Project Manager

Established in 2004, OLIVER is the world’s first and only specialist in designing, building, and running bespoke in-house agencies and marketing ecosystems for brands. We partner with over 300 clients in 40+ countries and counting. Our unique model drives creativity and efficiency, allowing us to deliver tailored solutions that resonate deeply with audiences. 

As a part of The Brandtech Group, we're at the forefront of leveraging cutting-edge AI technology to revolutionise how we create and deliver work. Our AI solutions enhance efficiency, spark creativity, and drive insightful decision-making, empowering our teams to produce innovative and impactful results. 

Role: Project Manager 

Location: Vienna, Virginia

About the role: 

We are seeking a Project Manager to join our creative team for a new financial services client. In this role, you will be pivotal in ensuring smooth operation and growth by overseeing projects that support broad brand, marketing, and communication strategies in a dynamic, high-volume environment.  

The candidate will lead project completion through collaboration and serve as member of an agile, cross-functional team comprised of both agency and client marketers, whose collective goal is to elevate the level of creativity and support the organizations value streams across multiple channels, creating visually effective creative executions.  You'll support, and project manage cohesive content across email, web, motion, digital, digital signage, social, and print channels to enhance the client’s brand and drive engagement. 

What you will be doing: 

• Lead efforts and collaborate with cross-functional business units to identify tasks for marketing campaigns and assign tasks to design team members. 
• Facilitate delivery by removing impediments, leading meetings, and fostering a high-performance environment while serving as a liaison to all partners.  
• Work closely with stakeholders and internal team members while coordinating resources, schedules, and project deliverables.  
• Work closely with Scrum Master, Studio Manager and Strategists to gather missing information, ensure the team has a clear understanding of tasks assigned, that goals, scope, and product backlog items are understood and fulfilled.
• Manage the flow of projects through design and artwork, creating timelines, schedules, project plans, resource planning, and route work for approvals
• Maintain Workfront schedule, status, logging issues and tasks for projects. 
• Support the Account Director with day-to-day tasks and general admin and provide performance reporting.  
• Define, develop, and execute project plans, including scope definition, expectations, activities, and schedules with cross-functional business units. 
• Manage intra-team dependencies while keeping the team focused on project goals and results.  
• Ensure all marketing materials meet regulatory compliance standards, working with the compliance team.  
• Maintain product knowledge and relationships with cross-disciplined marketing teams.
•  Help resolve and document blockers, gaps in processes and pursue resolutions, and share results with management, cross-functional teams, and PM team. 

What you need to be great in this role: 

• 4+ years account/project management experience in an advertising agency, marketing agency or equivalent. 
• Must have experience in a client-facing role, handling client queries, taking full and conclusive briefs, and providing clear feedback, make key decisions, and move projects forward effectively.
• Demonstrates initiative and thrives in a self-directed environment, while recognizing the importance of team collaboration.
• Proven experience as a direct liaison between brand marketers, compliance and creative teams, working collaboratively with all agency departments and clients.
• Experience managing projects in direct collaboration with agency partners, drafting and reviewing SOWs, and managing vendor budgets.
• Capable of transitioning smoothly between high-level strategic views and detailed execution, ensuring project delivery.
• Demonstrated ability to plan and prioritize deliverables and resources across studio team and projects.
• Creative thinker, self-starter, and problem solver with strong communication skills.
• Familiarity with Workfront or comparable project management software, and/or Azure Dev Ops.  
• Ambitious and eager to progress quickly within the organization.
• Excellent interpersonal skills complemented by a positive attitude.
• Proficient in Microsoft365 and Mac OS
• Agile Methodology Knowledge – SAFe a plus!
• Salesforce Knowledge – a plus
• Basic knowledge in Workfront + Azure Dev Ops (ADO)
• PM experience in Financial Services or complex regulator environment – a plus.
• Basic understanding and genuine interest in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, showcasing a curiosity for exploring its applications and potential impact. 
• The ideal candidate would be available to start by February 1, 2025. 
• At the time of this posting, the base salary for this position may range from $90,000 to $100,000. Individual compensation varies based on job related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications. The range listed is just one component of OLIVER’s total compensation package.

Req ID: 11265

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Our values shape everything we do: 

Be Ambitious to succeed   

Be Imaginative to push the boundaries of what’s possible   

Be Inspirational to do groundbreaking work   

Be always learning and listening to understand   

Be Results-focused  to exceed expectations   

Be actively pro-inclusive and anti-racist across our community, clients and creations  

OLIVER, a part of the Brandtech Group, is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All applicants shall be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, neurodivergence, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local laws.   

 OLIVER has set ambitious environmental goals around sustainability, with science-based emissions reduction targets. Collectively, we work towards our mission, embedding sustainability into every department and through every stage of the project lifecycle.