Senior Technical Project Manager - Freelance

About the position

At AKQA, we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create beautiful ideas, products and services. With an entrepreneurial and collaborative approach, we design adaptive digital services and applications that capture the imagination, delivering impressive returns for our clients. As a Senior Technical Project Manager you will be responsible for managing multiple marketing related work streams across key client accounts. Working in partnership with the client services team, you will be actively involved in receiving client briefs and responding with meticulous project plans, scope and risk assessments which will then drive the delivery teams towards meeting the business objectives of our client. You will work with the best in class creative, technical, media and analytics talent coordinating innovation in the interactive space.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple marketing related work streams across key client accounts.
• Receive client briefs and respond with meticulous project plans, scope and risk assessments.
• Drive delivery teams towards meeting the business objectives of clients.
• Collaborate with disparate technical stakeholders and creative teams.
• Identify dependencies and the cascading impacts of delays.
• Gain alignment on the scope, schedule, and assumptions for projects.
• Communicate dependencies and risks internally and with clients.
• Balance opportunities and constraints within a given project.
• Leverage existing tools and processes to track people and progress.
• Document known and potential risks and formulate mitigation plans.
• Possess a robust understanding of system development life-cycles, including agile methodologies.

Requirements

• 8+ years' experience in a Project Management role in technology organizations.
• Ability to gather and translate business needs into clear and concise technical and functional requirements.
• Meticulous attention to detail, with the ability to see the big picture.
• Experience with direct marketing email projects and teams is preferred.
• Experience managing consumer website projects or digital marketing campaigns is a plus.

Nice-to-haves

• Proven experience working closely with creatives and developers to produce digital content and campaign executions.
• Strong knowledge of account and project management principles, methods, and techniques.
• Outstanding oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent time management and organization skills.

Benefits

• Diversity and inclusion commitment.
• Flexible working hours.
• Competitive pay range of $2,500 - $3,000 per week.