Operations Project Manager - Forthea

Company Description

Forthea is an award-winning digital marketing agency that improves lead generation for clients by focusing on superior data analytics and creative executions that produce measurable results. Forthea's rock-solid commitment to core values and sustained business excellence has led to successful partnerships with a variety of B2B and B2C clients around the world. Forthea was founded in 2006 in Houston, where it maintains its U.S. corporate headquarters.

Forthea has been recognized as one of the best places to work in Houston, one of the fastest-growing companies in Houston, and one of the largest Houston-area advertising agencies. Forthea President Christopher Pappas has been recognized as one of Houston's top young business leaders.

Job Description

Forthea is seeking a highly motivated, entrepreneurial and detail-oriented Operations Project Manager to help drive strategy, value and success of our internal and external projects. This person should be a detail-oriented multi-tasker and have experience managing various types of projects.

---Core Job Responsibilities---

• Manage project profitability and timelines - keep other team members informed of changes when necessary
• Periodically review client's primary performance metrics and meet with production team to ensure continued growth
• Periodic meetings with Account Executive & Ops Team to review success status
• Manage implementation and timeliness of all deliverables promised to clients
• Develops strong and positive working relationships with other disciplines and project stakeholders; strong project team manager, motivating project teams to excel, while supporting their various work streams to ensure adherence to objectives, process, and timelines
• Run effective meetings establishing objective and intended outcomes, proper participants and then creating an environment that delivers against the objectives
• Work with our leadership team to establish staff plans, align team needs and forecast staffing requirements.
• Serve as a primary point of contact on high level company initiatives, orchestrating effective communication across teams and keeping track of timelines to ensure project deadlines are met.
• Manage and prepare team-wide weekly and monthly reporting needs while ensuring accuracy in a timely manner.
• Effectively assign, delegate, coordinate, and monitor project work with internal teams
• Document, manage, and ensure efficient workflows within the department
• Assist business development team with team planning, project start times, and reviewing and approving contracts
• Understands the complexities of both Agile and Waterfall work environments, has the ability to influence decisions and drive results, and helps guide assigned teams through successful completion of programs/projects

---Required Qualifications---

• Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree from 4-year, accredited college
• Minimum Experience: 3-5+ years' experience in an account management, project management or relationship management role, preferably within an online advertising firm, or enterprise technology firm
• Excellent client and account service record; track record of accomplishing successful results for clients
• Experience with writing, presenting and executing effective communications, media or interactive marketing plans
• Minimum Field-of-Expertise: Marketing, Advertising, PR, Communications, Consulting or similar
• Minimum Computer Experience: Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
• Minimum Attitude: Superb
• Experience with project management tools
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred