Project Manager

ABOUT US – MOMENTUM WORLDWIDE 
Momentum is an agency of doers. We make the industry’s most disruptive, entertaining, shareable, unforgettable experiences for our clients and their fans. We do it by bringing people closer to what they love, in original and unexpected ways. Whether it’s a physical activation, a virtual experience, or a piece of unique branded content, it’s all part of what we call the Total Brand Experience — ideas that solve business challenges, through best-in-class Consulting, Strategy, Analytics, Experience Design, and Production. 

We want you to help brands do amazing, unprecedented, wild things, creating experiences that people never forget.

WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FROM MOMENTUM

At Momentum, we expect our employees to embody our values!
Our Core Values of Be One, Do Great Work, Have Fun, Give Back and Grow empower an environment where we challenge ourselves professionally and encourage each other personally.

At Momentum, we make our differences matter!
Who we are matters.  We choose to hire diverse voices from all walks of life.  We choose to make our culture one where everyone can be their authentic self and speak in their voice. We choose to give each other permission to get things wrong, so we can learn to make them right.  We choose to celebrate the bravery of our peers and we choose to be collectively responsible.

At Momentum, we make our actions matter!
Making it matter means always choosing the sustainable option. It means designing waste out from the start.  It means working with the right materials. Sourcing locally, innovating off-the-shelf solutions and reusing and repurposing. It means powering smarter. Traveling less. And only working with vendors who do the same. Make it matter means becoming the first experiential agency in the world to receive 2 ISO certifications.

At Momentum, we make our people matter!
We choose to make your workplace part of your wellbeing. We choose a hybrid work model. We choose no meeting Fridays. We choose to let ourselves take as much Time Well Taken (vacation) as we need. We choose education programs that help our people develop professionally and personally. We choose tuition reimbursement. We choose to match your 401K. We choose to make your financial wellbeing our priority. We choose to make our people’s lives matter.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR
As a Project Manager for Momentum, your job is a really big deal! You will be expected to have the appropriate resources in the necessary place at the right time to enable us to continue raising the creative bar to produce award winning work – on time, on budget and as efficiently as possible. From refining process, project communications, defining resource needs to ensuring financial success for the agency, the Project Manager is the backbone of every project. 

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL DO (RESPONSIBILITIES)
As a Project Manager in the New York office, your responsibilities will include, but not limited to:  

• Responsible for successful execution of integrated and complex projects, finding the most efficient path to completion. Consistently demonstrate leadership skills by managing interdisciplinary teams toward project completion. 
• Author and manage detailed project plans, partnering with Business Leadership and Strategy to lead internal briefings, communicating relevant information such as the project approach, deliverables, timing and resource allocations. 
• Partner with discipline leads to project staffing needs, alleviate resource conflicts and optimize project schedules, identifying needs for flex staffing where necessary. 
• Accountable for the accuracy of project documentation within your projects, ensuring proper use of agency systems and adherence to agency process.   
• Responsible for tracking all assets through release to production, trafficking internally to secure appropriate approvals prior to release.  
• Demonstrate strong executive summary skills when communicating issues of risk and risk mitigation to senior teammates, while maintaining a solutions-oriented approach. 
• Meticulously track costs across projects to ensure accurate time reporting, proper fee application, and appropriate resource assignments.
• Supporting Momentum’s Values
• All other duties as assigned

 
HERE’S WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR (QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS)

• 3+ years of project management experience, preferably within an agency setting  
• Proficient in MS Office applications, Adobe Acrobat Professional and the components of project scheduling and PM workflow web-based tools 
• Has a strong understanding of the steps and processes involved in managing and completing a wide variety of production-related projects (print, digital, broadcast, integrated content, live events) 
• Ability to manage internal teams with professionalism, diligence and finesse 
• Self-motivated, quick and assertive 
• Organized, resilient, flexible and proactive 
• Extremely detailed oriented and organized 
• Exceptional time management skills 
• Excellent writing and communication skills 
• Cool, calm, collected and collaborative