Saatchi & Saatchi

Senior Project Manager

Saatchi & Saatchi$75K — $107K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of project management experience in an agency or digital environment
  • Bachelor's degree required
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office; Microsoft Project knowledge is a plus
  • Effective negotiation and conflict management skills
  • Experience in communication or marketing environments preferred
  • Understanding of digital and pharmaceutical industries preferred
  • Demonstrates integrity and a commitment to self-development

Responsibilities

  • Lead the production of multi-channel projects from start to finish
  • Prepare and review accurate statements of work with quick turnaround times
  • Manage project budgets and cost-to-complete estimates
  • Create and oversee master project plans and timelines
  • Ensure adherence to quality control processes
  • Identify opportunities for process improvement and efficiency
  • Facilitate communication within cross-functional teams and stakeholders

Benefits

  • Medical coverage
  • Dental and vision insurance
  • Disability benefits
  • 401K plan
  • Parental and family care leave
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Flexible time off
Full Job Description
Overview

The Producer 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.

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

  • 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

Additional information

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

Compensation Range: USD $36.08 - USD $51.84/Hourly. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 7/27/2026.

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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