Muneeb Zafar, Digital Project Manager

Muneeb Zafar

Digital Project Manager

Rain43

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Diploma, Graphic Design
Experience
13 years, 9 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :13 years, 9 Months

Digital Project Manager at Rain43
  • Canada
  • My current job since November 2016

Managed multi-faceted interactive projects and initiatives for an integrated ad agency across multiple projects with client budget up to $1.5M, and have experience in managing teams that are a combination of in-house, off-shore team, outside vendors and freelancers.
• Overall client management responsibilities from project pitching, to creating and executing work plans and managing approvals and revisions to meet and exceed client expectations and deadlines.
• Applied project management and SCRUM methodologies throughout project lifecycle in accordance with defined agency processes.
• Managed weekly project burn. Monitored and effectively report project health (timing, scope and budget) and recommendations
• Maintained detailed, frequent and effective communication to project stakeholders
• Facilitated effective estimating and scoping exercises. Managed multiple projects consisting of both technical and non-technical resources and milestones.
• Provided project management oversight to insure the timely launch and coordination of client campaigns with internal and external teams.
• Reviewed project budgets and resolved discrepancies, requirements gathering, oversaw project teams and client deliverables. Authored Statement of Work (SOW) documents

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• Developed strategies for clients to reach client’s goals within the budgetary constraints and proactively make strategic campaign recommendations to clients
• Developed functional requirements documentation for digital projects to ensure final solutions mapped to identified business needs
Award:
• Recognized for working with greater responsibilities to exceed agency’s expectation

Projects:
Digital Marketing | Microsite | Responsive Website | Rich Media | Digital Strategy | Social Media | Banners | Facebook Contest | Analytics & Optimization |

Digital Project Manager at Transform Dream
  • Canada
  • August 2012 to November 2015

Spearheaded all project insights such as daily scrums, creative development, client reviews, project estimates, scope of work documents, user stories and project schedule Gantt charts.
• Created, communicated and maintain project plans. Manage vendor, partner and third party relationships on a project level.
• Set up, participated and lead daily/weekly project team/client conference calls.
• Proactively monitored all aspects of program including performance indicators, risks and scope ensuring visibility to leadership and escalating roadblocks as needed.
• Ensured scope of projects are defined and communicated.
• Communicated effectively and ongoing to team and client on project progress.
Projects:
Native iOS & Android App | Responsive Website | E-Commerce | Campaign Work | Email Blast | Digital Strategy | Digital Marketing | Branding |

Digital Project Coordinator at N3XT ID
  • Canada
  • October 2009 to August 2012

• Conducted daily analysis of project plan, shifting priorities based on business needs in order to meet aggressive launch deadlines for projects.
• Initiated weekly meetings with status reports to inform cross-functional teams of progress, including: marketing, sales, operations, and technology teams.
• Maintained ongoing timely communication to internal and external project stakeholders including weekly project status reports, contact reports, team status meeting and post-mortem analysis
Projects:
App Development | Responsive Website | Social Media | Digital Banner | Branding |

Education

Diploma, Graphic Design
  • at Herzing Collage
  • April 2011
Bachelor's degree, Business Management
  • at Ryerson University
  • April 2010
High school or equivalent, Ontario Secondary School Diploma
  • at North Albion C.I.
  • June 2005

Specialties & Skills

Graphic Design
Project Management
Presentation Skills
MS Project
Social Media Marketing
Creative
Illustrator
Photoshop
Communication
Adobe Creative Suite
After Effects
Social Media
Project Management
PowerPoint
MS Project
Event Planning
MS Excel
Agile Project Management
Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Languages

Urdu
Intermediate
French
Beginner
English
Expert

Memberships

PMI - Lakeshore, Ontario Chapter
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • February 2015

Training and Certifications

Project Management Professional (PMP) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2014
Valid Until:
November 2017
After Effects - Advance (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2012
Valid Until:
March 2020
Google Power Searching (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2012
Valid Until:
July 2020

Hobbies

  • Sports
  • Graphic Design
  • Motion Graphics
  • Project Management