Freelance Senior Project Manager

Who we are looking for:VML is looking for a Senior Project Manager - Freelance with a breadth and depth of expertise to champion Digital and Social work across multiple workstreams with a focus on B2B 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 and integrated marketing, building digital experiences and creating compelling content. CMS experience is very helpful but not required. 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 working with internal and external teams to understand client needs, market forces and consumer sentiments to deliver effective B2B 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 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.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; 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:4+ years of hands-on project leadership experience in advertising or marketing communications in a client-facing role, ideally at a creative agency or similar.Proven track record in driving creative solutions and digital content creation.Knowledge of social and digital content creation.Customer experience and journey mapping, e-commerce, B2B and consumer brand marketing experience are highly desired. Good understanding of emerging web standards, user-centered design (UXUI), 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 the USA.Must be comfortable working PST HoursRole iseally would be located in either Seattle of Portland, but can be RemoteHigh EQ and the ability to read what a team needs to help motivate them.Self-motivated and driven to build and create great work.

Created: 2025-02-07