At Viral Nation, we specialize in building social-first ecosystems for brands to connect with the modern consumer journey. Our integrated solutions align strategy, talent, media, and technology with culturally relevant creativity to scale the world’s fastest-growing digital brands. Viral Nation offers a fluid, creative, and growth-oriented environment that will support your ambitions to apply your talents in an open, collaborative, and fast-paced culture. Our ability to stay at the forefront of the industry has fuelled our success and will guide us in paving the path forward. We’re driven to push boundaries and think beyond today to deliver strategies, and we’re just getting started.
While we continuously exceed our goals, we need your help – our success is only as great as our people. Strong performance leads to high expectations, and we must keep raising the bar!
The Sr. Creative Project Manager is the ultimate organizer and team collaborator. You are the keeper of information and timelines, always ensuring that projects are moving forward in a seamless manner. Our Sr. Creative Project Managers are involved from briefing to final delivery, and possess a deep understanding of each phase of a project lifecycle.This role works cross-functionally to manage and facilitate the creative & production workflow of each project.
Responsibilities:
- Work with PMO Leadership to manage projects through all stages of execution and delivery to ensure work is on time, accurate, and on budget.
- Monitor day-to-day milestones, understand client requirements, write proposals and briefs, and manage workflows.
- Optimize the delivery flow of teams, actively addressing the most complicated risks and dependencies, including where ownership exists outside the team or no clear ownership exists.
- Help to ensure creative quality, identify next steps, and drive projects from inception to delivery.
- Leverage your expertise in integrated, multi-channel marketing campaigns across various industries.
- Lead all aspects of project execution, including supporting deliverables such as pricing, budget analysis, timelines, channel strategy, measurement, and reporting.
- Responsible for experience spanning design, content development, and the implementation of social strategies.
- Track hours and manage project scope changes and costs against the budget.
- Foresee any roadblocks or issues and notify the team of resourcing issues, delivery status, and/or changes in the schedule.
- Develop strategic documents for client presentations, campaign/project plans, and program wrap and analysis reports.
- Identify gaps and opportunities in content plans for new and existing clients.
- Establishes strong relationships with key stakeholders and partners, allowing for problem-solving outside group meetings and calls.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or a related field.
- Minimum 5+ years in a similar role within the marketing industry
- Proven experience in project management, with knowledge and/or understanding of creative and production
- Relevant certifications in project management or production would be a plus.
- Understanding of content strategies and marketing that leverage influencer partnerships to enhance brand awareness and an in-depth knowledge of social media and its best practices
- Excellent communication skills both written and oral to ensure effective collaboration with vendors, internal teams, and clients
- Some knowledge of design principles with experience providing creative/design feedback.
- Highly confident using Google Suite Applications
At Viral Nation, compensation is structured, performance-led, and market-aligned. Pay decisions are intentional, based on role requirements, performance, and market alignment by country, and are set to maintain internal pay equity across comparable roles and levels.
Compensation progression is tied to demonstrated performance, expanded scope, and sustained contribution over time, not tenure alone. Employee compensation is reviewed regularly through formal performance reviews and check-ins to ensure alignment with role expectations and impact.
DEI Commitment:
Viral Nation is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in our agency. Viral Nation welcomes applications from people with visible and non-visible disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruiting and selection process.
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