Director Project Management

M Booth Health • New York, NY

1d • $110,000 - $135,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

We are actively seeking a Director, Project Management to join a single, marquee pharmaceutical client team and support large-scale corporate brand and reputation communications work, including integrated campaigns, partnerships, sponsorships, earned media programs, executive visibility initiatives, and high-profile brand moments. This is a role for a project management professional who understands how brand, creative, earned media, and reputation-driven work comes together — and who can operationalize that work with rigor, foresight, and confidence. The Director serves as a core operational and strategic partner to account, strategy, and creative leadership.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in project management within a public relations, marketing, or integrated communications agency.
• Proven experience managing large-scale, integrated brand and reputation programs, ideally in healthcare, pharmaceutical, or other regulated industries.
• Strong understanding of how corporate brand, earned media, creative storytelling, partnerships, and executive communications intersect.
• Deep expertise in scoping, staffing, budgeting, and financial management for complex campaigns.
• Ability to manage high-stakes work with sound judgment, organization, and composure.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trust with senior clients and agency leadership.
• Experience leading and developing project management teams.
• Proficiency in project management and financial tracking tools, as well as Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Proficiency in the use of Artificial Intelligence tools for project management excellence.
• A demonstrated commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and to building inclusive, supportive teams.
• Collaborative, steady leadership style with a passion for delivering excellent work.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the day-to-day project management lead for a large, integrated corporate brand account, overseeing multiple concurrent campaigns and workstreams.
• Lead delivery across major brand initiatives, including corporate reputation programs, earned-led campaigns, partnerships and sponsorships, executive communications, and live or on-site brand activations.
• Translate complex brand strategies into clear, executable plans — aligning timelines, scopes, staffing, and dependencies across disciplines.
• Ensure cohesion across creative, earned, paid, analytics, and account teams so work delivers against brand and reputational objectives.
• Anticipate delivery risks tied to creative development, approvals, regulatory considerations, or live moments — and proactively build mitigation plans.
• Bring structure and clarity to ambiguity, especially during high-visibility or high-pressure brand moments.
• Spearhead scoping, staffing models, and budgets for integrated brand programs, ensuring they reflect the true complexity of the work.
• Partner with account and finance leadership to manage burn, pacing, and profitability across campaigns and always-on work.
• Oversee forecasting, accruals, and monthly billing, ensuring accuracy and transparency.
• Proactively identify scope risks or opportunities and recommend smart solutions that protect both the client relationship and the agency.
• Support annual planning and large-scale campaign budgeting tied to the client’s brand priorities.
• Act as a trusted operational partner to client leads, helping them navigate timelines, dependencies, and delivery tradeoffs without compromising quality.
• Work closely with strategy, creative, earned media, and analytics leads to ensure operational plans support the intended brand impact.
• Facilitate alignment across internal teams and external partners, ensuring everyone understands roles, responsibilities, and expectations.
• Model calm, confident leadership in complex stakeholder environments.
• Reinforce MBH’s collaborative, non-hierarchical approach while maintaining accountability and high standards.

Benefits

• A fully hybrid work experience designed to give you the choice around where and how you work best
• Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career
• Comprehensive health care and wellness plans for your entire family
• A 401(k) plan, health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts
• Paid company holidays, unlimited paid vacation, sick, personal, and mental health days, and summer hours and sabbatical leave
• Paid parental leave, family-building benefit, well-being programs, and commuter benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed