Digital Project Manager

I’m a digital project manager/producer based in London, UK with over twelve years experience including hands on creative and technical skills. I am a certified ScrumMaster and PRINCE2 practitioner.

Digital Project Manager, London

My competitive advantage of having hands on experience means I am able to communicate easier to teams, understand and solve issues quicker and have a fully rounded control of multiple facets of the interactive process. As a digital project manager/producer I have developed a rich understanding of creative and technical processes with a strong head for methodically managing projects.

Project management experience

Delivery of multiple projects – on brief, on time and to the agreed budget using appropriate methodologies – to successful completion
End to end involvement throughout the project lifecycle from scoping to delivery, support and maintenance
Comfortable in client-facing situations on a regular basis, controlling project processes and ensuring that projects are delivered within time and budget constraints whilst maintaining an eye for detail
Estimation of project costs, issues, risks, strategy, resourcing, milestones, financial reconciliations and budgeting for each project
Management of teams of up to 25 FTEs including visual designers, interaction designers, art directors, copywriters, planners, business analysts, information architects, quality assurance, developers and database administrators
Proven track record in interactive media, reporting to clients and dealing with the management of all online processes
Coordination of assets for user journeys, QA testing requirements and UAT scripts

Digital project delivery

Large consumer-facing and ecommerce websites
Campaign-focused microsites
Website, microsite and online advertising global localisation
Rich media banner advertising
eCRM campaigns
Email campaigns; tracking briefs for analytics
Social media campaigns
Complex technical builds using Java EJBs/Struts, Microsoft .NET, variations of the LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl, PHP, Python) and Adobe RIA technologies
Adobe Flash and AJAX widgets
Content management systems
Mobile multimedia formats: MMS and SMS
Digital outdoor including London Underground display
High definition (HD) video, video shoots, set builds, castings, digital post production, green screen and rotoscoping
Touchscreen-powered kiosks
Software development
Copy writing including tone of voice generation and product terminology
Content production and design
User generated content (UGC), editing and curation
Iterative and incremental delivery using automated testing and deployment for continuous integration (CI)

Locations

From London to New York, the biggest and oldest names in the traditional advertising world, through to integrated and cutting edge digital agencies.

Clients

Leading UK and international brands: the largest global names in automotive, consumer electronics, information technology, music, mobile, telecoms, FMCG, lifestyle, financial services, petrochemical and online gaming. Top 10 interactive agencies and internet start ups.

Project management methodologies

Project management methodologies used dependent to project requirements: from traditional waterfall to Agile.

Project management tools

Creation of Gantt chart timelines using Microsoft Project or OmniPlan
Creation of sitemaps and user interface wireframes using Microsoft Visio, Adobe InDesign or OmniGraffle
Documentation of background, requirements, deliverables, milestones, budget, scope, start/end dates in statement of work (SOW) documents.
Tracking of financials via spreadsheets or other dedicated accounting software
Resourcing and management of teams and individuals via spreadsheets
Generation of Scrum artifacts including Product backlogs, Sprint backlogs and burn down charts; setup and administration of wikis for documentation

Project budgets

Single-digits thousands to millions with the ability to follow Sarbannes-Oxley (SOX) regulations.

Please contact me if you have a project you wish to discuss.