Project Manager

Project Manager

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

Responsibilities:

• Professionally manages engagements with senior account team partners focusing on balancing quality, progress and schedule while managing internal client expectations
• Leads development of internal brand centric campaigns; collaborates with internal stakeholders and manages vendors.
• Leads internal team members on day to day projects, and deliverables
• Leads  meetings and communications, relative to tracking deliverables, progress and impediments to progress; Creates and manages project road maps/timelines (project plans)
• Identifies needs on business for project support and appropriately aligns resources against those needs
• Partners with WS account team to manage team on-boarding processes and project scheduling
• Supports in educating the team on roles and responsibilities, process and templates
• Partners with cross-practice leads to identify and manage resource needs
• Demonstrates strong, professional work ethic and financial acumen
• Perform effectively and efficiency in a new business style environment with senior leaders across the globe

Basic Qualifications:

• 4-5 years of project management experience, preferably in public relations,  advertising agency, or similar industry setting, 
• Strong time management and multitasking skills; understanding of integrated relationships of projects when driving workstreams
• Fluency and/or familiarity with different types of programs and deliverables, such as creative ideation, strategy, earned campaign development
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Bachelor’s degree required
• Proficient in Microsoft Project/Smartsheet, Excel, and PowerPoint

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: $75,000 - $90,000

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.