Company: VERB Interactive
Location: Halifax, NS
Expected salary:
Job date: Fri, 25 Apr 2025 22:41:43 GMT
Job description: VERB is a digital marketing agency located in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia. Our global clients offer the opportunity… clients and colleagues with a proactive, strategic, measurable, and organized approach to holistic marketing strategies…
VERB is a digital marketing agency based in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia. They work with global clients, providing a proactive and strategic approach to holistic marketing strategies that are measurable and organized.
The job description for the Project Manager position at VERB Interactive in Halifax, Nova Scotia, includes the following details:
Job Title: Project Manager
Company: VERB Interactive
Location: Halifax, NS
Employment Type: Permanent, Full-time
Job Summary:
VERB Interactive is a digital marketing agency based in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Project Manager will provide clients and colleagues with a proactive, strategic, measurable, and organized approach to holistic marketing strategies and product implementation. This role combines project management, business analysis, and effective communication skills to ensure that project information is delivered to key stakeholders, while keeping projects moving and within scope.
Key Responsibilities:
- Translate conceptual ideas into technically feasible solutions and act as the project expert with an intimate understanding of the entire solution.
- Collaborate with all VERB internal departments, including Development, Marketing, UX, and Creative, on key process efficiencies.
- Apply business acumen to uncover web solutions that address clients’ business needs.
- Own the final deliverable to ensure they are complete and accurate based on the scope of the contract.
- Define and prioritize requirements for web and/or marketing projects using various needs analysis techniques.
- Craft requirement documents with technical specifications, functionalities, user stories, and/or collaborate on creative brief and marketing strategy documentation.
- Manage Kanban and Sprint boards and translate project requirements into tickets within Jira.
- Create and maintain project schedules, internal and external status reports, and risk and issues logs.
- Develop and deliver end-user training.
- Host key internal meetings and lead regular client meetings related to project milestones.
- Plan and facilitate client workshops and requirements gathering meetings.
- Work closely with the project sponsor to ensure total service delivery excellence in meeting deadlines and budgets.
- Act as a client advocate and manage internal communications throughout the project lifecycle.
- Maintain frequent communication with Project Delivery leadership for escalation, resourcing, and budget concerns.
- Foster and nurture a positive relationship with internal and external stakeholders through punctual, professional, and strategic communication.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the Project Delivery team.
Requirements:
- 2+ years of project management experience.
- Post-secondary education in project management, marketing, advertising, business, communications, public relations, or equivalent experience.
- Certifications considered an asset:
- PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
- Business Analysis Certificate (ECBA or CPRE)
- ITIL V3 Foundation
- Demonstrated experience across a range of digital media.
- Experience implementing Agile project management methodologies.
- Experience developing requirements, user cases, user stories, and/or creative briefs.
- Experience working within a CMS (WordPress, Drupal).
- Familiarity with Atlassian Suite of products, i.e., Confluence and Jira, with experience managing projects within Jira.
- Knowledge of project delivery processes (Discover, Definition, Design, Develop, Deploy).
- Ability to help project teams find workable and pragmatic solutions.
- Proven ability to present information to internal and external stakeholders, i.e., hosting workshops.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Highly organized with the ability to function in a fast-paced business environment.
Benefits:
VERB Interactive offers a comprehensive benefits package, including:
- Vacation time available on day one, plus an extra bonus week during the holidays.
- An annual travel credit for non-work-related travel.
- Free office snacks and drinks.
- 80% premium share options.
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