Senior Project Manager

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Who We’re Looking For.

War Room is looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager to join our growing team. You will play an integral role in supporting your team and presenting recommendations to clients. You are tasked with coordinating a wide range of digital campaigns for some of the best brands in Canada and the USA. If you are:

  • An individual who has led teams
  • A strong leader and decision-maker, with excellent organizational skills
  • Able to thrive in fast-paced environments where you constantly wear different hats
  • Resourceful, not afraid to make decisions, and you find the answers you need to get the job done
  • Entrepreneurial at heart and not afraid to share your ideas

 

You might be exactly who we’re looking for!

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What You’ll Be Doing.

You will play an integral role in supporting your team and presenting recommendations to clients. You are tasked with coordinating a wide range of digital campaigns for some of the best brands in Canada and the USA. You will manage multiple projects and multiple clients.
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  • Planning out the blueprints for projects, including defining the scope, allocating resources, setting deadlines, laying out communication strategies, and indicating tests and maintenance
  • Manage scoping of client projects, timelines, schedules and cost estimates, ensuring each project stays on schedule and hits deadlines
  • Determining and overseeing consistent testing, evaluation, and troubleshooting with the team and client in all stages through completion
  • Actively monitor project risks and scope creep to identify potential problems and proactively identify solutions and escalate when needed
  • Serving as a liaison to communicate information regarding changes, milestones reached, and other pertinent information with the internal teams and external stakeholders
  • Manage team and lead strategic meetings.
  • Convey project requirements and assign tasks effectively to ensure everyone is aligned on project objectives and responsibilities

Skills + Experience.

  • 5+ years of experience in project management, preferably within a marketing or creative agency
  • 3+ years experience working in an agency and understanding of the pace and the constantly changing priorities
  • Experience working with advertising platforms
  • Experience with Agile project management methodology
  • Process-oriented and strong problem-solving skills
  • Excellent organization, attention to detail, decision-making, and leadership skills
  • Knowledge of the marketing and advertising landscape, industry platforms, and associations
  • A bachelor’s degree in information technology, software development management, software engineering, computer science, or a related field; OR equivalent professional work experience


Bonus Points:

  • Professional project management training or certification – PMP, CAPM, PMI-ACP
  • Experience with programmatic

 

We ask that if you feel like you don’t check all the boxes but have the potential to learn what you don’t know, you still apply! We believe that diverse teams are high-performing teams and we strive to employ individuals with a diversity of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

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Benefits & Perks

🏡 Hybrid work + Summer Hours
🏖️ 3 weeks of annual paid vacation
🤕 Paid sick leave
🏥 Extended Health and Dental benefits + Wellness spending account
📚 Professional development funding
🏦 Retirement savings matching

Apply Today.

We’re so excited to hear from you! We are always on the lookout for team-oriented people with a passion for problem-solving. If you think that could be you, please apply through the below form.
We’re so excited to hear from you! We are always on the lookout for team-oriented people with a passion for problem-solving. If you think that could be you, please apply through the below form.

We appreciate your interest and application. Only those applicants under consideration will be contacted.

War Room is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit and business needs, and not on race, colour, creed, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions or any other classification protected by federal, state or provincial and local laws and ordinances.

Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request.

Who We Are.

We are a highly specialized programmatic advertising agency. We focus 100% of our efforts on digital media buying.

It’s how we exceed conversion goals in nearly every campaign we run and why our clients include some of the biggest companies in North America.

We know that happy employees = exceptional work and client satisfaction. That’s why we’ve created an environment that is welcoming and inspiring for all team members. We value your aspirations, and we’ll regularly help you set goals to achieve those milestones.
We’re open, honest, and firm believers of ideas coming first – not egos. We believe in clear lines of communication and a culture that champions creativity and growth, and we always celebrate accomplishments.

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