At Viral Nation, we specialize in building social-first ecosystems for brands to connect with the modern consumer journey. Our integrated solutions align strategy, talent, media, and technology with culturally relevant creativity to scale the world’s fastest-growing digital brands. Viral Nation offers a fluid, creative, and growth-oriented environment that will support your ambitions to apply your talents in an open, collaborative, and fast-paced culture. Our ability to stay at the forefront of the industry has fuelled our success and will guide us in paving the path forward. We’re driven to push boundaries and think beyond today to deliver strategies, and we’re just getting started.
While we continuously exceed our goals, we need your help – our success is only as great as our people. Strong performance leads to high expectations, and we must keep raising the bar!
The Sr. Project Manager at Viral Nation is responsible for overseeing the planning, execution, and successful completion of various marketing projects within the organization. This role requires strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and meet the company's objectives. The Sr. Project Manager will work closely with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and clients to drive project success.
Responsibilities:
- Provide operational oversight on multiple $1M+ workstreams
- Partner with Account Team Senior Leads to align on staffing optimizations and workstream priorities
- Understand how to manage and properly resource against a $20M account
- Define project scope, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders
- Develop detailed project plans, including timelines, milestones, and resource allocation
- Coordinate project activities, assign tasks, and monitor progress to ensure adherence to project plans
- Identify and manage project dependencies, risks, and issues
- Lead and motivate project teams, ensuring clear roles, responsibilities, and expectations
- Provide guidance and support to team members, fostering a collaborative and productive work environment
- Conduct regular team meetings and effectively communicate project updates, goals, and expectations
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with clients, internal teams, and external partners
- Communicate project status, risks, and changes to stakeholders in a timely and effective manner
- Manage stakeholder expectations, ensuring alignment with project objectives
- Develop and manage project budgets, monitoring expenses and resource allocation
- Optimize resource utilization and identify opportunities to streamline project costs
- Collaborate with finance and procurement teams to secure necessary resources and approvals
- Ensure project deliverables meet quality standards and timeline requirements
- Implement appropriate project management methodologies and best practices
- Identify and mitigate project risks, proactively addressing issues to minimize disruptions
Qualifications and Skills:
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as Marketing, Advertising etc.
- 5+ years of experience in project management, preferably within the Marketing industry
- Strong knowledge of project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall) and tools
- Proven track record of successfully managing multiple projects concurrently
- Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities
- Ability to adapt to changing project priorities and work well under pressure
Viral Nation is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in our agency. Viral Nation welcomes applications from people with visible and non-visible disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruiting and selection process.
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