Senior Project Manager

Description

You know that the outcome of a project hinges on two things: the plan and the people. You are the glue that holds these two together. You easily maneuver the precarious path of maintaining the strategy and pace of a project, while keeping your team engaged and enthusiastic. You know what needs to be done, and your penchant for strategic delegation and problem-solving makes you a natural fit for this role. You will be:

• Driver of internal agency process; ensuring team adheres to process guidelines, and problem-solving issues. Keeping teams committed, motivated, and productive through the duration of the project
• Partnering with Project Planners to fully understand, and execute to established estimates and work plans
• Responsible for partnering with the resource managers and studio teams in assigning Creative team members to projects.
• Working within the Wrike system, writes tasks providing clear direction on deliverables. Partners with the Creative Director and Project Planners to flag any concerns on directive and to resolve logistics.
• Accurately captures next steps, customer deliverables, etc. through conference reports or meeting recaps and distributes to appropriate team members.
• Ensures that project directive and documentation have taken place to appropriate team members. This includes proactively communicating to other team members who are affected by the directive.
• Has a thorough understanding and knowledge of what it takes creatively to develop projects (project steps, creative responsibilities, and skills) & help staff for projects, tracking projects, problem solving, etc.

Essential Requirements:

• BS or BA (or relevant experience)
• 4+ years previous in advertising/marketing project management
• Good at establishing clear directions; effective communicator; problem-solver; adaptable communication style; organized; understands job responsibilities of others and functions appropriately.

Desired Requirements:

• Proficient with MS Office Suite with experience with Project Management software
• Helping to train new PMs as they are onboarded into the organization.

At GSW, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. At times, we will consider transferable skills from previous roles. We also encourage you to join our Talent Network to stay connected to additional career opportunities.

GSW is a full-service healthcare communications agency that goes beyond advertising to create personalized brand experiences. We develop strategic marketing solutions for pharmaceutical, biotech and health-and-wellness clients around the world. We create experiences that involve, inspire, educate and activate people through ongoing brand journeys.

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