Project Manager

Summary

Woodruff is an agency seeking a Project Manager to lead end-to-end traditional and digital project development and execution. The role involves creating work plans and timelines, coordinating resources, managing scope, budgets, risks, and communications, and improving project management processes to ensure successful delivery.

Responsibilities

• Creates and maintains project information in project management systems, and tracks project progress to key milestones and escalates risks or issues to the appropriate parties to communicate changes in timing with internal teams
• Understands and communicates project objectives and scope, including budgetary and resource considerations, to align work plan and resources to effectively manage scope profitability to the pricing established
• Builds out a project work plan and timeline from inception (kickoffs) to internal reviews, through to completion and delivery of projects and/or campaigns
• Manages and communicates timing, and changes in timing, to project owners using: Daily schedules; Status reports; Timelines; Daily check-ins; Weekly status meetings
• Tracks project scope and elevates scope creep or scope changes that are expected to exceed the desired outcome to the project management lead, account service team and VP, revenue & diversification
• Independently manages projects for accounts assigned by the project management lead
• Is a resource for new employees on project management processes and project management software (Wrike)
• Seeks ongoing self-development by staying up-to-date on best practices and has an interest in continuing education opportunities focused on learning different project management methodologies
• Provides recommended updates to current agency processes, workflows, models and structure to the project management lead
• Provides resources/talent recommendations to the project management lead and coordinates with appropriate team leads to manage resources (staff) against project work plans

Skills

• The ideal candidate has a minimum of 2-3 years of traditional and digital project management or other relevant experience
• Experience developing and documenting processes, project milestones and timelines
• Experience working on digital and traditional advertising projects
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Highly organized and detail-oriented
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Reliability and accountability
• Collaborative problem-solving
• Experience working with project management software and Google Workspace
• Open-minded and active listener
• Continually grows people and business
• Truthful and transparent
• Decisive and accountable
• Forward-thinking
• Proactive and communicates in a positive manner
• Qualified candidates will have a minimum of 2-3 years of traditional and digital project management experience
• A degree in marketing or advertising or relevant work experience is preferred but not required
• Professional experience in an agency setting or related field is preferred

Qualifications

Must Haves

• The ideal candidate has a minimum of 2-3 years of traditional and digital project management or other relevant experience
• Experience developing and documenting processes, project milestones and timelines
• Experience working on digital and traditional advertising projects
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Highly organized and detail-oriented
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Reliability and accountability
• Collaborative problem-solving
• Experience working with project management software and Google Workspace
• Open-minded and active listener
• Continually grows people and business
• Truthful and transparent
• Decisive and accountable
• Forward-thinking
• Proactive and communicates in a positive manner
• Qualified candidates will have a minimum of 2-3 years of traditional and digital project management experience
• A degree in marketing or advertising or relevant work experience is preferred but not required
• Professional experience in an agency setting or related field is preferred

Benefits

• Flexible work setup – Choose remote work, or join us in our Kansas City or Columbia, MO offices
• "Freedom Fridays" – No meetings on Friday mornings / Friday afternoons to use as you see fit
• Diverse, meaningful work – Contribute to projects across a wide range of industries
• Collaborative, growth-focused culture – Work with a supportive team that helps you build new skills
• Wellness support
• Peer recognition