Senior Project Manager - Consulting

VaynerMedia is a contemporary global creative and media agency with an expertise in driving relevance for clients and delivering impactful business results. The independently-owned company was founded in 2009 by Gary Vaynerchuk, and has offices in New York, Los Angeles, Toronto,Mexico City, London, Amsterdam, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Tokyo, and Sydney. VaynerMedia has been recognized for its work at Cannes Lions, the Clio Awards and The Webby Awards. Some of VaynerMedia APAC clients include PepsiCo, SK-II, YouTube, Burger King, Under Armour, and more. Culture is our key and Empathy is how we build it . VaynerMediaAPAC is strong with a world-class combination of diverse backgrounds collaborating to put forward innovative, creative and strategic solutions to the one advantage that stands the test of time --- PEOPLE.Day in and day out, we propel some of the biggest brands in the world to the intersection of attention and culture. In APAC, we are proudly +200, servicing a diverse client all around the region. The PITCH We’re lucky that everyone within our walls thinks creatively, shares a passion for building communities, and understands the world of both big campaigns and social micro-content. Our Project Managers enjoy working in a fast paced environment and love the challenge of discovering what drives and moves consumers. Our Singapore office is hunting for a passionate and driven Senior PM that will lead exciting brands from a consulting perspective and continually review and optimize the work team produces, and collaborate with the project management team to establish effective ways to lead teams and processes. Here’s where you come in…

• Take the lead on planning and managing large, complex projects with many workstreams in their entirety, from brief to delivery
• Taking your project plan and making it a reality by mobilising the best teams (internal and external) around the vision, and providing a clear picture of expected outcomes
• Responsible for the day-to-day management and execution of the project, both internally and with clients, working closely with each member of the team ensuring each milestone is met on time and within budget
• Taking the driver’s seat and pushing the work forward, with a relentless focus on the details
• Resource management alongside the Creative Director and Head of Delivery
• Tracking financial progression, ensuring it is shared and assessed, taking the lead in suggesting and making adjustments to the project and team as needed
• Partner with the Account, Strategy, and Creative leads to ensure client expectations, creative vision, and agency needs are met from briefing through final delivery on projects
• Constantly identifying risks and solutions - being the problem solver in ensuring we remain agile and strategic throughout the project lifecycle
• May require managing a PM to support the project that you would lead
• Lead and schedule necessary project-related meetings such as kickoffs, brainstorms, and reviews, and ensure the right people are seeing the right things before going to client
• Be client-facing to speak to budget, timing, resource & process considerations
• On assigned production projects, be the liaison with internal specialty leads as well as source, contract and manage relationships with vendors
• Write client SOWs, vendor agreements, change orders, and other contract documents
• Ensure Agency, Client, Vendor, and Legal processes and requirements are being met
• Responsible for the management of many variations of ATL and digital and social content (video, image, websites, TVC, print, retail etc.), ensuring quality control, and delivering/trafficking all assets to required agency partners/media teams/clients
• Overall, being solutions-focused; the go-to person to assess challenges, always identifying the opportunity for possibility
• Taking the driver’s seat and pushing the work forward, with a keen focus on the details
• Be the first point of escalation for issue/conflict resolution on all projects
• New business support for the wider agency e.g pitch development for the department
• Grow relationships, have fun and participate in VaynerMedia social engagement

Your Experience

• 5+ years of experience managing projects, coordinating teams, and other planning-related duties, preferably in the digital ad or media space.
• Time management is your cup of tea.
• Experience in budget development and contract (SOW) writing.
• Thrives in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
• Out of the box lead and practical hands-on experience in project management.
• You make and lead stuff to happen.
• Hungry for great work (and good food)
• Must have a life outside work.
• And did we mention project scoping?

What you should know about VaynerMedia Think “lab” and not “agency”. We get excited about solving business problems, not creating advertising for the sake of making advertising. Our entrepreneurship DNA runs deep. We’re willing to break rules, try new things, and test hypotheses if it means better understanding our craft. It’s fun! Our environment (and pace) feels much more like a start-up than most agencies you might be used to. Hopefully that, and the opportunity to collaborate with the talented and enthusiastic crew, work with big brands excites you, as it does us. We can’t wait to meet you. #J-18808-Ljbffr