Acart is a full-service agency that understands that the evolving intersection between strategy, media and effective creative in ways that help transform brands—an agency driven by curiosity, creative excellence and data. We create work that builds brands, fuels commerce and drives measurable outcomes for our clients.

We are on the search for a talented, organized individual who will provide comprehensive support to our agency teams.

Our agency is a dynamic, fast-paced workplace that requires a person to not only be able to juggle competing priorities but be a versatile problem solver and stay calm under pressure. The role of project manager at Acart requires you to translate client project briefs and budgets into effective/efficient project schedules and tactical briefs for our team to follow. But it does not stop there. Once the schedule is created and the tasks are set, you must be able to recommend the right talent for the job and understand intimately what skills and abilities they possess. Your job at its core is to ensure resources complete work on-time and on-budget. This job will require high quality communication skills, agile thinking, a keen eye for data and an ability to whip various types of projects with diverse types of team members.

You will use different forms of project management such as: Agile, Scrum, Iterative, and Waterfall. While you may not be an expert in all these types of projects out of the gate, you have a thirst for knowledge and a willingness to learn and will make it your life’s work to ensure you can successfully deploy projects of all shapes and sizes. You roll up your sleeves to get the work done and can prioritize workflow in your sleep and ensure that the team remains on-task throughout the lifecycle of projects. Lastly you live and breathe technology and will be the company resident with our project management software infrastructure.

In your role, you’ll report to the studio director. This position does not require the management of other staff.

Responsibilities

Engaged with multiple projects—some focusing on creating or evolving brand systems, and others focusing on go-to-market campaigns
Determine and define project scope and objectives
Predict resources needed to reach objectives and manage resources in an effective and efficient manner
In collaboration with client experience, prepare budgets based on scope of work and resource requirements
Track project costs to meet budget
Create POs for various projects such as media, creative, production, strategy
Develop and manage a detailed project schedule and work plan
Develop tactical briefs and deploy tasks to assigned team members
Provide project updates on a consistent basis to various stakeholders about strategy, adjustments, and progress
Manage contracts with vendors and suppliers by assigning tasks and communicating expected deliverables
Utilize industry best practices, techniques, and standards throughout entire project execution
Monitor progress and adjust as needed
Ensure all deliverables pass quality assurance benchmarks
Measure project performance to identify areas for improvement

You bring

5+ years’ experience in a similar role
A background in project management with specific agency experience
A strong understanding of digital projects, integrated campaigns, and media
Experience working within various types of project management software
An interest in new platforms and technologies
Proven ability to solve problems creatively
Experience seeing projects through the full life cycle
Excellent analytical skills
Strong interpersonal skills and extremely resourceful
Proven ability to complete projects according to outlined scope, budget, and timeline

*Please note = we're looking for applicants who have previous advertising agency experience (in-house also counts).

**We will only be accepting candidates within Canada who have appropriate visa status (permanent resident of Canada).

***We have teams in Toronto and Ottawa! So looking ideally for candidates residing in either location.

Please visit https://acart.com/careers/project-manager/ for more information.

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