Senior Project Manager
Publicis CoLab
- Philadelphia, PA
- $70,000-117,500 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- PM Technical Skills: Proficient in project managing via a flexible approach. Well-versed in production needs; considered an expert in at least one channel (interactive/digital, print, or video) but understands other mediums well enough to be a strategic problem solver
- SOWs: Prepares complex statements of work, with quick turnaround time and minimal revisions. Creates or reviews statement of work documentation; accountable for top-down and bottom-up budgets to ensure scopes accurately reflect required work effort
- Client finances: Accurately calculates cost-to-complete estimates
- Thought process: Regularly demonstrates critical thinking skills
- Technology: Continuously learning technology and ability to quickly adapt to new technologies
- Agency process: Advocate and champion of agency processes. Able to define team process, communication plan and rules of engagement and manages team adherence
- Creativity: Finds creative alternative solutions to resource and time constraints
- Project Plans: Creates and manages master project plans and timelines via a cross-capability collaborative approach
- Quality Control: Ensures team adherence to QC plan
- Process improvement: Proactively identifies opportunities to adjust processes for efficiencies. Identifies opportunities to streamline processes and to create efficiencies and suggests alternative solutions
- Trouble shoot: Solution oriented. Brings problems with potential solutions to the attention of management.
- Conflict resolution: Arbitrates team conflicts and facilitates cross-capability solutions
- Resource allocation: Leads resource allocation discussions on the project-level with cross-capability team
- Collaboration: Keeps team informed of changes. Communicates clearly and frequently. Leads team communication plan; monitors and adjusts as needed to ensure effective and efficient communication.
- Project risk: Actively mitigates risk by identifying quality, budget, and timeline impacts
- Finances: Responsible for cost management across portfolio of projects. Provides accurate and realistic cost-to-complete estimates and forecasts for assigned projects
- Conflict resolution: Proactively contributes to conflict resolution across channels
- Resources: Leads resource planning
- Vendors: Manages 3rd party vendor engagement
- Execution: Manages production of engagements from award to completion
- Change process: Manages change request process, identifying and documenting changes in scope
- Internal Relationships and Team Leadership: Positive influence within department. Develops strong and positive working relationships with other departments/ stakeholders
- Management: Mentors and directs the activity of one or more Associates or Senior Associates
- Culture: Promotes and contributes to business unit’s culture and environment
- On-boarding: On boards new team members to the brand/ agency process
- Problem solving: Confident problem solver; willing and able to have difficult conversations
- Relationship: Engages with client procurement staff. Builds rapport and credibility with client peer based on trust and expert counsel
- Client process: Has intimate understanding of client processes and priorities
- Managing expectations: Ensures that appropriate client and internal stakeholder expectations are managed
- Communication and Writing: Lead role in ensuring timely, accurate client documentation and correspondence. Presents complex data or messages in a clear, succinct, compelling manner
- Ensures production deliverables meet client requirements
- Professional presentation and client facing skills
- Effective negotiation and conflict management skills
- Advanced in Microsoft Office
- Proficient in Microsoft Project
- Knowledge of digital required
- Knowledge of healthcare is a strong plus
- Exhibits Integrity and Trust
- Exhibits Self Development
- Bachelors degree required
- Demonstrates progression in level of responsibility within a professional project management environment
- Agency or digital project experience preferred
- Experience in communications or marketing environment preferred
- Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more
- Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility
- Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption
- Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance
- Tuition Assistance
- Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more
- Matching Gifts programs
- Flexible working arrangements
- ‘Work Your World’ Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility)
- Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances