Sr Project Manager

We use our craft to inspire action and create measurable good in the world, bridging the gap between belief and behavior.

Project Manager needed

About Boncom

Boncom is a strategic marketing and consulting agency that exists to solve noble problems, promote positive behavior change, and build relevance for good causes. We develop innovative and strategic campaigns, both traditional and digital, and are fortunate to work for great organizations that are cause-oriented and who strive to do good in the world. Our staff comprises exceptionally talented team members who bring these clients’ meaningful messages to life.

Position Overview

As our Project Manager, you’ll control the activities of major client projects, ensuring schedules are set, budgets are maintained, deadlines are met, agency hours are properly utilized, and appropriate resources are engaged. This position is responsible for the status of assigned jobs at all times, creates reporting structures to keep the agency team and client informed, and ensures all work has been appropriately reviewed before client delivery. You’ll work closely with Brand Directors and teams across the agency to execute large, complex, and often global projects.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, advertising, or related field is preferred.
• Minimum of 3–5 years of experience in project management or account management in a full-service agency environment preferred.
• A strong sense of urgency, initiative, and drive to get things done correctly, with an emphasis on collaborating with all agency teams/resources to ensure client deliverables are done within scope and budget and are produced on time.
  
  

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• PMP or equivalent project management certification
• Experience managing projects with global scope, across multiple channels, countries, and languages
• Track record of on-time, on-scope delivery of projects
• Experience working with all different departments and teams in an agency, including creative, strategy, media, and others
• Ability to pull and analyze your own metrics, including budget, burn rate, and hours allocations
• Experience managing both internal and external (freelance) resources on the same projects
  
  

Key Responsibilities

• Estimate new projects or client scopes along with the management of these estimates.
• Help identify, onboard and manage third-party contractors through the agency process.
• Keeps up-to-date project schedules, status reports, creative grids, Monday.com boards, etc.
• Ensures all team members are included and appropriately engaged with all needed information and assets upon project initiation, including external resources.
• Manages the daily activity of all assigned jobs, ensuring priorities are set and deadlines are met.
• Works with discipline leaders to make team assignments for campaigns, initiatives and projects.
• Advises Account Director/Creative Director when a client request is outside of the existing scope.
• Leads QA, checking all materials for accuracy and completeness.
  
  

Other Responsibilities

• Ensures all work has been appropriately reviewed internally before presentation to client.
• Meets/communicates with client on a regular basis and serves as client contact as appropriate; develops trust.
• Fosters collaboration and positive conflict resolution among team members.
• Understands project objective and strategy; sets meetings and leads the team in identifying, communicating and developing solutions for any potential problems or opportunities related to tactical executions.
  
  

Expectations

Leadership behavior exhibited throughout the office agency, inspiring and motivating the team.

• Be a champion and student of client’s business and goals to achieve best possible outcome for client deliverables.
• Manage unrealistic project expectations by offering solutions for adjustments.
• Partner with all departments to ensure all work is done within scope and budget and delivered on time.
• Displays calm under pressure; helps the team stay grounded and focused during periods of intense pressure or uncertainty. Should feel at home in a fast-paced environment
• As new client contracts are awarded a thorough understanding will be sought for all specifications and requirements to ensure success for the client, and agency profitability
• Maintains accurate daily time sheets and reports to share with Director.
  
  

Benefits

Boncom is a fantastic place to work, with aggressive compensation, and a great benefits package, cool perks, a progressive culture, awesome work environment with the chance to work on really great projects.

• Medical, Dental, AD&D, Life, and Vision Insurance
• 401K (with a company match)
• Plus employer funded retirement contribution
• Tuition reimbursement
• Charitable donation matching


• 3 weeks paid time off and 12 paid holidays




• Fully stocked kitchen and catering


• Standing/lift desks
• Work in the office Tuesdays and Wednesdays, remote other days of the work week.
  

Boncom is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Minority/female/disability PWDNET/veteran are encouraged to apply.