Professional Summary…
I’m a detail-oriented, innovative, and results-driven Project Manager with over six years of experience blending right and left brain skills towards overseeing diverse projects from conception to execution to deliver high-quality work for clients. By combining a unique blend of creative and analytical skills to streamline processes, problem-solve, and support teams to produce best-in-class results. Skills and experience acquired from over five years of project management. Additionally brings over transferable skillset from over seven years of experience in education, and a creative background. Seeking to leverage expertise in project management and creative problem-solving to drive impactful communications initiatives.
Work Experience
Project Manager and Creative Consultant
Currently consulting with local business owners on project management and creative initiatives, including rebranding, setting up Google Drive, managing creative assets, setting up Squarespace for updating and organizing the website, and creating assets for social media.
Develop comprehensive project plans using Asana, encompassing current project status charts, employee resourcing/job site assignments chart, deadlines, and financial spreadsheets. Provide creative services for client websites and social media. Generating content for social media accounts, shooting, and editing photography, crafting logos, imagery, typography, and written copy. Leverage tools including Canva, CapCut, and Adobe Creative Suite.
Creative Project Manager
Little Big Brands, White Plains, NY
Partner with the agency to manage large-scale, complex projects, including outsourcing creative work, defining scope, building workstream processes, and leading internal and client meetings.
Oversee branding and packaging projects, ensuring teams have up-to-date assets such as die lines, photography, and brand design guidelines.
Assist in a major rebrand project, collaborating on brand direction, defining new brand guidelines, and working with the creative team to build and execute key visuals and mechanical files for client distribution.
Create and implement workstream processes to manage large-scale projects and production volumes efficiently.
Partner with clients on projects through weekly status meetings, proof reviews, asset management, and final deliverable uploads to the client’s asset management system.
Account Project Manager
Odonnell Company, New Haven, CT
Managed client relationships for Connecticut state entities, including the Department of Economic Development and the Office of Early Childhood.
Cultivated deep client relationships, understanding their challenges, and collaborating with the team to deliver effective solutions.
Fostered strong connections with the internal creative team, prioritizing understanding of their work styles and communication preferences to enhance collaboration and report development.
Supported research and strategy colleagues in project management, scoping, work planning, survey outreach, participant scheduling, and progress tracking.
Organized and presented data and results, creating comprehensive reports for client handover.
Developed client presentation decks, providing content and creative design, seeking approval from the creative director before client submission.
Maintained regular communication with clients, discussing project status, next steps, and action items. Prepared meeting minutes and distributed them to clients and the internal team within 24 hours.
Created detailed work plans, collaborating with internal agency stakeholders to review milestones and align on realistic project timing. Sought approval from the creative team and clients after finalizing work plans.
Collaborated with project stakeholders to ensure alignment on milestone dates and addressed potential risks.
Facilitated communication with clients, ensuring the internal agency team had all the necessary materials for successful project execution.
Managed intake of stock photos, music/sound, and fonts, incorporating pricing options into client estimates for review before execution.
Actively participated in creative brainstorming meetings, providing input when requested. Scheduled internal reviews of creative work with both creative and account teams before client submission.
Reviewed client feedback, providing notes and summaries to help the creative team understand and align with the client's vision.
Supported the team in hosting the 2022 Connecticut Economic Summit, managing the Run of Show for speakers, collaborating with vendors, and assisting with logistics and creative elements during speaking and panel events.
Project Manager
Transmission Agency, San Fransisco, CA
Worked closely with team leads across various departments to gather input on project requirements, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of the overall scope of work.
Assisted in crafting detailed scopes of work alongside account team members, presenting them to B2B clients for approval.
Coordinated seamless resourcing across diverse teams, including creative, copyediting, studio, and strategy.
Developed and maintained concise status reports, ensuring a clear understanding of project statuses across multiple projects with all team members.
Conducted regular departmental meetings to discuss ongoing projects, monitor deliverables, and ensure alignment with client deadlines.
Utilized Wrike for live project updates, Kanban board management, task assignment, and the creation of collaborative workspaces for team members.
Played a pivotal role in delivering optimal solutions for clients, demonstrating creativity and swift problem-solving for various challenges and client requests.
Strategically mapped out project timing and pacing, ensuring adherence to client deadlines by creating comprehensive project tasks and resource plans in Wrike.
Monitored project finances to maintain financial health, ensuring alignment with project budgets.
Proactively identified and proposed solutions for potential project risks, acting as the go-to team member for effective problem-solving with a growth mindset.
Delivered comprehensive plans and optimal solutions to the client service team, preventing project derailment in the face of unexpected obstacles.
Applied Agile methodologies, with an emphasis on planning and utilizing Scrum methods for quick-turn projects.
Worked collaboratively with prominent B2B clients, including Xometry, Vindicia, Jaggaer, Netskope, Lookout Security, Medallia, and Adverity.
Collaborated across agency departments, providing support for projects in Account Management, Planning, Studio, and Creative.
Implemented tailored agency standards for projects, accommodating unique team and client characteristics.
Proactively managed projects of varying scales, using waterfall and agile methods from project brief to final production.
Managed project plans and work streams using the project management software Workfront. This includes creating work plans, task assignments, creative asset management, proofing, and a communication and resources hub for teams to access the following- briefs, client feedback, change orders, presentation decks, request form submissions, and creative assets including client-provided and stock image purchases.
Oversaw budgets for diverse project sizes, from turnkey initiatives to large-scale campaigns.
Streamlined workflows by minimizing redundant meetings, introducing brief, focused sessions, and integrating agile methods.
Orchestrated team meetings, managed schedules, provided accurate project estimates, ensured quality control, and devised solutions to eliminate barriers.
Managed expectations for the Account Team, facilitating client communication and coordinating meetings with the Account and Creative Teams.
Developed status reports for a comprehensive understanding of project statuses across all agency departments. Including weekly project status with account, creative, and studio production teams. Monthly meetings with the account team and finance team. Standing pre-production meetings with the studio team, account team, and creative team.
Conducted regular meetings to review project statuses and deliverables, aligning with client deadlines.
Assisted the team in delivering optimal solutions, demonstrating creativity and quick problem-solving.
Contributed to creative development, campaigns, promotions, brand concepts, strategy, and events to enhance client engagement.
Ensured teams had necessary materials from project brief to completion, preparing deliverables for pre-production.
Verified completion and approval of final project deliverables promptly for timely client delivery.
Served as the go-to Project Manager for quick-turn and fire drill requests, and guided other Project Managers on complex projects.
Collaborated on teams for various B2C clients, including HP, Heineken, Pepsi, Godiva, Diageo, and Quinnipiac University.