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Project Manager – Health

Project Manager – Health

CompanyWunderman Thompson
LocationNew York, NY, USA
Salary$60000 – $140000
TypeFull-Time
Degrees
Experience LevelMid Level, Senior

Requirements

  • 3-5 years project management experience or traffic coordination, preferably in an agency or high-tech environment.
  • Demonstrate effective planning, organization, and time management skills and analysis/assessment capabilities as well as effective presentation skills.
  • Capacity to understand dynamics of multi-discipline teams and resolve team-related issues that could impact deliverables.
  • Able to prioritize and manage multiple concurrent tasks/projects in a fast-paced deadline driven environment and deliver quality results.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Project, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
  • A strong work ethic that includes a ‘get the job done’ attitude.
  • Team Player and good listener.
  • Self-starter able to work collaboratively as well as independently.
  • Ability to resolve conflicting situations.

Responsibilities

  • Provide day-to-day management of projects from initiation through implementation and deployment through organization, facilitation, negotiation, great interpersonal skills, and communication in keeping team members up to date on status of projects.
  • Consistently demonstrate active problem resolution in order to ensure smooth project process and resolve schedule conflicts. Schedule and run internal status meetings.
  • Analyze and manage ongoing utilization and profitability per account. Assist in assignment decisions with senior lead and provide support and knowledge transfer.
  • Set-up projects in our financial tracking system and server (job codes, estimate entry, server folders, etc.).
  • Collaborate with discipline leads, Account and Project Management to support development of scope of work based on functional and business requirements.
  • Actively engage the Account team regarding deliverables and timing expectations to support a balanced workload for the agency.
  • Communicate status of project to the team and client on a regular basis.
  • Uphold quality control standards, ensuring milestone sign off from Production, Art Buying, Editorial, and Retouching departments.
  • Champion all company and departmental processes and initiatives, including advocating and executing them, as well as assisting in ongoing process improvement.
  • Demonstrate consistently good judgment in choosing methods of communication that are most effective and efficient (i.e. team meetings, in person, phone, email).
  • Provide critical project information on scope, budget, and timeline to client or through senior team on a regular basis.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Passionate about the discipline, the team, and the company.