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The primary role of a project manager is to efficiently coordinate the movement of project activities through the agency, ensuring that projects are completed on time, on budget, and meet client expectations. In addition to the primary function, there are several other areas of responsibility that a project manager needs to be comfortable with.   Project management: Demonstrates superior knowledge and understanding of agency, creative, production, and vendor process, including which roles are involved in the different phases of a project. Ability to be extremely organized, detailed, and have an analytical, yet creative mindset. Relationships: Ability to build ongoing client and agency relationships, acting as a conscientious partner for process, financial and logistical discussions. Demonstrates excellent verbal and written communication skills. Expertise: Ability to keep apprised of clients’ brands, products, services, and marketing developments in order to...

The primary role of the project management director is to provide leadership, management, and accountability to the Project Management function of the agency.  In addition to the primary function, there are several other areas of responsibility that a project manager needs to be comfortable with. Vision and leadership: Ability to manage the team, processes and procedures, and how the agency project management machine works. Provide leadership to the team by example of expertise, in best practices and guide ethical decisions. Be available to and know your teams hopes and dreams, and ensure everyone is trained, mentored, inspired, happy, and growing. You need to have passion, dig deep, have a plan, and have a point of view to future-proof the team. Relationships: Ability to cultivate strong relationships with internal stakeholders, clients, and outside partners. Ensures all relations are positive and stable, collaborating and communicating regularly. You are an...