Senior Project Manager

Posted 3 weeks ago

Worldwide

Summary

We are looking for a Senior Project Manager to help lead the planning, coordination, and execution of creative, digital, and strategic client projects. This role is ideal for someone with strong agency experience who can keep projects moving, teams aligned, budgets protected, and timelines realistic. You will be the internal operational lead across assigned accounts, working closely with Account Managers, Creative Directors, Strategists, Designers, Developers, Media Teams, and leadership. What You’ll Own Build and manage project plans, timelines, milestones, task assignments, and resource allocations Translate approved scopes into clear internal work plans Lead internal kickoffs and status meetings to align teams on priorities, deadlines, and deliverables Track schedules, dependencies, critical paths, and resourcing conflicts before they create delays Partner with Account Managers to monitor budgets, resource burn, profitability, and scope changes Identify scope creep and support change order or budget update conversations when needed Capture and distribute feedback, approvals, decisions, and next steps Proactively flag project risks and bring practical solutions Keep project management tools, briefs, notes, assets, and documentation accurate and up to date Help improve agency workflows, templates, and project management processes What We’re Looking For Proven experience managing creative, digital, or marketing agency projects Strong understanding of brand, web, campaign, media, and strategy workflows Ability to manage multiple cross-functional projects at once without losing details Experience with waterfall, agile, or hybrid project management approaches Confidence running internal meetings and holding teams accountable Strong budget, scope, and resource tracking skills Calm, clear, proactive communication style High attention to detail and strong documentation habits Fluency in Google Workspace, including Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive Experience with ClickUp or similar tools such as Workamajig, Asana, Trello, or Monday.com Comfortable working through Slack, Zoom, and project management systems You’ll Be a Strong Fit If You Have managed projects from kickoff through delivery in a fast-paced agency environment Know how to protect team capacity while still meeting client and business needs Can spot risks early and escalate with recommended solutions Are comfortable supporting Account Managers or senior stakeholders with project updates Care about organization, accountability, profitability, and team sanity

  • More than 30 hrs/week
    Hourly
  • 6+ months
    Duration
  • Intermediate
    Experience Level
  • $9.00

    -

    $20.00

    Hourly
  • Remote Job
  • Complex project
    Project Type
Skills and Expertise
Mandatory skills
Project Plans
Project Management
Nice-to-have skills
Project Management Professional
Activity on this job
  • Proposals:15 to 20
  • Last viewed by client:2 weeks ago
  • Interviewing:
    2
  • Invites sent:
    26
  • Unanswered invites:
    14
About the client
Member since Sep 13, 2012
  • United States
    Portland10:24 AM
  • 190 hires, 15 active
  • 59,937 hours

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