Freelance Senior Project Manager
Location: San Francisco California
Description: Razorfish is presently looking of Freelance Senior Project Manager right now, this career will be placed in California. For detail informations about this career opportunity kindly see the descriptions. Razorfish was born digital â€" it’s in our DNA. Today, we use that lifeblood to transform business at the convergence of creativity, technology and media. We accomplish this by! building brand experiences that engage consumers wherever/whenever/however they live in the digital world. We’re at the top of our game. In 2013, we were included on Advertising Age’s A-List for the second year in a row â€" a first for any digital agency. Forrester listed us as a 'Business Transformer' in their Agency Report, and as a leader in their Mobile Wave. Gartner also named us a leader in their Agency Report.
At our core are brilliant people, including the 2,500 Fish in our offices in Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Japan, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States.
If you’re interested in a career with us, consider this: LinkedIn ranked Razorfish the 15th most in-demand employer in the U.S. and the 31st worldwide. Speaking of rankings, we scored a perfect 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index. Now we want to hear from you.
Core Duties/Responsibilities:
PLANNING
- Develops and demonstrates an understanding of the ! client's business, their needs, expectations, and requirements.
- Collaborates with the project team to identify the approach, deliverables, schedule and tools to deliver the project within established constraints.
- Works with client team as well as any and all members of assigned project team to estimate costs and timing for tasks such as project strategy, functional design, visual design, technology requirements, etc., utilizing established estimating process and tools.
- May work with Client Engagement to obtain and document client signoff at key points during project.
- Coordinates all activities of the project team and ensures that project tasks are completed by: scheduling and facilitating project-related team meetings (i.e. kick-offs, status, internal/client reviews, etc,), communicating action steps to team, and delivering weekly status reports to project team, the client and management.
- Develops! , maintains, reviews and/or disseminates all project documentation including status reports, invoices, change orders, project schedules, budgets, and post mortem reviews. Ensures that all project documentation is produced in the standard format, follows internal documentation processes and is reviewed and approved.
- Manages/works with Senior Project Manager to manage vendor/third party relationships (i.e. such as photographers, stock photo services, and video production).
- Manages and controls project scope and the change control process to ensure that projects are completed according to schedule and within budget.
- Responsible for delivering work within sold margins. Also responsible for identifying and communicating issues causing margin changes.
- Responsible for raising and maintaining awareness of all project issues and risks, and working with appropriate personnel to deve! lop solutions.
- Manages project financial lifecycle, including ! estimates, revenue forecasts, invoicing, payables, receivables, etc.
- Works with Resource Management to ensure that projects are appropriately staffed, including both employee and contract resources.
- Follows internal processes and adjusts staffing needs in a timely manner based on project shifts.
- Collaborates on the content and presentation of key client deliverables as required to ensure relevancy, strategy, quality and timeliness.
- Acts as a client point-of-contact for all day-to-day project related issues
- Serves as a mentor to new and/or current employee(s) and assists with employee on-boarding and training.
- 5-7 years of experience managing interactive projects, preferably in a consulting or agency environment.
- Bachelor's ! degree required, Master's degree preferred.
- Advanced knowledge of one or more of the following: software development life cycles, web technologies, web development processes and the delivery of solutions with creative and engineering components, media and advertising projects, digital strategy projects.
- Advanced understanding of project management methodology including the ability to identify and resolve issues, manage risk, develop detailed work plans and specifications, perform resource allocations and run team meetings.
- Ability to work on multiple projects and manage multiple project coordinators, leads and/or managers at one time.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Demonstrated ability to motivate staff/project team, inspire teamwork and take a leadership role.
- Ability to solve complex problems with keen instincts and organizational experie! nce.
- Expert Microsoft Project and MS Office skills.
- M! ust be able to simultaneously focus on big picture, details and driving results.
- Strong knowledge of contract interpretation and negotiation.
- 1-3 years of people management experience.
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If you were eligible to this career, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Razorfish.
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This career starts available on: Fri, 05 Apr 2013 02:52:06 GMT