Senior Project Manager (Social / Digital)

As a Senior Project Manager at Praytell, you will lead and oversee multiple projects across assigned accounts, ensuring smooth execution and timely delivery. Your responsibilities include managing end-to-end project lifecycles, building detailed project frameworks, ensuring financial accountability, and leveraging project management tools to enhance collaboration among teams.

To qualify as a Senior Project Manager at Praytell, candidates should have 4-6 years of project management experience specifically within a creative agency. Expertise in managing digital and social content, alongside financial management of projects, will be crucial for success in this role.

Praytell fosters a collaborative work environment by emphasizing teamwork and encouraging open communication among project teams. As a Senior Project Manager, you will work closely with various stakeholders, including junior teammates, to delegate tasks efficiently and provide guidance that reflects our creative, inclusive culture.

Senior Project Managers at Praytell utilize various project management tools like Smartsheet, Asana, and Wrike to build and optimize project workflows. These tools not only enhance collaboration but also assist in tracking progress, managing timelines, and ensuring that all deliverables meet the highest standards.

At Praytell, Senior Project Managers enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance with low premium options, employee stock ownership plans, a flexible time-off policy, access to mental health resources, and opportunities for professional development through training and team-building programs.

When discussing your experience overseeing end-to-end project lifecycles, be sure to highlight specific projects where you managed all phases—initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure. Use examples to illustrate how you kept within timelines and budgets while meeting client objectives.

Describe your approach to managing budgets by discussing how you track expenses, prepare burn reports, and forecast costs. It’s important to showcase your attention to detail and how you ensure projects remain financially aligned with client agreements.

Mention the project management tools you have used in the past, such as Smartsheet, Asana, or Wrike. Discuss how these tools have enhanced your team’s collaboration and efficiency, and give an example of a project where you successfully leveraged these tools.

When answering this question, share a specific situation where you identified potential risks early in a project. Discuss the strategies you implemented to address these risks and how this proactive approach benefited the overall project outcome.

Explain your methods for maintaining open lines of communication, such as regular check-ins, utilizing project management tools for updates, and creating a culture where team members feel comfortable sharing concerns or suggestions. Emphasize the importance of collaboration in achieving project success.

Describe your process for assessing the situation, identifying the root cause of delays, and implementing corrective actions. This could include reallocating resources, adjusting timelines, or communicating with stakeholders to realign expectations.

Discuss the importance of understanding team members’ strengths and weaknesses when delegating tasks. Provide an example of how you delegated responsibilities in a previous project, ensuring clarity in roles while fostering team ownership.

When analyzing completed projects, talk about how you review outcomes against initial objectives. Discuss your process for gathering feedback from team members and clients to draw insights and apply those learnings to improve future projects.

Share qualities such as strong leadership, organization, creativity, and the ability to adapt to changing circumstances. Provide examples of how you embody these traits in your work, especially in high-pressure situations.

When answering this question, reflect on Praytell’s creative culture and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Discuss how this aligns with your career goals and your passion for managing projects that deliver impactful communication strategies.