Project Manager

Who We Are

Weber Shandwick is more than a leading global PR agency – we’re an engagement agency and we’re working in and around the cutting edge of the new media landscape. We’re storytellers, content creators, and we engage people IN the story. Our success is built on a deep commitment to client service and to our people. We embrace creativity and collaboration, and we engage stakeholders in new and creative ways to build brands and reputations.

Weber Shandwick seeks an experienced VP, Integrated Project Manager for the New York Project Management team who will lead Client operations, work closely with senior account, creative, and strategic partners as well as manage project managers across a portfolio of brands and projects.

Responsibilities:

• Be a key operational business partner in managing a large account or portfolio
• Build and sustain key relationships with internal teams, clients, procurement
• Manage multiple simultaneous brands and projects
• Establish and lead onboarding processes, including educating team members on roles and responsibilities, processes and templates.
• Drive consistency in operational and project management skills and solutions
• Mitigate and provide creative solutions as issues and risks arise and share insights and improvement learning opportunities with extended PM team
• Implement agency and client-side operational efficiencies and facilitate effective team integration
• Work across multiple internal and client stakeholder teams to facilitate operational best practices
• Proficient in helping some teams develop and manage detailed SOW’s as well as manage the day to day team tracking and delivery across project workstreams
• Experience with different types of projects and deliverables, including: strategic presentations, creative concepting and development, video, digital, event-based programs and vendor integrations
• Demonstrate effective team resource management, in collaboration with discipline leads and with network resource managers. Should display proficiency in anticipating resource needs
• Show a clear ability to work autonomously, with solid decision-making skills

Requirements:

• 10+ years of Project Management or Operations Experience
• Ability to effectively improve operations and processes at an agency and brand level
• Strong financial management skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong experience with scoping, development of budgets and schedules for complex programs with multiple workstreams

Salary Range: $130,000 USD – $165,000 USD

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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Who We Are

Weber Shandwick is more than a leading global PR agency – we’re an engagement agency and we’re working in and around the cutting edge of the new media landscape. We’re storytellers, content creators, and we engage people IN the story. Our success is built on a deep commitment to client service and to our people. We embrace creativity and collaboration, and we engage stakeholders in new and creative ways to build brands and reputations.

Weber Shandwick is currently seeking a Sr 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 or SVP, across a portfolio of brands and/or projects.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate with creative, strategy, 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 medium to 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
• 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

Salary Range: $90,000 USD – $110,000 USD

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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Who We Are

Weber Shandwick is more than a leading global PR agency – we’re an engagement agency and we’re working in and around the cutting edge of the new media landscape. We’re storytellers, content creators, and we engage people IN the story. Our success is built on a deep commitment to client service and to our people. We embrace creativity and collaboration, and we engage stakeholders in new and creative ways to build brands and reputations.

Manager, Project Management

Weber Shandwick is currently seeking a dedicated Project Manager, Integrated Project Management to join our winning team! In this role you will work closely with an integrated team across account, creative, influencer, social, analytics, and strategy, as well as report to a Director or VP of Project Management, to lead projects across a growing portfolio of brands.

Responsibilities:

• Independently manage multiple small to medium-scale integrated campaigns; collaborating with internal stakeholders, coordinating with various partners and managing vendors
• Demonstrate understanding the full project lifecycle from client brief to final delivery
• Own and manage project lifecycle with extended team, inclusive of scoping deliverables, resource management, hour estimates, timeline development, and project requirements/processes​
• Coordinate with creative, strategy, account management and other internal teams to help drive best-in-class solutions, deliver award winning results and mitigate risk and potential overservice
• Manage financial performance of accounts including scopes, burn report summaries and forecasting
• Lead internal team members on day-to-day project milestones and deliverables
• Partner with WS account team to manage team on-boarding processes
• Support in educating the team on roles and responsibilities, process and templates

Basic Qualifications:

• 4+ years of project management experience, preferably in an agency setting
• Strong financial management skills, including scoping, burn report tracking, resource allocation across project tasks
• Demonstrated success in managing different types of programs and deliverables, such as creative ideation, social and/or digital
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Detail-oriented, proactive, and skilled at driving clarity in complex projects
• Motivated and curious, a true team player eager to jump in, problem solve and lead teams to success
• Proficient in Microsoft Project/Smartsheet, Excel, and PowerPoint

Salary Range: $75,000 USD – $90,000 USD

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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