Project Manager-OnBrand

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The Global Advertising and Brand Management (GABM) organization has a mission to create marketplace demand and drive commerce for American Express through differentiated and innovative products, partnerships, marketing, and customer experiences.

OnBrand - American Express' In-House Creative agency - is on journey of exciting expansion. Our ambition is to "Become creative partner-of-choice to build seamless customer experiences for our Business Units, essential for driving results and unlocking value through deeper knowledge of our business powered by industry-defining creative excellence". We are focused on developing forward thinking ideas and work across channels, end-to-end experiences in digital and beyond.

The Project Manager, OnBrand will report to the Senior Project Manager, and manage end-to-end project delivery (e.g., timelines, milestones, and budgets) for moderate-complexity projects (Tiers 3-4) and support Senior Project Managers on high-complexity projects (Tiers 1-2). They will work collaboratively with OnBrand creatives, producers, and account managers as well as Amex marketing clients, brand and business unit stakeholders, and external Integrated Agency Teams to deliver best-in-class creative campaigns.

To be successful in this role, the candidate must be solution-oriented and flexible. They must have experience creating, monitoring, and managing end-to-end coordination for multiple parallel-run marketing creative projects ranging in complexity.

Day to day responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Work closely with creative team members to manage end-to-end project delivery (e.g., timelines, milestones, and budgets) for moderate-complexity projects (Tiers 3-4), and support Senior Project Managers on high-complexity projects (Tiers 1-2)
• Leverage agency systems and tools (e.g., Workfront) for overall work-planning, team communication, and project management
• Support Senior Project Manager with communications across account, strategy, and creative teams
• Proactively support colleagues and collaborate with them to help achieve targets. Create a positive team environment through co-operation.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of project management experience from a leading creative agency or in-house brand
• Experience working with project management tools such as Smartsheet, Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Project, Slack, and Microsoft Teams
• Highly organized and high attention to detail
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to keep projects on track and delivered on time
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated experience working with Workfront

Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the U.S. is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for this position.

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