Project Manager; Media

At VML, Human First is our guiding creative philosophy: we create value for people first, knowing this drives authentic and sustainable brand impact. We are a growth partner that is part creative agency, part consultancy, and part technology powerhouse.

We connect Brand Experience, Customer Experience, and Commerce to craft unified, emotionally resonant consumer journeys.

Our 26,000 people across 50-plus markets are the heart of our company. Their perspectives, local expertise, and cultural insights drive creativity and innovation, making talent our most critical competitive advantage.

VML is seeking a savvy Project Manager who can plan and direct our digital campaigns—from start to finish. This person will manage the execution of the tactical plan agreed upon by the client including coordination of internal, timelines, and team communication. In addition, the Project Manager promotes and ensures that project management standards such as tools, milestones and approvals are utilized and followed.

An effective problem-solver on a day-to-day basis, the Project Manager must be adept at anticipating problems and recognizing opportunities in a fast-paced environment.

• Plan | Understand the strategy, plans and ideas from media projects to facilitate the organization of those concepts into a clear project plan throughout the project life cycle. Develop clear and detailed project timelines, dependencies, milestones and tasks for concurrent projects in our templated instance of  Ensure requirements are synchronized within capabilities for given resources and roles are defined for each stakeholder.
  
  Translate and communicate data inputs for the projects into actionable tasks.

• Manage | Monitor the day-to-day management of projects from initiation through implementation and deployment. Consistently demonstrate active problem resolution in order to ensure smooth project process and resolve schedule conflicts. Lead effective and internal meetings complete with agendas and documented next steps/key decisions. Manage all project finances and resource management. Uphold quality control standards and processes both for project management and for those set within the agency.

• Partner | Collaborate with discipline leads, account and project management to support development of scope of work based on functional and business requirements. Actively engage the Account Team regarding deliverables and timing expectations to support a balanced workload for the agency. Communicate status of project to the team. Ensure alignment for internal stakeholders.

• Leader | Influences with out authority and fosters an environment of shared accountability. Drives projects from ambiguity to clarity. “In it together” mindset.

• Builder | Navigates strong collaboration between people, processes and systems.

• Detail Oriented | Sharp attention to detail and a drive for perfection.

• Communicator | Able to communicate succinctly with a large range of positions, people, personalities and roles both internal and external.

• 1-3 years experience in project management or traffic coordination
• Agency experience and working on media campaigns (i.e search, social, programmatic, OOH, TV etc) required

• Must have strong leadership skills with the ability to lead project team members, demonstrating strong interpersonal skills; manage multiple projects simultaneously.

• Capacity to understand dynamics of multi-discipline teams and resolve team-related issues that could impact deliverables.

• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple concurrent tasks/projects in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment and deliver quality results.

• Experience using a project management tool or system to schedule deliverables, tasks, etc.

• Passionate, driven people | We champion a culture of people that do extraordinary work.

• Consciously cultivated culture | We aim to embody the behaviors to build an inclusive community that is in it together, bringing both positivity and active listening into the workplace as we simultaneously strive to empower creative bravery.

• Competitive benefits | What we offer full time hires ranges from…