Project Manager, Integrated Marketing – Agency Experience (5-7 yrs)
Branigan
milwaukee, Wisconsin | 1 weeks ago
Project Manager - Marketing Agency Branigan Inc., an independent creative marketing agency in Milwaukee, is looking for a Project Manager with 5-7 years of experience, to support its clients and new business goals. The Project Manager ensures projects are completed on time, within scope, and to Branigan’s quality standards, while applying strong financial acumen to support profitable client engagements. Project Manager, responsibilities include but are not limited to the following: Lead project initiation and kickoff, working with clients and internal teams to translate goals into clear objectives, deliverables, roles, assumptions, milestones, and success criteria.Develop and maintain detailed project plans, including activities, deliverables, milestones, due dates, and keep engagements on track.Coordinate assignments, priorities, and handoffs across account service, creative, strategy, production, and external partners.Monitor daily progress, identify schedule or resource conflicts, and adjust plans as priorities shift to keep work on track.Facilitate project status meetings and check-ins; prepare status reports, meeting notes, decisions, and action items; maintain accurate project records in agency systems.Track budgets, staff time, expenses, billing readiness, and project profitability; flag and report variances and recommend corrective action.Prepare project estimates and support statements of work; document approvals and manage scope, schedule, and budget changes through a clear change-control process.Proactively identify, communicate, and resolve project risks, issues, and roadblocks; proactively escalate concerns when appropriate.Coordinate internal reviews, client approvals, and quality-control checkpoints to confirm deliverables are accurate, complete, and aligned with the approved brief and scope.Coordinate vendor and freelance partners, including schedules, deliverables, estimates, and approvals, when applicable.Close projects by confirming final deliverables and billing, organizing project files, and capturing lessons learned to improve future work.Follow agency processes and contribute ideas that improve workflow, forecasting, communication, and project delivery.Qualifications
Freelance