About The Role
Vokal is seeking a powerful and dynamic Senior Project Manager for our fast-growing consultancy/agency, based in our Chicago office. Our unique team blends experienced digital athletes from high-growth start-ups with experienced agency/marketing leaders to create a powerful blend of digital value creation capabilities.
As a Senior Project Manager, your daily responsibilities will center around:
Project Management:
- Maintains an intimate understanding of the Agency Workflow Process including project initiation and kickoff, collaboration, reviews, approvals/signoff’s, production and archiving
- Capable of outlining a scope of work, a detailed project plan, and logistics associated to the client asks
- Understands project requirements, budgets and timelines
- Establishes, monitors and can manage production schedules
- Highlights potential trouble areas or risks associated with project elements or timelines
- Can identify risks and problems solves solutions with the team to overcome roadblocks to solutions
- Communication: Clear, concise and confident when communicating with clients, external partners as well as internal cross functional team members
- Great attention to detail, strong organizational acumen, ability to think through problem solving issues
- Exude a positive mindset to keep tasks and team headed in same direction forward
- Keep team members informed of any project shifts, updates, impacts to deliverables/timing
- Consistent with cadence and
- Fighting For World-Class Work:
- Oversees quality control on projects, including client brand standards and project creep additions
- Ensures flawless execution and handoff of client deliverables
- Demonstrates grit and curiosity to help push the work to the high standard Vokal has for delivering value to our clients
- Looks at challenges as opportunities and never stops pushing forward
- Introduces new processes or ways of working to help the team drive to better solutions for clients
- Preferred
Requirements of Candidates
- 5+ years of agency experience in project management
- Skilled in proposal and estimating processes
- Understanding of creative production process useful
- Knowledge of technology processes beneficial
- Must be able to problem solve, think on your feet and be quick to find solutions
- Working executional knowledge across digital and media platforms
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experiential planning experience a plus
- About Vokal:
- Vokal is a digital agency and advisory purpose-built to grow EBITDA, drive revenue and reduce risk for mid-market brands and private-equity portfolios.
- We help brands acquire, convert and retain customers through digital value creation plans that drive key business metrics.
- Our full-stack capabilities are designed to revitalize brands and enhance digital fitness across the entire customer journey.
- Our list of clients includes Weber, Red Bull, Culligan Water, Employ
- Bridge, Berlin Packaging, Bosch & Dremel, Ace Hardware, The American Medical Association and more.
- What We Value:
- Our mission is to be each client’s most valuable partner by offering game-changing digital ideas that drive meaningful value and growth for their organization.
- Our core values:
- Relentless Ambition: Nothing is impossible
- All For One: Team first
- A Founder’s Mentality: Move like an owner
- Fighting For World-Class: Keep raising the bar
- Diversity of Thought: All are welcome
- Vokal is an Equal Opportunity Employer; we believe that diversity is vital to Vokal’s ability to provide our clients with game-changing digital ideas and are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.
- Your race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or veteran status have no bearing on our hiring decisions.
