Project Manager

At a glance:

This is a mid-level advertising agency position, partnering with the Client Services team in creating and maintaining campaigns for our clients. Experience with project management, building client relationships, and first-hand knowledge of the day-to-day workflow across multiple teams makes for a great addition to this team.

This position is remote, but periodic travel and accommodating meetings in different US time zones is expected.

What does a Project Manager do at Rain?

• Client Support
  • Partners with Client Service on projects to ensure client's needs are met
• Creative Project Management
  • Responsible for delivering projects on time, in-line with client expectations and on budget
  • Coordinates internal resources making sure that resources are correctly booked and managed
  • Actively monitors and manages client deliverables across agency teams including Brand Strategy & Research, Media Planning and Buying, Analytics, Creative and Production
  • Creates and maintains project documentation such as requesting project codes/job numbers, creating project schedules, creating estimates, providing financial summaries, documenting meeting notes and more
  • Executes campaign and research deliverables, with an ability to manage constantly shifting priorities and ensure on-time execution
  • Continuously notifies team and client on project progress, including keeping managers and account leaders apprised of client questions, feedback, changes, etc.
  • Manages the timing and receipt of client-provided creative assets
  • Archives final creative assets and working files
• Media Project Management
  • Activate and manage the Media Activation Process assigning roles and responsibilities to other departments as needed
  • Regularly meeting with stakeholders, maintaining RainMAP documents and bi-weekly reporting

What do we look for in a Project Manager at our agency?

• 3+ years’ experience
• Prior media or creative agency experience required
• PMI Project Management certification preferred
• Must have experience managing creative projects from inception through completion
• Basic knowledge/understanding in the following areas is a plus: creative development process, marketing and CRM concepts, brand strategy, digital media landscape, digital technologies, and video production.
• Ability to translate client goals into tangible marketing solutions, using independent strategic thinking, while receiving guidance of senior team members
• Excellent organization and time management skills. Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a fast-moving environment with a tolerance for surprises.
• Ability to build positive, collaborative relationships within your project teams and throughout the agency
• High-level proficiency in Microsoft Office, Smartsheet and the Google Suite
• Impeccable attention to detail, exceptional organizational and analytical skills
• Proactively seeks opportunities to increase knowledge, skills, and abilities
• Appreciation of our Core Values

Target Base Salary: $71-$87k/year

• Base salary is determined by a wide range of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, job duties, and needs of the business. Base salary is one part of our total compensation package, which includes benefits, perks, and profit-sharing.

Why work at Rain?

• We are a national leader in DTC marketing and a fully integrated creative and media agency. With a 25+-year history and around 250 employees, we are established enough to have all the bells and whistles, but small enough for an entrepreneurial and welcoming culture where everyone is heard
• Our Flexible First environment empowers us to work from where we’d like but still connect with one another virtually and in-person when possible
• We proudly invest in our employees, technology, and tools, ensuring the best possible work experience. As such, we offer a rich benefits package including the following:
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
  • Quarterly profit-sharing program
  • 401(K) plan with employer match (and immediate eligibility)
  • 4-6 weeks PTO
  • 12 paid holidays
  • 12-18 weeks paid Family and Medical Leave
  • Monthly Work-From-Home allowance
  • Additional benefits details can be found here
• Transparency is valued. We actively ensure employees know how we are doing and where we are going. We encourage open communication, share our successes, and hold each other accountable.
• We are passionate about our clients and deliver simultaneously on their brand and sales objectives, an approach we call Transactional Brand Building. To learn more about our work and proprietary philosophy, please check us out here.