Droga5 Project Manager

Accenture•New York, NY

8d•$46,700 - $131,300•Hybrid

About The Position

Droga5, part of Accenture Song, is a creative agency with offices in New York, London, Dublin, Tokyo and São Paulo. From integrated communications and experience innovation to business design, Droga5 exists to build and sustain the most influential brands of the 21st century through creativity. Droga5 was founded in 2006 and has been recognized as Agency of the Year more than 25 times and was named both Ad Age and Adweek’s Agency of the Decade (2010–2019). Project Management at Droga5 is instrumental in the budgeting, planning, execution and delivery for all client work. Droga5 has a flexible approach to project management while leveraging the right tools and aligning the right resources to develop the most effective framework to deliver the highest quality of work with the greatest efficiency based on the budget and timeline. Project Managers are solutions-driven project leaders with a focus on maintaining and cultivating healthy, productive relationships through strong internal communications and resource management. The Project Manager leads work within the agency and manages the progression of assignments and owns communications and exercises project controls. The Project Manager creates and maintains project plans that demonstrate a cohesive understanding of deliverables, tasks, dependencies, staff resourcing and agency process. They also assess project risks and communicate contingency plans to stakeholders.

Requirements

2+ years of project management experience

Nice To Haves

Experience managing multidisciplinary teams
High proficiency with project management software
Exceptional organization skills and ability to multi-task and thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment
Outstanding communication skills
Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and Google Drive equivalents
Entrepreneurial nature and ability to solve for new processes and client/team needs

Responsibilities

Gather and understand all project requirements
Develop project plans with key stakeholders and manage their execution
Be the owner of timely project communications
Maintain and distribute the master project schedule
Manage integrated team schedules
Develop staffing plans, forecast weekly and future allocations and secure staffing assignments
Organize and distribute project materials, documents and assets
Resolve issues that arise
Oversee the timely flow of multiple projects, from initial client brief to completion
Manage schedules, resource allocations profitability and reflighting within Workbook.