5-7 years of project management experience, preferably in an agency setting.
Strong understanding of multi-agency and multi-discipline project integration.
Proven ability to manage project scope and prevent scope creep.
Experience in budget tracking and financial reporting within project management.
Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with a focus on clarity and detail.
Responsibilities
Lead project integration across diverse teams to ensure timely and budget-compliant delivery.
Manage project scope, identifying and communicating shifts in deliverables and resources.
Develop and oversee project timelines, breaking down tasks into manageable stages.
Track project costs and collaborate with finance to ensure accurate budget management.
Implement quality control measures and capture lessons learned for future projects.
Engage and allocate resources strategically throughout project phases.
Proactively manage project risks, articulating mitigation plans and escalating issues as necessary.
Benefits
Collaborative work environment with a focus on team-driven success.
Opportunities for professional development and skill enhancement.
Engagement with high-profile clients, including the US Army.
Access to agency resources and support for project management excellence.
Full Job Description
Agency: TBWA
Job Function: Projects and Performance Improvement
Job Subfunction: Project and Program Management
Job Description:
Title: Sr. Project Manager Reports to: Director of Project Management Client: US Army
THE ROLE
At TBWA, our Sr. Project Managers are the lead of flight control for getting our work completed on time, on budget, and within scope. Our Sr. Project Managers are the hub that drives all work through our processes. The Project Management team sets the bar for problem solving and decisiveness across the agency team and functional groups to effectively lead the team to the best outcome for our clients.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
Project Integration Management
Keen understanding of integrating multi-agency and -discipline team across a project.
Responsible for project communications and process adherence across multi-agency and -discipline teams.
Project Scope Management
Responsible for understanding project scope and preventing scope creep.
Identify shifts in timing, deliverables, budgets, and resources while communicating potential impacts.
Provides support to Project Management Director and PMO on scope development, proposal structure, and staffing recommendations.
Project Schedule Management
Develop and manage project timelines based on hour needed to complete the deliverables required.
Able to break project down into small pieces (stages) and understand the deliverables at each stage.
Project Cost Management
Determine and manage project burn reporting with finance team including tracking, mitigating, and reporting on a weekly and monthly basis.
Partner with finance, account, creative, and production teams to ensure weekly and monthly tracking of budget and hours is accurate and within scope.
Ensure client billing is accurate by tracking, reporting, evaluating, and controlling projects.
Strong understanding of agency finance processes encouraged.
Project Quality Management
Working with Account Management lead, ensure process, documentation, reporting, and other enhancements are enacted as needed to ensure client satisfaction and optimal product delivery.
Capture lessons learned throughout a project and apply to future projects, as well as develop and implement plans for best practice enhancements and improvements.
Develop metrics and operational process to ensure quality control.
Project Resource Management
Engage and manage appropriate talent and resource allocation at all project stages.
Demonstrate strategic thinking for resourcing all projects.
Project Risk Management
Manage and communicate with risk management tools daily. Manage moderate to high risk/complexity projects.
Ability to perform qualitative and quantitative risk management with skill and confidence. Ability to accurately articulate risk management/mitigation plans and escalate high risk issues with management.
Define, manage, and mitigate risks, including taking a proactive, approach to solve issues before they arise or manage as they come up.
Project Communication Management
Ensure involvement of the appropriate teams during each project phase.
Drive open and honest communications across all teams to ensure no roadblocks in projects.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
High self-confidence and not afraid to be a project management leader in the room.
Ability to maintain focus under pressure, be thorough, and keep a positive attitude. Ability to think outside the box and understand the outcome, not just the process.
Extremely high standards for work and behavior; accountable, reliable, and dependable. Acute attention to detail and accuracy.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; ability to break down complex information.
$95,000 - $111,000k
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.
About Harrison and Star
Harrison and Star is a healthcare advertising agency that provides marketing and advertising services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. The company offers a range of services including brand strategy, creative development, digital marketing, and market research. Harrison and Star was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
