Project Manager

Publicis Groupe; New York, Northern (NY, KY); On-site; USD 61,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

MSL in New York City is seeking a highly organized Project Manager for our Consumer Brands team. You will coordinate multiple stakeholders, manage timelines, and keep campaigns on time and on budget, turning ideas into executable plans.

You will be equal parts organizer, communicator, and problem-solver, driving accountability and ensuring risks are identified early to protect delivery and client satisfaction.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in project, program, or delivery management within an integrated agency environment.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects and workstreams across cross-functional teams.
• Understanding of project management fundamentals and financial tracking
• Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to remain calm, solution-oriented and effective in a fast-paced environment.
• Proactive self-starter who can anticipate needs, solve problems and hold themselves and others accountable.
• Experience with project management tools and platforms.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates disciplined use of project management best practices through direct ownership and execution, not just oversight.
• Create and maintain project plans, timelines, workflows, status reports and documentation.
• Coordinate work across cross-functional teams, ensuring the right resources are engaged and deliverables stay on track.
• Maintain visibility into project status, upcoming milestones, dependencies, risks and resource needs across multiple concurrent workstreams.
• Keep teams accountable to key deliverables, timelines and commitments while proactively finding and resolving roadblocks.
• Partners with Account and functional leads to align scope, staffing plans, budgets and timelines.
• Support project scoping, estimates, statements of work and resource planning efforts.
• Track budgets and project financials to support successful delivery and overall account health.
• Drive clear and consistent communication across teams and stakeholders through status updates, meeting recaps and documentation.
• Lead project retrospectives and apply learnings to improve future ways of working.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Budget tracking

Communication

Stakeholder management

Problem-solving

Tools

PM tools

Job description

Company description

At MSL, we’re on a mission to make every client more influential and a positive force of influence in the(ir) world. Why? Because we know that influence = impact and the more influential you are, the more impactful you can be. We’re proud to partner with incredible brands, companies and leaders who want to push boundaries and create change – and we’re looking for passionate creators and storytellers who want to do the same. But it’s not just our work (and the awards we win for it) that energizes us, it’s who we are as a team. A team of powerhouse professionals that is driven by three core values: Leading, Learning and Loving. A team that has ranked us a “Best Place to Work” in the industry year over year.

Overview

What we’re looking for: A Project Manager to join our Consumer Brands team in New York City

Who we’re looking for: This role is ideal for a highly organized, detail-oriented project manager who thrives on bringing order to complexity and working on high-profile consumer brands that your friends and family will recognize and be excited to hear about. You’ll coordinate multiple stakeholders, manage competing priorities, and help bring campaigns from idea to execution—on time and on budget. The right candidate is equal parts organizer, communicator, and problem-solver. You’ll keep teams aligned, drive accountability against timelines, maintain visibility into what’s coming next, and proactively identify risks before they impact delivery. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are excited to help bring creative ideas to life through campaigns that connect with consumers and influence culture, we want you on the team.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates disciplined use of project management best practices through direct ownership and execution, not just oversight.
• Create and maintain project plans, timelines, workflows, status reports and documentation.
• Coordinate work across cross-functional teams, ensuring the right resources are engaged and deliverables stay on track.
• Maintain visibility into project status, upcoming milestones, dependencies, risks and resource needs across multiple concurrent workstreams.
• Keep teams accountable to key deliverables, timelines and commitments while proactively finding and resolving roadblocks.
• Partners with Account and functional leads to align scope, staffing plans, budgets and timelines. .
• Support project scoping, estimates, statements of work and resource planning efforts.
• Track budgets and project financials to support successful delivery and overall account health.
• Drive clear and consistent communication across teams and stakeholders through status updates, meeting recaps and documentation.
• Lead project retrospectives and apply learnings to improve future ways of working.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in project, program, or delivery management within an integrated agency environment.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects and workstreams across cross-functional teams.
• Understanding of project management fundamentals and financial tracking
• Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to remain calm, solution-oriented and effective in a fast-paced environment.
• Proactive self-starter who can anticipate needs, solve problems and hold themselves and others accountable.
• Experience with project management tools and platforms.

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 [e-mail].

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

Compensation Range: USD $60,800.00 - USD $93,600.00/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 9/28/2026.