Saatchi & Saatchi

Project Manager

Saatchi & Saatchi • $75K — $107K *
Philadelphia, PA 19120In-Person
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of project management experience in a relevant field
  • Proven track record in digital, print, or video project management
  • Strong negotiation and conflict management skills
  • Familiarity with client relationship management
  • Bachelor's degree in relevant discipline
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office; knowledge of Microsoft Project is a plus
  • Exhibits integrity and a commitment to self-development

Responsibilities

  • Lead the production of multi-channel projects from award to completion
  • Prepare accurate statements of work with clear and timely documentation
  • Manage master project plans and timelines collaboratively across different teams
  • Identify and mitigate project risks while ensuring quality control
  • Facilitate conflict resolution and promote effective communication within teams
  • Mentor and manage junior project management staff as needed
  • Proactively seek out process improvements for project efficiency

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and career growth
  • Collaborative team environment
  • Flexible approach to project management
  • Access to continuous learning in technology
  • Positive workplace culture and relations with team members
Full Job Description
Overview

The Project Manager leads the production of multi-channel projects of medium size or complexity, and is ultimately responsible for the delivery of high quality deliverables that power client satisfaction, meet business requirements, and balance client and agency economics. May career-manage another team member.

Responsibilities

Knowledge
  • 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 accurate 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


Strategy
  • 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: Identifies and monitors project risks; leads mitigation plans


Tactics and Execution
  • 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: May mentor and direct the activity of an Associate or Senior Associate
  • Estimates: Provides accurate and realistic cost-to-complete estimates and forecasts for assigned projects
  • Culture: Promotes and contributes to business unit's culture and environment
  • On-boarding: On boards new team members to the brand/ agency process

Client Relationship
  • 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 (for internal team). Presents complex data or messages in a clear, succinct, compelling manner
  • Deliverables: Ensures production deliverables meet client requirements

Qualifications

Requirements
  • Effective negotiation and conflict management skills
  • Computer literate, proficient in Microsoft Office
  • Microsoft Project is a plus
  • Knowledge of digital and pharma preferred
  • Exhibits Integrity and Trust
  • Exhibits Self Development

Education and Experience
  • 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.

About Saatchi & Saatchi

Saatchi & Saatchi is a global advertising agency headquartered in New York City. The company was founded in London in 1970 by brothers Maurice and Charles Saatchi and is now part of the Publicis Groupe, a French multinational advertising and public relations company. Saatchi & Saatchi has over 6,000 employees in 114 countries and provides a range of advertising and marketing services to clients in various industries, including automotive, consumer goods, financial services, and telecommunications. The company is known for its creative and innovative advertising campaigns, including the iconic 'Nothing is Impossible' campaign for Toyota. Saatchi & Saatchi has won numerous awards for its work, including Cannes Lions, Clios, and Effies.
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Industry
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