Project Coordinator

Publicis Groupe; Toronto; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading advertising agency in Toronto is seeking a Project Coordinator to manage end-to-end digital projects. This role requires excellent planning and communication skills to engage with various teams across advertising campaigns. The ideal candidate will have over a year of experience in media or advertising and be adept with tools like MS Project and Jira. Join a fast-paced environment and contribute to innovative marketing solutions.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of relevant working experience in advertising, media or related fields.
• Excellent verbal, written and communication skills.
• Enjoy working in a fast-paced, challenging, and rewarding environment.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and understand clients' business goals.
• Develop and maintain project plans and timelines.
• Ensure project success from initiation to delivery.
• Engage various agency departments for project contributions.
• Track and control project progress against deliverables.

Skills

Planning

Organizational skills

Communication

Problem-solving

Relationship building

Education

Relevant university or college training

Tools

MS Project

Jira

Smartsheet

Workfront

Basecamp

Box

Google Apps

Job description

Company Description

The Pub is a full-service production offering with 450+ subject matter experts spanning Digital, Video and Print production. We work with some of the biggest brands in Canada & the US on projects ranging from anthem TV spots to social content to (literally) billions of emails and digital assets shot, designed, developed and deployed by our team. No matter the channel, we seek to create experiences and content that leaves a long-lasting impact. And to do it saving you time and money, while still getting you to the best quality product.

Job Description

The Project Coordinator is responsible for the end-to-end project management of site, email and digital display initiatives for Publicis Toronto. While leading the production of advertising campaign at Publicis, you will work alongside the Account, Technology, User Experience, and Creative teams as an integral part of the PMO and digital groups. Our clients hire us for our creative excellence, strategic smarts and flawless execution. The successful candidate will deliver in all of these areas.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and understand clients’ business goals and objectives Identify project deliverables and manage all aspects of the project including a) planning, estimation and scoping, b) schedule, c) risks, and d) resources
• Develop and maintain project plans, detailed timelines, statements of works and change requests Proactively manage shared resources to ensure project completion.
• This includes internal teams and freelancers as well as external vendors
• Ensure the success of each project from initial approach to post-mortem, applying project lifecycle methodologies that best suit the work at hand
• Engage agency departments from client service, strategy, user experience, creative design, development, quality assurance, and others to most effectively contribute to the project deliverables Manage changes effectively throughout project delivery
• Track and control project progress (activities, milestones, deliverables) and estimation/re-estimation work as necessary

Qualifications

• Excellent planner, organizer, and communicator
• Comfortable with ambiguity and strong relationship building skills in order to navigate complex and diverse project needs
• Entrepreneurial attitude, able to problem-solve autonomously within uncertain project environments
• Discipline to meet their commitments and ensure team members meet theirs
• Demonstrate positive, mature and professional behavior with a “can-do” attitude Experience with common project management tools (MS Project, Jira, Smartsheet, Workfront, Basecamp) and corporate/cloud systems (Box, Google Apps etc.)
• Experience with digital display campaigns an asset

Additional Requirements

• Relevant university or college training 1+ years of relevant working experience in advertising, media or related fields
• Excellent verbal, written and communication skills
• Enjoy working in a fast-paced, challenging, and rewarding environment

Additional Information

Publicis Canada is committed to building a diverse workforce representative of our community. We encourage and are pleased to consider all qualified candidates, without regard to race, colour, citizenship, religion, sex, marital / family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, aboriginal status, age, disability or persons who may require an accommodation, to apply. If you require a specific accommodation please contact Human Resourcesat 416-925-7733 or by email [e-mail]