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We are looking for someone with a passion for problem solving. The ideal candidate is able to successfully oversee and support projects that are defined, created and launched in the most effective and results-focused way. This role will work closely with our Designers, Motion Designers, Strategists, Producers and Creative Account Leads.
Responsibilities:As a Project Manager, you are driven by the balancing act of quality, speed, and maintaining client relationships. We are looking for someone meticulously organized, who can create and manage systems to keep all projects on time and within scope. You will be working with multiple clients at once and prioritizing competing timelines.
- Closely managing assigned projects on a day-to-day basis to drive deliverables, desired outcomes and remove barriers.
- Participate in project resourcing, facilitate project activities and manage stakeholders, both internal and external to the project and within the business function.
- Ensure the team is enabled and provided with what they need, while actively removing impediments.
- Coordinate project intake, triage, planning, execution and launch activities.
- Develop Project Management artifacts to ensure success for each project (ex: schedules, cost estimates, Scope of Work, management dashboards, internal and external status reports, risk/issue management reports.)
- Improve upon existing project management processes, including recommendation, trial and onboarding of new softwares and tools, as well as rollout of process to Creative Services team.
- Identify areas of improvement based on business needs and goals
- 3-5 years of project management in an agency setting.
- Excellent knowledge of Project Management fundamentals.
- Understanding of Agile approach to project management and its importance in delivering results using a shorter feedback loop to manage risks effectively.
- Thorough knowledge of the Google suite, Asana, and the ability to utilize the tools creatively to support collaboration and minimize “meetings for the sake of meetings” time. Nice-to-have tool familiarity includes Frame.io and Harvest Forecast.
- Ability to manage stakeholders to ensure deliverables are produced on time and do not affect downstream activities.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrable ability to communicate, present and influence key stakeholders at all levels of an organization, including executive and C-level.
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects in parallel without losing sight of the overall picture and setting up unrealistic goals for the team or themselves.
- Ability to think independently, and challenge the status quo by proposing more effective ways of working and fostering a collaborative environment within the team.
- 4-year college degree or equivalent work experience
At Monks, we believe in fostering an environment where a diversity of perspectives can thrive. We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage qualified applicants, from all backgrounds, who are excited to contribute to our mission.
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Benefits
- Excellent, full coverage medical, dental, and vision insurance with employer-paid HRA
- Generous PTO and 15 company-wide holidays
- 401k with company contribution
- Paid parental leave
- Work-life balance with an emphasis on personal well-being
- Career growth in a disruptor space & entrepreneurial opportunities within the Monks network
- A globally diverse & inclusive culture with employee resource groups such as S4 Melanin, Pride.Monks, Cultura.Monks, and more!
- Authentic commitment to DEI efforts and sustainable growth. (Why Sir Martin Sorrell signed The Climate Pledge here!)
Monks has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what Monks may pay for the position at the time of posting. Monks may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on job-related factors, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.
About Monks
Monks is the global, purely digital, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global marketing and technology services to accelerate business possibilities and redefine how brands and businesses interact with the world. Its integration of systems and workflows delivers unfettered content production, scaled experiences, enterprise-grade technology and data science fueled by AI—managed by the industry’s best and most diverse digital talent—to help the world’s trailblazing companies outmaneuver and outpace their competition.
Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services. It has remained a constant presence on Adweek’s Fastest Growing lists (2019-23), ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-23) and is the only partner to have been placed in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). In addition to being named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023), Monks has been recognized by Business Intelligence in its 2024 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Awards program in three categories: the Individual category, Organizational Winner in AI Strategic Planning and AI Product for its service Monks.Flow. Monks has also garnered the title of Webby Production Company of the Year (2021-24), won a record number of FWAs and has earned a spot on Newsweek’s Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces 2023.
We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.
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