Droga5 Senior Project Manager
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 Senior Project Manager leads work within the agency and manages the progression of assignments and owns communications and exercises project controls. The Senior 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
- 4+ years of project management experience and leading integrated teams
- 3+ years of experience leading cross-functional teams in the development and delivery of film, radio, social or application design projects.
Nice To Haves
- Experience managing multidisciplinary teams including Strategy, UX, Creative and Design
- High proficiency with project management software
- Ability to manage project budgets, scope and resource utilization
- Strong leadership and mentoring skills
- 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
- Lead a large piece of business in partnership with the Account leads
- Conduct resource utilization reporting and ongoing management of scope and budget
- Manage career development of Project Managers and Junior Project Managers and maintain a holistic view of their piece of business while managing day-to-day
- Manage and mentor Project Managers and Junior Project Managers to ensure their successful growth within the department
- Collaborate with account and production leads to plan out and implement efficient ways of working
- Draft initial staff plans for Statements of Work on assigned business or account
- Collaborate with the Account lead to plan high-level project timing and advise on scopes and staffing allocations for the Creative Department
- Manage schedules, resource allocations profitability and reflighting within Workbook.
Benefits
- medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage
- a 401(k) plan
- bonus opportunities
- paid holidays
- paid time off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
