Sr. Project Manager

Merge Storytelling and Technology

We MERGE storytelling and technology to promote health, wealth and happiness in the world. We help marketing and technology executives engage hearts and connect parts by offering full-service capabilities including strategy, creative communications, experience engineering, performance marketing, media, digital platform development and more.

Promote Health, Wealth & Happiness

We are committed to promoting health, wealth and happiness in the world by partnering with purpose-driven clients in purpose-driven industries such as healthcare, financial services and consumer products. Our health clients are literally on the front lines saving lives. Our wealth clients are changing the financial potential in people's lives. And our consumer clients make lives...a little bit happier every day.

Partner with Clients of Iconic Brands

MERGE has enduring client partnerships with American Express, T-Mobile, LG, Facebook, Adobe, Kate Spade NY, Coach, The North Face, Fidelity, Eaton Vance, BlueCross BlueShield, Abbott, Astellas, Seqirus, Supernus, Boston Scientific, Advocate Aurora Health, Indiana University Health and Marco’s Pizza to name a few.

Work with Poets and PHD’s

With 750+ employees across offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Montreal and New York City, MERGE uses a talent-to-task process that connects our poets and PHD’s which enables clients to think higher and feel deeper about their customers.

Emerge to the Top of Your Career

At MERGE, we strive to create a superior work experience where people with ability, agility and humility can grow and do the best work of their careers.

As our Sr. Project Manager, you will…

Be Accountable and Responsible

For the internal management of assigned projects from inception to completion within the Agency. You will be the internal hub for all projects within the assigned client(s) and will organize schedules and communicate with team members to deliver the work to complete a project within defined scope, quality, timeframe, and budget. You must be able to manage large multi-faceted projects/accounts/campaigns and multiple projects at the same time across various mediums. Most clients are in the healthcare provider space.

• Work as independent liaison/communications hub between all agency team members 
• Organize, manage, and be accountable for each step of the process for strategy, creative development, and internal reviews from project set-up to project kick-off to delivery of final materials. Media could include collateral, print, broadcast, video, digital, email, out-of-home, direct mail
• Set up and run all necessary key touchpoint meetings in the process - kick-offs, internal reviews, status, progress meetings, development checkpoints, etc.
• Scope and create project plans & detailed schedules (from Strategy through creative development through delivery) by coordinating with all involved departments and managing schedules throughout the life cycle of each project
• Manage and prioritize team assignments with detailed tasks for daily deliverables using agency tools and clear verbal communications 
• Partner with website development PM team where client requirements call for it to ensure the entirety of client work is being managed cross-functionally as effectively and efficiently as possible
• Forecast future deliverables based on project scope and project schedules
• Understanding of media plans and specs to be able to provide those to creative and studio teams where applicable
• Alert team and leadership if a project strays out of scope or the originally set parameters and present recommendations for contingencies and mitigation as needed
• Track hours burn per estimated project plan vs what is remaining and review against what must be accomplished to complete the project 
• Collaborate with Resource Manager to plan resources as needed
• Oversee general workflow capacity based on project plans, staff assignments, capabilities per scope
• When requested, manage project freelance costs and out-of-pocket estimates and purchases per assigned projects and budget parameters 
• Develop, manage, and enforce a rigorous approvals process internally (from creative development through the production phases of each project)
• Responsible for proofing process, brand guidelines, and quality standards on all projects
• Manage job and time-tracking database with up-to-date detailed records of the life of a project and share information as necessary 
• Provide insight on process improvements or resources/tools opportunities
• Collaborate with colleagues on other regional teams
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