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PLACED: Director, Program Management (Account/PM), NYC; $80-100K

Award-winning, indie B2B branding and marketing company is looking for Program Management Director to join its sophisticated team. At critical inflection points, the agency works with clients to align brand strategy with business strategy—creating stories and experiences to engage customers, influence prospects, rally employees, inspire investors and build communities.

What you’ll be doing…

Account and Project Management

Serve as a primary client liaison and strategic partner with multiple clients to efficiently facilitate projects
Lead multi-pronged, medium-large client engagements, ensuring on-time and on-budget delivery
Oversee standard start-up procedures (secure job numbers, prepare working group lists, schedule interviews, etc.)
Generate, communicate and manage production schedules
Facilitate all aspects of our client engagements including brand strategy, visual brand development, marketing, advertising, digital/web projects
Maintain client loyalty through proactive relationship management

Financial Management

Efficiently organize and monitor the on-going management of costs (from developing estimates through tracking actuals), securing the appropriate client authorization throughout the course of the project
Secure estimates from and negotiate with outside suppliers to ensure competitive prices
Work closely with Controller to manage payment schedules and review pre-bill for clients

New Business Development

Engage in broad-based branding discussions with clients to become trusted counselor, and in so doing, identify further opportunities for mutually beneficial growth of relationship
Actively mine existing accounts for new business opportunities and referrals.
Provide input on process, budget and schedule for proposals.

What we expect…

Minimum 6-8 years experience working in account or project management role at a Branding, Marketing or Advertising Agency or a related position i.e. Branding/Marketing in a Financial Services, Technology, Healthcare, or Professional Services firm
Outgoing, engaging personality; great attitude and team player
Must be an excellent verbal and written communicator, comfortable preparing proposals and presentations and speaking in front of small groups
Must be a self starter and nimble multi-tasker; very detail-oriented

Sounds great? Shoot a resume to [email protected]. Not for you? Share with your network and get someone working!

January 1, 2016/24 Comments/by Hunter Gilmore

Account Management, Production, Project Management

PLACED: Senior Producer / Account Manager, Integrated, $85-100K

A hardworking, personable bunch, this laid back shop generates big work for innovative brands; all with minimal bureaucracy and a family feel. A small enough agency to run a tight ship, but big enough to boast a diverse group of creative thinkers and makers. The rules: collaborate well with clients, strive to improve daily, make work that is simple, memorable, and beautiful. This is an office where music is always playing, dogs are part of the culture, patio BBQs are the norm, and excessive imagination is a must. They believe that every great relationship starts with a single job and grows over time with consistent care, hard work, and at least a little fun. A full-service creative agency, they’ve tackled everything from multi-channel campaign creation, to complex site and app builds, to fashion shoots and retouching. They like a good challenge, and have the creative resources to meet them.

The Integrated Producer has 3 primary roles:

Account Management: This client-facing role requires effective and professional communication between the client and agency team. Being a highly connected liaison between client and creative team is a must, as well as being able to interpret and communicate strategic and tactical feedback. Maintaining status reports, scheduling and leading conference calls, presentation preparation, post-presentation follow-ups, etc. are just some of the daily, routine tasks. Experience in agency account management (or similar client-facing roles) is a plus; please be able to maintain and grow client relationships through excellent communication, creative thinking, and problem solving.

Project Management: Using a PM system for creating and maintaining project schedules, OOP estimates, resource allocation, checking for quality control, tracking brand style updates across many projects, and keeping internal teams on-task to meet schedules. Proactive at managing expectations of Production, Creative, Strategic and Account teams, as well as Client teams.

Producer: Experience as a producer in the traditional sense in a variety of tactical mediums is essential. Creative feasibility and budget awareness are also primary responsibilities. Experienced with creating budgets and tracking costs, and successful at delivering projects on time, to spec and within budget.

The Integrated Producer manages Print and Digital projects for new and existing clients. They are responsible for the work from creative concept development thru final production. High-volume experience including, email, print and digital initiatives is mandatory. Having an overall understanding of 360-degree production is important, as many projects often contain several deliverables of varying media types. Candidates should have at least 5 years experience as an Integrated Producer. You should collaborate effortlessly, self-manage, and partner well with others.

Most importantly! You are a nice, normal human being that is easy to get along with and work with, as this shop has a No Ego policy.

Great, right? Please shoot a resume/portfolio to [email protected]. Not for you? Please share with someone in your network.

October 11, 2015/by Hunter Gilmore

Production, Project Management

PLACED: Associate Producer, Experiential, $45-60K, NYC

Are you ready to join a network of experience creators and live media makers? This buzz-worthy boutique agency is seeking to hire a proactive, jack-of-all-trades Associate Producer. You’ll be part of a network of localized production experts delivering the best in the experiential, retail, digital environments, live media and social disciplines.

