Plugin Talent

Plugin Talent has been hired to find a Project Manager for an established firm who sees the growth and potential with Detroit. They have a presence with a major automotive client in which they are embedded.They provide an integrated communications connectivity platform that serves a major automotive client as a valued partner to high-performing organizations, our client’s proprietary software-as-a-service based platform drives increased customer retention, improves sales and lowers costs.
The Project Manager will be responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining a structure to manage the multiple priorities for the Client .

Duties and Responsibilities
• Acts as the daily client contact for assigned projects, developing relationships with clients and working closely with them to learn their business and communication needs
• Works closely with all staff to develop and implement strategic project plans
• Has a thorough understanding of the planning and production processes
• Proactively gathers the necessary information to plan and implement each client project
• Provides timely issuance of all documentation: proposals, project initiations, creative briefs, estimates, time-lines, meeting summaries, and status and budget reports
• Manages time and financial resources to ensure client projects are on time and on budget.
• Manages project schedules
• Produces client budgets and estimate updates
• Ensures project deliverables are delivered on time and on budget
• Manages internal and external resources
• Manages client project internal and external communication and documentation
• Works in a proactive manner to provide client campaigns with the greatest amount of added value through communications
• Gathers and assembles background information and analyses as needed in development of briefs, etc.
• Receives client briefings
• Analyzes client input, together with background knowledge, research, field feedback, etc., to produce full communications plans
• Keeps apprised of all relevant client, industry and market developments
• Coordinates and authorizes quotations for client approval.
• Coordinates project timing and budgets with all relevant agency personnel.
• Continuously works to upgrade knowledge and skills through available reading, courses and seminars
• Maintain a highly responsive service orientation in all transactions

Requirements:
• Candidates must be able to use MS Excel.
• Candidates must also exhibit a strong track record in CRM, software or Agency with proven ability to plan and organize major programs
• PMP Certification is required
• Ability to Travel to Toronto frequently
• Minimum 3-7 years experience in a project management role. Agency experience a plus.
• Must be EXTREMELY organized, detailed and accurate
• Ability to multi-task in a fast paced work environment, working well under pressure juggling multiple projects and deadlines
• Responsive to both internal and client needs in a timely, professional manner
• Resolves and/or escalates issues in a timely fashion
• Strong business writing, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Proactive, self-starter who can work as part of a team primarily and independently when needed
• Project and account foresight
• Experience or knowledge of creative and/or technical development process
• Highly skilled in building and managing project schedules and timelines
• Ability to oversee programs through project lifecycle, ensuring deliverables are met on time
• Solution oriented, problem-solving approach
• Ability to grasp complex concepts easily
• Ability to operate in a systematic and logical manner, with use of good judgment
• Candidates must be able to use MS Excel.
• Candidates must also exhibit a strong track record in CRM, software or Agency with proven ability to plan and organize major programs

To Apply:
email resume to Sgutholm@plugintalent.com

 Description

This Account Manager role is primarily responsible for supporting the client and my client’s internal creative, brand and digital teams.  The Account Strategy Manager must quickly develop a strong understanding of the client’s business, industry, economic model, organizational trends and customer needs in order to respond quickly to client requests from a strategic point of view.  The Manager is responsible for directing and supervising client communications, managing individual maintenance and production requests, budget tracking and reporting. This person will act as the client advocate and make them feel like they “have someone on the inside” 

Client

My client is a growing agency that is delivers a competitive edge by forging deep thinking with cutting design. They are a creative partner helping companies shape, express their business strategy. Headquartered in Rochester, Michigan, this agency works with Business-to-business and business-to-consumer brands to  define and design the best direction forward

 Essential Job Function

•  Practice Development
• Proactively seek to understand the methodologies and processes of the business and assist in delivering solutions utilizing those standards
• Passionate about delivering the best thought leadership, insights, creative and technology, by finding creative ways of executing smaller requests that does not jeopardize schedule or budget

Client Delivery

• Work with established Account Strategists in Brand, Digital and Creative to understand client’s business and marketing objectives
• Deliver strong and compelling communications (including presentations) providing context and rationale for the client
• Approve & oversee assigned projects and deliverable on the account, ensuring that they deliver on-brand, on-strategy and that the client understands the context and rationale
• Establish good internal working relationships among peers to ensure the best solution for the client by knowing and communicating plan, budget and objectives
• Manage client relationships and set appropriate expectations
• Assist in managing billing process for the account
• Serves as the primary day to day contact for clients regarding production execution as needed; crisis management
  

Business Development

• Identify and communicate new business opportunities with existing and new clients by understanding opportunities in client’s business, consumer and brand objectives
• Proactively review the SOWs with clients to ensure that they understand their responsibilities to the success of the project
• Works on new business efforts to ensure proper estimating and assumptions are made throughout the proposal/SOW process. Ensures multiple approaches are presented if needed
• Be intuative

Required Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree
• Demonstrated business development and team management skills: be able to prepare a case study of previous engagements
• Strong understanding and working knowledge of creative, digital and brand marketing
• 1-3 years of proven project leadership experience on small to medium size and moderately complex projects within an interactive agency, web, brand, or Mobile Digital environment.
• Working knowledge of project management concepts, methodologies and tools.
• Ability to lead well under pressure and to lead a project team to ensure deadlines and budget are met while exceeding clients’ expectations
• Ability to effectively create project plans based on the needs of the project
• Ability to tailor communications approach based on the situation
• Must possess decision-making skills for problem identification and solution recommendation
• Communication skills with the ability to present information in verbal, written or visual form to a variety of audiences, from the internal team to client executives
• Experience communicating directly with external clients
• Experience managing marketing, creative or technology projects

Preferred Qualifications

• A minimum of 5+ years of marketing strategy experience (brand management or agency experience preferred)
• Experience developing project plans using MS Project
• Experience developing Statements of Work , case studies
• Familiarity with creative, digital and brand development life cycle and various development methodologies

TO APPLY: email resume to sgutholm@gmail.com