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Senior Project Manager

Toronto, Canada

WongDoody is seeking a team-oriented, driven Senior Project Manager to help manage our fast-paced, high-volume workload for a global automotive account. Do you absolutely love to keep details, deadlines, and projects under control? Do you understand the agency process and how to get what you need from the team – all in a friendly and persuasive manner? Then read on for more details! 

WHAT YOU'LL DO

  • Own print, PDF, and motion work through all phases of a project’s life cycle and ensure work is completed on time and on budget, including development of comprehensive schedules
  • Be the hub of clear, consistent communication across multiple platforms to ensure team members are aware of expectations and deadlines
  • Talk through schedules, project plans, costs/estimates, project status, etc. with internal and external stakeholders
  • Develop a strong and trustworthy relationship with all internal teams
  • Provide accurate and timely status updates among all departments and stakeholders and be the go-to resource for project-related questions
  • Lead or support the Director of Project Management during twice-weekly internal status meetings
  • Schedule and lead all project-related internal meetings to identify next steps, clarify ambiguity, determine the need for any additional meetings, and capture clear, action-oriented notes
  • Contribute to new process development and documentation  
  • Understand the interdependencies of agency and client process to anticipate next steps in order to meet deadlines and proactively communicate potential roadblocks  
  • Maintain live, client-facing status documents of all projects, print and digital schedules, and archival notes
  • Serve as additional quality control on all managed work, including proofing, attending QCs, and checking against brand guidelines
  • Collaborate and provide creative thoughts/ideas during internal meetings
  • Partner with other departments to resource for new projects
  • Prepare estimates and run burn reports as needed 

WHAT YOU'RE LIKE

  • A people person
  • An excellent problem-solver with an innate ability to maintain a positive attitude in stressful situations
  • A champion of internal process with the savvy know when to follow the rules and when to break them in the name of getting things done on time and on budget
  • A quick learner who is not afraid to ask questions 
  • A sense of humor

WHAT YOU'VE GOT

  • 5+ years of experience in management at an ad agency, design firm and/or in-house marketing environment
    • Superb organizational skills and high attention to detail
    • Knowledge of and experience with PM software including Workamajig, Asana, Jira and/or Trello
  • Excellent people and relationship-building skills, ability to function as player or coach depending on the day! 
  • The ability to handle a large number of projects simultaneously and complete them on time with the highest level of quality

THE PERKS

We’ll pay you to come work here, because we’re generous like that. Our salary range for this role is $80k-$100k, but on top of your paycheck, you’ll receive a whole lotta benefits to help keep you healthy, secure, and balanced. You’ll get great medical, dental and vision insurance (paid in full), 401K with company match, extended holidays, flexible summer hours, and volunteer time off to name a few.

ABOUT US

WongDoody is a human experience company, powered by Infosys with offices around the globe. Since our founding in 1993, we have won hundreds of international awards for creativity and marketing effectiveness, while building a culture that consistently makes WongDoody one of the “Best Places to Work”. We recognize and agree that our people and our culture are paramount to our success.

While some of us are still working remotely in North America, our regional offices are open! Our teams enjoy working in a hybrid capacity and we gather in the office as client needs, agency celebrations and team dynamics dictate.

We are a team of fun, fearless, ego-less, values-driven, and collaborative problem-solvers distributed around the world with one goal in mind – creating better human experiences. Human experiences are the touch points that make brands and technology matter to customers. We use strategy, creativity, design, and data to develop engaging experiences that transform businesses, and work with Infosys to achieve global scale at speed.

WongDoody is a proud Equal Employment Opportunity employer where we are committed to creating an equitable, diverse and inclusive workspace regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. We are intentional about creating a space that celebrates, embraces, and also reflects the diversity of the world we live in. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.

All candidate information is kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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