As a strategic partner, this shop plugs into creative agencies and brands as an experiential and promotional resource for the world’s greatest brands. As such, you should have a strong level of strategic, financial, and creative thinking chops. From brief to wrap, you’ll support clients with production strategy, creative execution, global event management, and ground execution. In-house, the Associate Producer is primarily responsible for supporting the Group Director and Production Pod by:

Managing the development/production of experiences, promotions, contests, partnerships, etc.
Successfully negotiating costs, partnerships, and tie-in partners
Directing and tracking the status of all project deliverables in an effort to meet or exceed deadlines
Possessing a keen sense of detail and attention to quality of client-facing documents, presentations and various reports
Designing and managing project budgets, deadlines, invoices, estimates, purchase requests and billing
Developing and maintaining positive and respectful client, vendor and external agency relationships
Producing status reports and conveying corrective measures to changes in scope to clients
Setting goals and engaging communication between entire internal team

Ideal candidates are:

Experienced in lighting, sound and video setup
Possess extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Comfortable with travel and weekend work producing events
4+ years of relevant experience; 2+ years of agency experience

Sounds good?! Shoot your resume to [email protected]. Not for you? Share with your network.

March 1, 2015/by Hunter Gilmore

Admin, Project Management

PLACED: Project Manager, Creative Resource Manager; $40-55K, NYC

Are you ready to join a network of experience creators and live media makers? This buzz-worthy boutique agency is seeking to hire a proactive, jack-of-all-trades Project Manager. You’ll be part of a network of production experts delivering the best in the experiential, retail, digital environments, live media and social disciplines.

The agency is an experiential production partner that crafts real world experiences that resonate over shared, earned, and owned media for the world’s best brands and agencies. As such, you should expect to deliver at the highest quality with passion and accuracy. From brief to wrap, you’ll support internal teams by:

Possessing a keen sense of detail and attention to quality of client-facing documents, presentations and various reports
Directing and tracking project budgets, deadlines, invoices, estimates, purchase requests and billing
Developing and maintaining positive and respectful client, vendor and external agency relationships
Managing the flow of all new business pitches
Creating and managing work back calendars to help organize internal process
Maintaining and managing weekly production meetings
Maintaining the Board in the office outlining current projects
Maintaining Google calendar outlining travel dates for all dates for work
Keeping organized files of all projects coming in and out including team assignments, briefing materials, final decks and deliverables, schedules, and more
Setting calls with clients for check-ins/presentations; setting internal check-ins to ensure on-time delivery of presentations
Engaging communication between entire internal team

Ideal candidates:

Possess extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office; Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop helpful
Comfortable with travel and weekend work producing events
1+ years of relevant experience; agency experience preferred

Sounds good?! Shoot your resume to [email protected]. Not for you? Share with your network.

February 13, 2015/27 Comments/by Hunter Gilmore

Production, Project Management

PLACED: Senior Digital Producer; long-term Freelance, $40-50/hr, NYC

Have what it takes to work for an iconic American luxury brand?

Internationally recognized luxury retailer seeks a freelance Digital Producer for their in-house Advertising and Production team. A laid back perfectionist, you’ll help analyze project requirements and successfully manage the workflow of global online and multimedia initiatives from inception through final production in support of strategic brand initiatives. In partnership with internal Creative and Marketing teams, you will drive project plans and schedules, craft/review creative briefs and work orders, oversee budgets, and ensure that expectations are managed. Please be able to prioritize and define clear goals while developing iteration plans and assessing opportunities for future growth. Considering the bulk of your attention will be on a luxury account, a flair for style and previous category experience in fashion/luxury/beauty/retail would be ideal. Please be personable, poised, resourceful and detail-oriented. Prior agency/design/marketing experience is a must-have.

Great, right? Please shoot a resume to [email protected]. Not for you? Please share with someone in your network.

October 9, 2014/by Hunter Gilmore

Project Management

PLACED: Senior Project Manager, $90-115K+, NYC

Boutique luxury ad agency with global clientele seeks to add highly passionate Senior Project Managers to help craft and tell beautiful stories, achieving the most creative and effective end result for the brand and the agency. This well-esteemed shop has major credentials on integrated and strategic campaigns for some of the biggest fashion and beauty brands on the market. Considering the bulk of your attention will be on retail fashion/beauty/luxury accounts, a love of Vogue and previous category experience is ideal. As the initial PM on-site, all candidates must be savvy with the production process, from print and tv to direct mail and digital; you believe that Production is as much of an art as a science. From kick-off through creative development, your ability to help drive, manage and execute work in tight timelines, while fostering cross-team collaboration, sets you apart; be able to see the big picture with the ability to keep multiple trains running on time. These positions require a confident and friendly personality with excellent management skills to foster and maintain a healthy, positive work environment.

Sounds perfect, right? Shoot your resume to [email protected]. Not for you? Please feel free to pass this opportunity along to a friend.

April 21, 2014/by Hunter Gilmore