Agency:Omnicom Health Market Access
Job Function:Projects and Performance Improvement
Job Subfunction: Project and Program Management
Job Description:Overview: The Project Manager is responsible for managing projects with varying levels of complexity for assigned brands and collaborating with cross functional partners across various groups to deliver client satisfaction and agency excellence.
Responsibilities:- Manage both simple and complex projects; escalate any/all issues in a timely fashion
- Maintain and/or support financial health of all assigned projects by analyzing financial and burn reports to mitigate risks and keep projects on budget
- Prepare/validate project scopes/plans (deliverables, schedules, budgets, assumptions, etc.)
- Develop and maintain critical business documents related to project/plans, risk mitigation forms and change orders
- Conduct internal and, where appropriate, client facing project status meetings in collaboration with account management to inform clients of assigned project schedules, critical milestones, and critical dependencies
- Manage print projects by coordinating tasks and deliverables from internal departments including production, graphic services/design studio, and external vendors as required
- Manage high complexity digital projects by coordinating deliverables from internal departments including technology, data, and strategy. Manage relationships with external vendors as required
- Participate in agency and project management team initiatives and projects (new business, training, implementation of new processes or applications)
- Mentor junior members of the project management team; supervise direct report(s) and help with their growth and development
Requirements: - 5+ years' experience, with 2+ years' proficiency in Interactive/Digital Project Management
- Comprehensive knowledge and skills across all multi-channel media (print, digital, and social media), and ability to apply leading edge project management philosophy, tools and techniques to improve marketing and advertising execution
- Advertising agency experience required
- Healthcare and/or pharmaceutical experience strongly desired
- Strong financial/budget-management experience required
- Solid track record of successfully leading projects from initiation to completion, error-free, on-time and on-budget
- Strong computer skills required including high level of computer competency and associated software (Microsoft Suite: Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project and Adobe Acrobat Pro) required. Previous experience with project management software is recommended (WorkFront, At Task, Float, Hive)
- Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships to gain trust and respect
- Build constructive relationships to foster collaboration and cross-functional thinking
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Creative, innovative, enthusiastic problem solver demonstrating influencing skills; exhibits strong mentoring, teamwork, and client-service orientation
- Ability to learn new concepts quickly, easily make connections among previously unrelated ideas, and enjoy the challenge of unfamiliar tasks
- Ability to regularly exercise judgement and discretion in order to manage jobs
$70,000 - $97,000
Omnicom's policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom's corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance.
