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Company description

Leo Burnett is a communications agency powered by its HumanKind operating system, with the belief that creativity, data and technology work together to transform human behavior and drive prosperity for clients. Part of Publicis Communications, Leo Burnett Worldwide is one of the world's largest agency networks with 85 offices and more than 8,000 employees. The global agency works with some of the world's most valued brands including Aldi, Bank of America, Campbell's, Dunkin, Firestone, Jim Beam, Kellogg's, Nintendo, Tillamook and UnitedHealthcare among others.

Overview

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for the health and quality of large-scale client projects, focusing on maintaining margin, delivery efficiency and quality, risk mitigation and resolution, and potential management and mentorship of Associate and/or Project Managers.

The ideal candidate should have experience structuring and leading marketing and advertising projects comprised of multidisciplinary resources and parallel lines of business, with demonstrated success in collaborating with key agency partners, including but not limited to Creative, Client Services, Finance, Strategy, Data and Analytics, Media, and Technology. Experience with managing multi-channel engagements (video, TVC, print, digital, experiential, activation, etc.) is required.

They will also possess a proven ability to represent the Project Management team with internal and client partners, and be deft at building and maintaining strong relationships with agency, client and third-party partners. They will engage with these entities to proactively address challenges and contribute to the improvement of processes that evolve with changing business demands and industry norms.

Responsibilities

+ Work with account and client partners to instill and enforce processes, workflows and tools that support the profitable delivery of client work.

+ Contribute to a culture of delivery efficiency and excellence with direct reports and larger project management and/or program management department.

+ Responsible for the scoping and management of multiple concurrent small to large scale- projects and client engagements totaling over $1-5MM annually.

+ Partner with Client Service and Finance leads to actively manage business challenges, client relationships, developing annual scopes and contracts, estimates and staffing plans against scoped work, and maintaining profit margin.

+ Partner with Creative to effectively shepherd and manage the evolution of creative work, ensuring quality at all points from concept through delivery. Active partnership with Resource Managers, Production, and Technology departments to ensure connections and collaborations happen where they should, in support of innovative and award-winning creative ideas.

+ Maintain and enforce high standards of communications and documentation, including status, financial reports, timelines, scopes, change orders, burn reports and forecasting, standard processes and asset management.

+ Manage large projects independently from initiation through support production through completion

+ Maintain departmental values, vision, direction, and responsibilities with team partners.

+ Partner with internal team to continuously optimize existing operational processes and systems, ensuring buy-in and compliance with directs.

+ Deliver management that excels at creatively solving problems with a positive, professional approach and exceptional emotional intelligence.

+ Work with Senior level partners to manage client relationship and actively provide ideas to upsell work.

+ Proactively manage, provide guidance, and develop clear communications around project and business-related risks, including mitigation planning and crisis management.

+ Actively participate in agency new business opportunities/initiatives.

Qualifications

+ 5-7 years project management and/or program experience in a creative services organization working with cross-functional partners including strategy, data and planning, creative, editorial, experience design, production, technology, operations and resourcing.

+ Demonstrated understanding of project management methodologies, process and tools, including creating project timelines, staffing, scoping/estimating and burn management.

+ Proficiency with MS Office, project management software (MS Project, Smartsheet, Basecamp).

Additional information

Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact [email protected].

Compensation Range: $73,910 - $116,380 annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 07/16/2025.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.