Job: Creative Project Manager, Video

Jobing Description

Requisition #121781BR Posting Job Title Creative Project Manager, Video
Brand Advertising and B2B
Market Location US - Maryland - Baltimore
Position
Type Full Time
Posting Job Description Project Manager II Lift Creative
Passionate, curious, creative? Our employees have helped to create popular and engaging online products and destinations that attract over 150 million unique visitors each month globally. As a result, AOL is a leading global web services company with a substantial worldwide audience, a suite of powerful web brands and industry leading products, and one of the largest advertising networks in the United States. We look for people that are exceptionally imaginative, collaborative, and truly psyched about our mission to inform, entertain and connect the world.
The role of Creative Project Manager is responsible for day-to-day project management and planning activities in support of the creative team. This will include creating various project plans that will deliver the project objectives, managing the activities of the project team(s), foresee, plan, organize and control the resources necessary to effectively meet the project deliverables, manage the entire project process and assure for the successful attainment of each and every goal set out at the onset of each project.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Support the management and planning of all efforts associated with the project to include: development and management of project plans, define and deliver individual project deliverables as a part of the overall program deliverables, manage the expectations of all stakeholders, manage project relationships, manage one or more project teams in delivering the projects, and communicate and manage tasks and activities to a schedule with the team.
Develop and manage a set scope of work within the project to be delivered through effective expectations setting, communications, change management control, budget control and management, and overall business understanding of the project needs.
Actively support the creative team s efforts, to include: project plan, scope management, budget management, resource management, time management (activities & task planning), communications, risk management, procurement, QA and testing, user training, program / project delivery, transition planning and ongoing maintenance and support.
Report project progress, issues, risks, etc to Creative Director.
Lend support to various business and technology teams as necessary during project implementation to ensure solid, scalable, robust solutions.
Communicate effectively in both verbal (i.e. day-to-day discussions, team meetings) and written (requirements and design specifications) form, as well as have an overall ability to be clear and concise in all communications.
Accurately assess the risks and technical requirements associated with each project.
Support the development of team members from a professional and technical level.
Effectively manage multiple priorities within a fast paced environment.
Perform additional job-related duties as requested
Required Skills:
Project management or team leadership skills with medium sized creative development projects.
Leadership and management skills in leading technical and creative personnel through the delivery of complex projects.
Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment.
Ability to facilitate and drive resolution of complex business and technical problems associated with creative project efforts.
Strong decision making and problem solving skills and experience with project delivery.
Excellent English communications skills.
Excellent ability to understand and express complex topics.
Demonstrated leadership and attention to detail skills through prior experience at the strategic and tactical / implementation levels.
Strong leadership skills, to include resource allocation and planning skills, with software development projects.
Education / Experience:
Bachelor s degree in creative-related field or relevant combination of education and experience
At least 4 years of experience in project management
Preferred: Agency background
Preferred: Project management experience on medium sized custom creative projects
Preferred: Experience with projects related to online advertising