We are looking for an awesome Project Manager, who thrives in the cross-section of creativity and emerging technologies, to join Barbarian. The Project Manager will collaborate with a cross-disciplinary team to design, develop, and deliver technology, campaign projects, and integrated solutions/services.

Roles and Responsibilities 

• Monitor project resource allocation, hours and burn reports and provide on-going project risk management
• Lead the team in using Agile methodology and practices
• Adapt Agile processes to the needs of the team and the business
• Work with creative, technical, UX, and strategy leads from with department leads from identifying the scope through concepting and delivery, to ensure the most innovative production methods are employed
• Manage multiple fast-paced projects with short turnarounds
• Successfully produce and deliver integrated projects and workstreams
• Prioritize workflow for an amazing team of strategists, creatives, technologists, and account services to ensure deadlines and client needs are met
• Actively position oneself as a digital advisor, client advocate internally, and an agency advocate with client
• Develop timelines and budgets (scopes/SOWs) to ensure proposed concepts and ideas are executable
• Respond quickly to incoming client requests, and proactively communicate the status of those requests
• Thrive in a highly flexible, adaptive, creative, collaborative, and interdepartmental environment, alongside multi-disciplinary peers with the ability to leverage multiple perspectives as pillars for innovation
• Identify areas of growth for the business
• Describe oneself as a “do-er” and “planner” in project management with a proven track record in project and time/budget management
• Successfully articulate digital solutions and/or processes in a simple and engaging way (both internally and client-side)

Requirements

• 3-5 years of project management within a digital agency
• Deep understanding of project management methodologies (Agile) and proper application of them
• Strength in creatively problem-solving and critical thinking
• Experience with managing medium-to-large scale development and campaign projects from scope to delivery
• Experience and knowledge of Strategy, Experience Design, Visual Design, and Development best practices
• Up-to-date technical knowledge of web, mobile, and software technologies, and user trends; experience working with modern front-end development frameworks a plus
• Experience with enterprise content management systems (CMS), especially AEM (Adobe Experience Manager) and Teamsite a plus
• Experience with JIRA
• Familiarity with how Omniture, Tealium, and Google Analytics work
• Ability to identify gaps in process and define solutions
• Experience with resourcing and allocation management for projects
• Experience with interpreting client requests and concepts into clear/defined deliverables and projects
• Experience with presenting approaches and solutions to internal and external parties
• Experience with the financial management of projects
• Previous experience managing clients in a digital agency with a project management focus
• An independent work ethic and drive and know when to escalate to higher-ups
• Ability to thrive in a collaborative, cross-functional agency environment
• Strong organizational, communication skills, both oral and written
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• A positive attitude, flexibility, and a sense of humor

Barbarian is an EOE (Equal Opportunity Employer). We strongly support diversity in the workforce.