What is a Project Management Fee?
A project management fee covers the time and effort it takes to plan, coordinate, and oversee every part of your program — from kickoff to completion.
At RAVEN5, that means managing all the moving parts behind a contest or sweepstakes: timelines, creative assets, development, compliance, fulfillment, and communication between teams. It’s the work that ensures the program runs smoothly, legally, and on schedule.
Why Project Management Exists
Contests and sweepstakes aren’t one-off creative pieces — they’re complex, multi-phase projects with legal requirements, technical systems, and strict timelines. The project management fee exists to make sure every one of those components stays aligned.
It covers the behind-the-scenes coordination that allows everything to happen in the right order: legal drafts come before design approvals, testing comes before launch, and fulfillment happens after verified winner confirmation. Without that structure, the process falls apart fast.
What the Fee Actually Covers
At a high level, the fee includes:
- Planning timelines and deliverables
- Coordinating between creative, development, legal, and fulfillment teams
- Managing approvals, client feedback, and production schedules
- Tracking budgets and keeping scope creep in check
- Overseeing quality control, testing, and launch readiness
- Maintaining compliance and documentation through the life of the program
It’s not a filler line item — it’s what keeps every other part of the project functional and accountable.
Why It’s Important
When you hire RAVEN5, you’re not just getting design or development — you’re getting a managed process that ensures your campaign runs properly, meets all regulatory requirements, and stays on track from start to finish.
The project management fee is what makes that happen. It’s how we ensure your project doesn’t just look good, but actually works — from legal filings to live entries to fulfilled prizes.