Nora Knaup
St Louis,MO
Summary
Highly accomplished VP/Senior Program Director with over 20 years of experience leading project management teams in fast-paced marketing agency environments. Proven ability to establish and streamline project management processes, resulting in improved efficiency and on-time, within-budget project delivery. Led Agency estimating and writing of Scope of Work documents. Skilled in managing complex projects, balancing workloads, and prioritizing client objectives. Expert in utilizing project management tools such as SmartSheet, RAFT, and Kairos.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
VP/Senior Program Director
VML
04.2015 - 03.2025
- Led a team of project management professionals across the Commerce business, managing a portfolio of 20+ clients with annually budgets exceeding $80million
- Established the Project Management Department in 2015 for the Kimberly-Clark account, implementing project tracking via SmartSheet
- Trained team on building timelines and agency estimates for projects, ensuring projects were completed on time and within budget
- Expanded the Project Management team to serve 20+ agency clients across four offices, and integrated the project management process as a key function across all agency departments
- Collaborated with Creative, Strategy, and Account Services to determine resource needs on projects
- Assigned resources to projects, balanced workloads, and prioritized project tasks to maximize efficiency
- Communicated and prioritized external client objectives to internal teams, ensuring alignment and successful project outcomes
- Ensured all agency deliverables were prepared for client review by the account team
Supervisor, Production & Project Management
Wunderman
03.2004 - 03.2015
- Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows.
- Devised and implemented processes and procedures to streamline operations.
- Completed Client estimates and tracked costs and resources.
Director Creative Services
Learning Curve
03.1997 - 03.2004
- Spearheaded innovative approaches to resource allocation and strategic planning.
- Trained and guided team members to maintain high productivity and performance metrics.
- Assisted in recruiting, hiring and training of team members.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - English Language And Literature
University of Chicago
Chicago06.1990
Skills
- Project Oversight
- Financial Budgeting
- Risk Management
- Team Leadership
- Client Communication
- Strategic Planning
- SmartSheet
- RAFT (VML Proprietary resource management system)
- Kairos (Power BI project budget and fee tracking system)
Timeline
VP/Senior Program Director
VML
04.2015 - 03.2025
Supervisor, Production & Project Management
Wunderman
03.2004 - 03.2015
Director Creative Services
Learning Curve
03.1997 - 03.2004
Bachelor of Arts - English Language And Literature
University of Chicago
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