Senior Project Manager (Freelance)

Saint Louis, MI - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 09-11-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

New Honor Society is seeking a strategic and detail-oriented Senior Project Manager (Freelance) to join our team in a hybrid role during an exciting period of this pivotal position you will manage the end-to-end project lifecycle for client initiatives from concept to delivery working closely with account and creative leads to define project scope timelines and budgets.

Reporting to the Associate Director of Project Management you will shape the future of our project management practice as we transition to Adobe Workfront as our enterprise PMO platform. You will play a key role in establishing best practices mentoring team members and driving operational excellence.

Were seeking a strong communicator with a get it done attitude and a deep understanding of the roles and deliverables essential for successful execution. The ideal candidate excels at juggling multiple priorities and building trusted relationships across all organizational levels in creative environments and structured project workflows.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

As a Senior Project Manager your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

Lead project intake and develop detailed project plans including scope of work timelines resource allocation and budget management for large-scale complex projects ensuring clear requirements and realistic expectations
Monitor budgets throughout project lifecycle proactively identifying and communicating scope changes and impact
Act as the primary point of contact for all assigned projects maintaining a deep understanding of project status dependencies and next steps
Manage resource allocations across projects collaborating with Associate Director and fellow project managers to balance team workloads effectively
Proactively coordinate kickoff meetings and check-ins and clearly communicate project timelines to cross-functional team fostering transparency and collaboration
Review project deliverables to ensure adherence to the scope of work including advising on the feasibility of creative concepts
Cultivate strong partnerships with external vendors managing relationships from initial engagement through project delivery
Lead weekly internal status and staffing meetings and collaborate with fellow project managers to balance creative team workloads adjusting resourcing assignments as priorities shift
Mentor junior and mid-level project managers supporting their professional development
Maintain the accuracy of project documentation within your projects ensuring proper use of agency systems and adherence to agency

QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelors degree and/or relevant experience required
5-7 years of project management experience preferably within an advertising or production agency environment
Proficient in Microsoft Office programs (Outlook Teams Word Excel PowerPoint)
Adobe Workfront experience strongly preferred (or similar enterprise PMO tools such as Smartsheet Asana etc.)
Strong understanding of production-related projects (digital social print broadcast integrated content)
Experience with resource forecasting planning and portfolio management
Proven track record managing both large and small multi-faceted projects with competing priorities and tight deadlines at the same time
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with a positive solutions-oriented attitude
Experience working in matrixed or cross-agency collaborative environments is a plus
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced dynamic agency environment

This job description is not an exhaustive list of all functions that an employee may be required to perform and the employee may be required to perform additional functions reserving the right to revise the job description at any time.

It is the policy of New Honor Society and any of its affiliates to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race religion color ethnic origin gender gender identity age marital status veteran status sexual orientation disability or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal state or local law. EOE/AA/M/D/V/F.

Required Experience:

Senior IC

RESPONSIBILITIES:

As a Senior Project Manager your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

Lead project intake and develop detailed project plans including scope of work timelines resource allocation and budget management for large-scale complex projects ensuring clear requirements and realistic expectations
Monitor budgets throughout project lifecycle proactively identifying and communicating scope changes and impact
Act as the primary point of contact for all assigned projects maintaining a deep understanding of project status dependencies and next steps
Manage resource allocations across projects collaborating with Associate Director and fellow project managers to balance team workloads effectively
Proactively coordinate kickoff meetings and check-ins and clearly communicate project timelines to cross-functional team fostering transparency and collaboration
Review project deliverables to ensure adherence to the scope of work including advising on the feasibility of creative concepts
Cultivate strong partnerships with external vendors managing relationships from initial engagement through project delivery
Lead weekly internal status and staffing meetings and collaborate with fellow project managers to balance creative team workloads adjusting resourcing assignments as priorities shift
Mentor junior and mid-level project managers supporting their professional development
Maintain the accuracy of project documentation within your projects ensuring proper use of agency systems and adherence to agency

QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelors degree and/or relevant experience required
5-7 years of project management experience preferably within an advertising or production agency environment
Proficient in Microsoft Office programs (Outlook Teams Word Excel PowerPoint)
Adobe Workfront experience strongly preferred (or similar enterprise PMO tools such as Smartsheet Asana etc.)
Strong understanding of production-related projects (digital social print broadcast integrated content)
Experience with resource forecasting planning and portfolio management
Proven track record managing both large and small multi-faceted projects with competing priorities and tight deadlines at the same time
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with a positive solutions-oriented attitude
Experience working in matrixed or cross-agency collaborative environments is a plus
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced dynamic agency environment

Required Experience:

Senior IC