Emily Bliss: PROJECT MANAGER in Denver, CO

• Drive projects forward within a structured AGILE process while continuing to support, assist and learn from senior leadership. • Create and manage schedules and resourcing for concept implementation, sell-in, and financial management. • Manage small and mid-sized projects from end to end with minimal oversight while anticipating needs before they arise. • Work closely on a daily basis with teams on projects to coordinate timing and deliverables. • Schedule and lead status meetings and reporting for projects across scope of work assigned to the agency.

• Continually explores how merchandising/POS/POP can create impact within the retail/shopper marketing environment. • Maintain production scheduling, concept implementation, sell-in, and financial management for pre-packed and other POS deliverables. • Deliver cost savings for our clients by adhering to 3-bid or contract pricing. • Create briefs to apply trend and retail information to item development. • Work closely on a daily basis with Clients, Creative and Account teams on quick-turn jobs to coordinate timing and deliverables.

(CONTRACTED THROUGH AQUENT) • Met and worked directly with production team of 20 or so on a weekly basis to discuss how to best manage timelines and deadlines efficiently. • Worked directly with shopper merchandisers to create and release circulars for multiple western districts of Kroger, including King Soopers, Smiths, Ralphs, QFC, etc.