Position at Essence. Mediacom About the role: Responsible for overseeing and managing business operations and multiple projects at a time. The objective of the Manager of Ops & PM will be to manage these projects with internal teams to meet client expectations so that projects are delivered on-time and on-budget. The Manager of Ops & PM will interface heavily with senior planning & investment teams to assure that there are solutions that meet our client’s business requirements and expectations. ... more details
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Position at EssenceMediacom
About the role:
Responsible for overseeing and managing business operations and multiple projects at a time. The objective of the Manager of Ops & PM will be to manage these projects with internal teams to meet client expectations so that projects are delivered on-time and on-budget.
The Manager of Ops & PM will interface heavily with senior planning & investment teams to assure that there are solutions that meet our client’s business requirements and expectations. They will also ensure that the challenge and requirements are understood by the team and will participate in the solution developed by the team. They are also responsible for the accurate financial management of the portfolio of projects to which they’re assigned. In addition to project responsibilities, the Manager of Ops & PM will also participate in the operational business development process and will be a key member of the operations team.
Some of the things we’d like you to do:
Operations:
? Work in collaboration with Operations Director to roll out agency initiatives that will help streamline process and system implementation within the cross-functional teams.
? Assist in the management of the offboarding & onboarding process for new hires, rotations, and terminations.
? Perform audit and compliance assessments.
? Participate in resource management.
? Assist in in the quality assurance process of ensuring that all departments are functioning seamlessly and meeting business expectations.
? Support the business development process of the assigned account as needed.
Project Management:
· Oversee and participate in timely, proactive written project documentation to internal teams in the form of status reports, meeting notes, and other required follow-ups specific but not limited to overarching annual planning milestones, facilitation of mPlanner workstreams with Poland team, standardized timelines including Q4 investment change deadlines, etc.
· Project Management of timelines pertaining to T&P.
· Deliver quarterly assessments of overall portfolio budgets inclusive of significant variances along with any callouts to be escalated to Director of Operations.
A bit about yourself:
? 5+ years experience as an operations or project manager in a digital media agency
? Ability to manage cross-discipline teams (i.e. - Creative, media planning and activation, Strategy and Media), ensuring they work together to make big ideas become reality
? Proactive, creative, strategic thinker with an impeccable attention to detail and problem solving skills
? Ability to prioritize work in order to meet competing deadlines
? Proven track record and a passion for delivering high quality projects on time and within
budget while providing excellent client service
? Skilled with financial and resourcing deliverables (including but not limited to resource
forecasting, invoicing, developing statements of work, tracking actuals and financial
reporting)
? Experience and understanding of digital media including, social, search, app and programmatic
? Experience documenting requirements
? MS Project, Google’s suite of office management tools (Gmail, Sheets, Slides, Drive,
Hangouts, etc.)
? Excellent and proactive communication
? Ability to balance needs of team and client expectations
? The right candidate can build relationships, show and earn respect, and will contribute to the creative team culture in an energetic and forward thinking way.
What you can expect from EssenceMediacom:
EMC’s mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. We do this by employing the world’s very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of today’s digital marketing landscape. It’s important that we hire people whose values reflect those of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful. As an Essence employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging. We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourself and do amazing work.
The base salary for this position at the time of this posting may range from $60,000 to $140,000. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including business needs, experience, level of responsibility and qualifications. We offer a competitive benefits package, please visit https://www.wpp.com/people/wellbeing/benefits-at-wpp-in-the-us for more details.
