Project Management
Freelance Senior Project Manager - CRM
About us
Cheil Dallas serves as the lead agency for all Samsung projects in North America and is strategically located at Legacy Central in Plano, Texas. It’s the home base for more than 200 creative problem-solvers who share a passion for developing groundbreaking ideas rooted in data, driven by insights, and enabled by innovative technology.
And that brings us to you… or rather you to us. Pushing boundaries and traditional advertising requires a curious mind undeterred by the never-been-done. We need a thinker and doer eager to explore new ways to connect with consumers beyond offering a product. If blending analytics with intuition and imagination makes your eyes sparkle, read on!
About you
Who you are is just as important as (if not more important than!) what you can do.
- Highly organized and communicative to get the best from everyone on the team.
- You thrive in the fast-paced, ad agency environment and have fun making things happen.
- Digitally savvy and knowledgeable about trends and platforms.
- Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills.
- Curious, creative and solution-focused; willing to work with others to identify fresh ideas.
About the role
Like you, this job is multidimensional. And every aspect is crucial to creating culturally relevant work.
- Creates and maintains respectful and strong working relationships with internal team members, external clients, and client partners when appropriate.
- Leading and taking ownership of agreed-upon initiatives while actively managing projects.
- Develops project timeline and plan to ensure creative is able to be concepted, produced, and delivered on time to the highest quality.
- Partners with Department Leads to align appropriate resources to the work, ensuring they are available and present at the appropriate times throughout project lifecycles.
- Efficiently manages and communicates initiative and/or project milestones throughout the lifecycle.
- Proactively mitigates risks and manages them to resolution while elevating to key stakeholders appropriately.
- Adapts to changes from inception to delivery of projects.
- Coordinates with third-party partners to ensure specs or other project details are clear and comprehensive.
- Manages required project documentation and assets.
- Leads project-related meetings with efficiency and ensures clear next steps/actions and deadlines are identified and communicated.
About the requirements
You’ve got to check the boxes before you can think outside of them.
- Bachelor’s degree in degree in advertising, marketing, or related field preferred .
- Must have 5-7 years of advertising agency experience and 5+ years of successful implementation and management of CRM/e-mail projects
- Experience with Workfront a definite plus or a similar project management platform.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office apps.
- Proficient knowledge of paid media plans and identifying specs/placements.
- Entrepreneurial spirit; excited to help build a best-in-class PMO.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Strengths in collaboration, flexibility and diplomacy.
- Ability to excel in a fast-paced work environment.
- Passionate, positive, and solution-oriented.
- Able to work in a hybrid environment 2-3 days at the Plano, TX office and the other days optional remote.
