motivate them.
- Self-motivated and driven to build and create great work.
