Temporary Project Director

Edelman•Los Angeles, CA

19h

About The Position

This is an exciting opportunity for a process-oriented, go-getter who wants to become a key part of a forward-thinking team as a Temporary Project Director. The Temp Project Director is responsible for the day-to-day management of creative marketing, advertising, PR, and experiential initiatives in partnership with account colleagues and production leads. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment and be devoted to providing top-notch internal client service, committed to seeing the big picture while keeping an eye on the small details. Your primary role is to bring an integrated team’s vision to life within the scope of the project. Oftentimes at the center of complex initiatives, you will lead the integration of creative components from account, planners, designers, copywriters, producers, and social media strategists (among others). This includes managing experiential workstreams in tandem with producers—ensuring alignment across timelines, budgets, fabrication, logistics, and on-site execution. You will be the common thread on projects, managing schedules and deliverables across all initiatives. In addition, this role may have some client contact. You will help define scope, budget, key milestones, timelines, and deliverables. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring that project deliverables connect with creative intent, meet time specifications, and achieve quality goals across both traditional and experiential outputs.

Requirements

5–7+ years of progressive project management and operations experience managing 360 integrated, digital, and experiential programs
Experience partnering closely with producers and external vendors to deliver experiential activations or live events
Experience communicating brand requirements, milestones, and priorities to third-party stakeholders
1–2 years of supervisory experience preferred, managing and mentoring junior/mid-level talent
Assertive, proactive, and solution-oriented AND willing to throw the PM rulebook out the window to solve the problem at hand
Agile, flexible, used to quick demands
Demonstrate effective communication and analytical skills
Exceptional attention to detail, time management, and organizational skills
Experience with Microsoft Office tools, including 365 and Teams
Experience using project management/workflow and resourcing software
Ability to communicate and work closely across multiple disciplines at all levels, including but not limited to Creative, Finance, Account Management, Talent & Influencer, Senior Leadership, Production, etc.
Bachelor’s Degree and/or relevant experience required

Responsibilities

Manages multiple, high-complexity projects or programs on assigned account(s), new business, and internal initiatives when needed
Defines project approach, scope, budgets, timelines, and resource/OOP estimates in partnership with the appropriate leads
Partners with appropriate leads to identify project resources and allocations necessary
Partners with agency account, production, and discipline leads—as well as finance—to build timelines and scopes that meet the creative, production, and experiential needs of the agency and client
Works in close collaboration with producers to manage experiential workstreams, including fabrication, vendor coordination, logistics, permitting, and on-site execution planning
Ensures seamless integration of experiential elements within broader integrated campaigns, aligning milestones, dependencies, and deliverables across teams
Actively manages project timing and resource assignments in Excel
Assist and evangelize the eventual implementation of project management software
Prepares and maintains clear, accurate project documentation, including project plan, status report, budgets, and resource requests/assignments
Schedules internal meetings, defines the agenda, and provides actionable recaps to cross-functional team
Proactively identifies risks, monitors issues, and provides mitigation/contingency plans throughout project lifecycle—including those specific to experiential builds and live activations
Demonstrated ability to distill complex information into a clear, concise format as needed to aid team decision making
Effectively manages change and able to influence team to adopt best practices/process improvements
Identifies opportunities for process improvement and improving efficiency; coordinates and implements solutions within team
Champions and follows agency best practices on assigned projects and assigned account(s)
Builds meaningful relationships with team members, discipline leads, and production partners
Assess requirements of a project to inform scope, manage concurrent timelines, and oversee deliverables to ensure projects are executed seamlessly
Proficient in directing, securing, reviewing, and providing quality control on deliverables prepared by outside vendors