Senior Project Manager - Social & Marketing

Senior Project Manager - Social & Marketing

NYC / LA / MKE

Zero is a creative studio founded in NYC. Our intention is to create an environment where multidisciplinary teams can solve problems for progressive and contemporary brands. We aim to constantly re-evaluate what it's like to work with a studio and provide a high degree of value and service to our clients and our team.

Our studio seeks an individual with a diverse background and the ability to succeed with a wide array of motivated and creative individuals. We believe that process is at the core of our success - and are continually seeking to evolve ours to get the most out of each engagement. The unique and complex problems that face our clients call for fresh and strategic thinkers.

Position Overview

As a Senior Project Manager, you will provide critical support in fulfilling the mission of Zero Studios with an opportunity to help challenge and define best practices. An entrepreneurial spirit and business-oriented focus are paramount. This position plays a pivotal role in maintaining project health, including resource allocation planning, optimizing processes, and strategic planning.

You'll work directly with our Project Management Director & Account Director(s) to manage 3-6 accounts primarily focused on Marketing & Social Media. We are looking for someone who has a strong foundation in these areas and who is exceptionally organized, possesses strong communication skills, and has the passion to manage and add value to each phase of a project.

Your primary responsibility will be to create strategic workstream plans that ensure delivery against project goals on time, on budget, and within scope. In this role, Zero is expecting a strategic, solution-oriented individual able to break down complex problems into actionable solutions within the scope of a project. You will serve as a guide to multi-disciplinary teams, shaping and refining processes that deliver on a project's success. We expect this individual to provide high-quality client service while offering guardrails for the creative process.

You will be managing a broad range of tasks related to project planning and execution. Defining and implementing process efficiencies across internal operations as well as establishing relationships will be vital to your success.

As a Senior Project Manager, our expectation is that you approach the day-to-day with a positive and solutions-oriented mindset. We believe the traits of kindness, respect, and empathy are vital to the role and a high degree of emotional intelligence and strategic thinking will be keys to success.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Guide medium to large multi-disciplinary teams toward the common goal of executing on strategy.
• Keep the team organized, over-communicate, avoid assumptions, and forecast risks to provide a plan of action.
• Coordinate and lead key project meetings both internally and externally.
• Collaborate with teams across departments, disciplines, and leadership levels to establish effective communication through reporting channels.
• Support Zero's financial health in monitoring project budgets, risks, and scope overages.
• Cultivate key relationships while managing, identifying, and growing account opportunities.
• Continually evaluate internal systems and increase efficiency.
• Carry an intrinsic motivation toward key aspects of the role and provide high-quality client services.
• Lead Projects Autonomously
• Approach every project with a plan, forecast risks, identify opportunities and ensure all executions not only meet client goals, but also achieve the quality expected at Zero.
• Focus on planning, project tasks, assigning resources, creating timelines and driving execution.
• Monitor and track project scope through close review of scoping documents and coordination with Account leads.
• Identify change orders or addendums to the scope when necessary.
• Lead Retainers Autonomously
• Establish a clear plan each month for the team and client.
• Lead weekly syncs, prepare agendas, take notes, and think strategically.
• Monitor resourcing, hour usage, and monthly budgets in collaboration with the Operations team.

Skills & Competencies

• Expertise in one or more of the following: launching a digital product, launching a marketing campaign, concepting and rollout of a social media campaign.
• Excellent time management, resource management, and planning skills.
• Comprehension of plannings impact on business, i.e. how to structure and manage projects toward successful outcomes (margins, profitability, etc).
• Positive attitude: enthusiastic and able to contribute at any given stage throughout the process; actively takes the lead on a given task and can pitch in wherever help is needed.
• Well-versed in project management and communication tools including resourcing platforms, Notion, Figma, Google Suite, and Slack

Experience

• 5+ years of experience in a brand or marketing role in a creative-driven environment.

Reporting Structure

• This position reports to the Project Management Director

Compensation & Full Time Benefits

• Annual salary range between $70,000 - $90,000 based on experience
• Multiple medical plans with up to 80% of premiums covered by Zero
• Multiple dental plans fully covered by Zero
• Three weeks (15 days) vacation
• Seven days of paid sick time
• Thirteen paid holidays
• Paid holiday break between Christmas and New Years
• Short Term Disability Insurance
• 401(k) with match after (3) months of full-time regular employment
• Charitable Match & Employee Milestone Programs
• Commuter Benefits
• Additional benefits are available with details provided upon request during the interview process

Closure Date

• This posting will be unpublished by Friday, July 3. Shortlisted applicants will be contacted on a rolling basis.