Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Responsible for overall project management for the design team on select Tier 1 projects, accounts and/or portfolios.
• Establishes and drives creative design milestones, timelines and project plans in support of the production schedule.
• Collaborates with Growth leads to determine the scope of work for the design team, estimated number of hours per resource and high-level budgeting.
• Organizes and faciliates inter-departmental project team kickoffs.
• Establishes internal and external meeting cadences for the design team.
• Leverages Freeman’s project management tool to build project plans and continuously update those plans over the course of the project to reflect changes in scope, resources and/or schedule.
• Ensures timely and complete handoff to Freeman’s Delivery teams.
• Tracks the amount of design time spent and monitors net new client requests to ensure the project stays within budget.
• Facilitates and monitors communication between Freeman departments.
• Collaborates with Freeman’s Design Resource Managers to align talent and availability to the needs and scope of the project.
• Assigns and manages the internal and external design resources assigned to their projects.
• Participates in strategic development of innovative ways to meet customer requirements and grow existing accounts.
• In conjunction with Growth, Design and Delivery, develops relationships with clients that position Freeman as a strategic partner and advisor.
• Has a role in maintaining multimillion dollar client relationship(s) with the responsibility for budget and profit management, client satisfaction, prioritization of all deliverables and ensuring quality of work.
• Strives to innovate process and procedures which improve event success, efficiency and all the while reducing costs.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education & Experience

• Related degree from a four-year accredited college or university is preferred, but not required.
• 3 to 6 years experience in a project management role perferrably in live events or brand experience industry.
• Has extensive experience managing creative teams on complex, multifaceted projects for high-profile and/or Fortune 500 clients across the live and/or virtual events spectrum.
• Experience with various projects types, including live event, consumer marketing, web, mobile, video, brand, and strategic consulting.
• Must have strong presentation, verbal and written skills.
• Must have the ability to think quickly under pressure, as well as motivate and engage the team to produce the best possible results
• Excellent problem solving and challenge resolution skills.
• Diplomacy & tact in challenging situations and in dealing with many personality types and working styles.
• Proven leadership, team-building, and customer service skills.
• Proven computer skills in all MS Office programs.
• Expertise in Workfront is preferred, but not required.

Travel Requirements

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