Project Manager Hire for Airr Digital (Saved $33K/Year)

Snapshot:

Business: Digital Marketing Agency

Roles Hired: Project Manager

Objective: Hire a project manager capable of owning operations, client communication, SOPs, training, fulfillment management, and creative quality assurance.

Outcome: 1 direct hire placed. $33,000 saved annually while creating a reliable operational leader who could take ownership of day-to-day agency delivery.

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The Problem:

Airr Digital, an ads agency, needed a Project Manager to run operations: the main point of contact for clients, owning SOPs, training, and the daily management of the fulfillment departments. It was important that this person came from an ads agency background, so they’d understand how the work actually flows.

The role also had a creative dimension. The PM needed to handle editor briefs and run QA on editors’ work, which meant being genuinely familiar with ad creative, what looks good, and what resonates with target markets. So this wasn’t a pure process manager; it was someone who could sit at the intersection of operations and creative judgment.

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The Strategy:

We mapped the top U.S.-based ads agencies that run back-office teams in LATAM, since that’s where you find operators who already work to U.S. agency standards. From there we targeted people with a client success background paired with project management or operations experience, the combination that covers both the client-facing and the internal-fulfillment sides of the role.

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The Result:

We placed a mid-level-to-senior Project Manager with exactly that background, saving Airr Digital $33,000 a year. More importantly, they got an operations person they can actually count on, someone who owns SOPs, training, fulfillment management, and editor QA without needing to be double-checked. That trust is what lets the founders step back from the day-to-day and focus on growth.

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Why It Works:

Great project managers don't just organize tasks — they create operational leverage.

Airr Digital needed someone who could manage clients, oversee fulfillment, maintain SOPs, train team members, and evaluate creative output. That's a rare combination of operational discipline and creative judgment. ⚡

By targeting operators from U.S.-focused agencies with experience in both client success and project management, Zabota identified a candidate who understood agency workflows from every angle. 🚀

The result is a trusted operational leader who keeps projects moving, maintains quality standards, and allows the founders to spend less time managing delivery and more time growing the business. 📈