• Associate Director, Project Management

    Ketchum (New York, NY)


    About Ketchum

     

    As a global communications consultancy with 100 years of experience, Ketchum is a trusted partner who is equal parts creative and analytical. Ketchum is a place where all perspectives and points of view are welcome and encouraged. We are a collection of communications specialists, content creators, creatives, researchers, data analysts, media pros, digital strategists, issues and crisis counselors, and tech nerds. And we love when those worlds collide to create the very best teams and solutions for our clients. We work with the world’s leading brands, emerging start-ups, and everything in between. We are beyond proud to have created some of the most celebrated and award-winning campaigns in our industry. We’re just crazy enough to think we can impact the world – and how it responds to ideas – through communication.

     

    We encourage our employees to be curious, brave, inspiring, and a force for good. Let’s talk. Come belong at Ketchum!

     

    We are looking for an **Associate Director, Project Management.**

     

    This is a perfect job for a Public Relations Professional who enjoys project and financial management of client work.

     

    This role is responsible for managing timelines, deliverables, and projects across a variety of clients while ensuring teams are implementing programs to our highest standards. You’ll work with Senior Leadership on the project management of active programs, while also ensuring proper staff allocation across the client portfolio. You’ll need to be organized and able to understand where we can pull people in, based on their workload, and identify where additional support is needed for different clients. This role also requires that this person have strong financial acumen.

     

    Our desired candidate is diligent, organized, passionate, compassionate, and self-motivated. Communications/PR agency experience is required.

    About the job

    + Lead and drive a medium portfolio/client with minimal oversight from a Director or VP

    + Engaged in operational improvement, flagging up

    + Flagging & communication delegation of tasks within the PMO

    + Steward as the point person of operational updates & changes to your client & finance teams on your respective brands.

    + Foster a strong relationship with your CD & FD, maintaining weekly meetings/touchpoints on the state of the overall business and operational needs

    + Ability to flag issues within the Account/Finance/IAT teams within Ketchum and directly address and resolve problems. Escalating to Dir/VP when blocked.

    + Develop highly complex schedules for large campaigns

    + Begin client-facing communication and stewardship of portfolio health with Account Lead

    + Develop SOWs

    + Review all SOWs before they go to the client

    + Worksheets

    + Flagging scope creep

    + Oversee Monthly Team Mtg delegation

    Qualifications

    Any combination of education and experience providing the required skills and knowledge for successful performance would qualify.

     

    + Bachelor’s degree desired

    + Project Manager Certification (PMP) a plus

    + 7+ years of related work experience, including having worked in a Communications/PR agency

    + Ability to drive projects forward, communicate status, meet deadlines, and work with minimal supervision and guidance

    + Strong analytical, writing, and problem-solving skills

    + Ability to be flexible, multi-task, and adaptive in a fast-paced environment

    + Collaborative self-starter with strong interpersonal skills

    + Solid history of leading projects and meeting deadlines

    + Workfront Project Management software experience is a plus

     

    _The salary range for this position is $100,000 to $120,000. The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, education, years of experience, past training, skills and abilities of the applicant, internal equity and local geographic market data. A range of medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and/or other benefits also are available._

    What We Offer

    + Hybrid Workplace: Three days a week in the office

    + Robust benefits program, effective within 30 days of hire

    + Paid maternity/paternity leave

    + Family Forming Benefits

    + Employee Recognition Program

    + Generous paid time off includes vacation, wellness, and extended holiday schedule

    + Various development opportunities to enhance personal and professional life

    + Tuition reimbursement

    + Monthly Cell Phone & Wi-Fi reimbursement

     

    Interested? We’ve got an opportunity for you.

     

    Ketchum is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, military or veteran status, alienage, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other protected class under federal, state or local laws.