Project Director

Weber Shandwick is currently seeking a Sr Associate, Integrated Project Manager for the New York Project Management team who will work closely with team members in account, creative, public relations, and strategy, as well as report to a Director or VP across a portfolio of brands and/or projects.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with Sr Project Manager to support managing multiple medium-sized projects or one large project
• Responsible for understanding and managing internal budget reporting on projects in with support from Sr Project Manager, as needed
• Professionally manages engagements with account team partners focusing on balancing quality, cost and schedule while managing client expectations
• Partners with Sr Project Manager and finance to help facilitate accurate and realistic staffing and financial forecasts
• Responsible for the development of project estimates and facilitating the reviews with Sr Project Managers for approval
• Routinely monitors financial performance of accounts reviewing bi-weekly time runs, managing time transfer process, and providing monthly burn report summary emails to senior leads identifying any opportunities and risks
• Manages individual PO set up and invoice tracking for their projects
• Supports Sr Project Manager in, client-facing meetings and communications, relative to financial management of the account (SOW development; monitoring and tracking deliverables/budgets; change management and reporting) and project road maps/timelines (project plans)
• Supports in educating the team on roles and responsibilities, process and templates

Requirements:

• 2+ years of Project Management experience, preferably in an agency setting
• Bachelor’s degree required
• Strong financial management skills. Exposure to scoping, burn report tracking, and understanding of relationship when scheduling projects.
• Fluency and/or familiarity with different types of programs and deliverables, such as creative ideation, social and digital
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to effectively and professionally communicate both verbally and in written format with internal team members across multiple disciplines
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Project/Smartsheet, Excel, and PowerPoint

NYC Salary range: $64,400 – $72,000

Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee’s/applicant’s background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.

Weber Shandwick is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Weber Shandwick recruits qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, ethnic or national origin, protected veteran status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or citizenship status.

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Weber Shandwick is currently seeking a Senior Project Manager, Integrated Project Management for the New York Project Management team who will work closely with team members in account, creative, public relations, and strategy, as well as report to a VP, across a portfolio of brands and/or projects.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate with creative, strategy, paid, account management and other internal teams to help drive best-in-class solutions for medium to large programs
• Manage project deliverables across multiple medium- large scale campaigns and help coordinate various functions including creative, strategy, insights, paid media, and analytics
• Professionally manage large scale engagements with account team partners focusing on balancing quality, cost and schedule, while exceeding client expectations
• Set expectations at the beginning of a project: as any issues arise, find solutions without compromising quality, team morale, or budget
• Be the conductor of a project/team and a proactive, solution-oriented, and strategic advisor
• Have a solid understanding of the creative development, production and paid media delivery processes and focus on stewarding the work from concept through delivery.
• Manage account budgets, scopes, and time while providing frequent updates to key stakeholders
• Partner with account leadership and finance to facilitate accurate and realistic forecasts; actively manage any forecast mitigation as needed
• Partner with account leadership to manage team on-boarding processes, including educating team members on roles and responsibilities, processes, and templates
• Serve as contact for client finance relative to financial management of the account
• Demonstrate strong, professional work ethic and financial acumen

Requirements:

• 6+ years of Project Management experience, preferably in an agency setting, media relations
• Strong financial management skills, including scoping, burn report tracking, resource allocation across project tasks. Prior experience managing multi-million-dollar budgets and scopes.
• SME with different types of programs and deliverables, such as strategic planning, creative ideation, video, social and editorial content, digital, and partner management
• Ability to effectively communicate with internal team members across multiple disciplines and levels, instilling confidence, and trust in your abilities
• Be comfortable digging into account finances: developing staffing models, writing SOWs, tracking burn rates, etc.
• Experience working closely with the implementation of an integrated media mix of paid, owned and earned programs
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate with team members across multiple levels, building trust in your abilities to get the job done effectively
• Have excellent organization and time management skills
• Understanding of government clients preferred

The Weber Shandwick Collective recognizes that your health and wellbeing are a priority. This is why we offer a full suite of benefits including:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k (with employer match)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Juice Money – $60 monthly reimbursement to be used towards purchases that nourish your health, mind, body, and soul
• MyDays – Flexible holiday schedules
• Short-Term Disability
• Paid Employee Family Leave
• Family Building Benefit

NYC Salary range: $90,000 – $110,000

Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee’s/applicant’s background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.

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