Senior Project Manager

Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness

New York (NY)

On-site

USD 73,910 - 116,380

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid-work policy

Plentiful time off

Medical coverage

401K

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

A leading company in the advertising sector seeks a Senior Producer to oversee complex multi-channel projects, ensuring high-quality deliverables and client satisfaction. This role involves budget management, team leadership, and a strong emphasis on creativity and strategic problem-solving, making it ideal for candidates with strong project management skills.

Qualifications

Experience in a professional project management environment.
Agency or digital project experience preferred.
Effective in client-facing roles.

Responsibilities

Leads production of multi-channel projects, ensuring delivery of high-quality deliverables.
Prepares complex statements of work and manages budgets.
Acts as a mentor, developing team members within the project.

Skills

Project management

Critical thinking

Conflict resolution

Negotiation

Advanced Microsoft Office

Microsoft Project

Knowledge of digital

Integrity and Trust

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

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Company Description

For decades, Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness has provided consumer and professional marketing, strategic consulting, and medical education to pharmaceutical and wellness brands. Our mission is to inspire a healthier, happier, well-er world through award-winning work.

If you google us (which you may have done already), you’ll see that spreading wellness is literally our mission. We don’t just talk about making your well-being the most important thing, we mean it. Having a flexible hybrid-work policy, plentiful time off, and colleagues who want you to do well are all part of the gig. Oh, and of course the opportunity to work on some of the good-vibiest campaigns on the planet with very caring, very resourceful people. So, if you’re a rockstar writer, aspiring strategist, jill—or jack—of all trades, or just an all-around nice person, let’s chat.

Overview

The Senior Producer leads the production of multi-channel projects of large size or complexity, and is ultimately responsible for the delivery of high quality deliverables that power client satisfaction, meet business requirements, and balance client and agency economics. Career manages at least one person.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

PM Technical Skills: Proficient in project managing via a flexible approach. Well-versed in production needs; considered an expert in at least one channel (interactive/digital, print, or video) but understands other mediums well enough to be a strategic problem solver
SOWs: Prepares complex statements of work, with quick turnaround time and minimal revisions. Creates or reviews statement of work documentation; accountable for top-down and bottom-up budgets to ensure scopes accurately reflect required work effort
Client finances: Accurately calculates cost-to-complete estimates
Thought process: Regularly demonstrates critical thinking skills
Technology: Continuously learning technology and ability to quickly adapt to new technologies
Agency process: Advocate and champion of agency processes. Able to define team process, communication plan and rules of engagement and manages team adherence

Strategy

Creativity: Finds creative alternative solutions to resource and time constraints
Project Plans: Creates and manages master project plans and timelines via a cross-capability collaborative approach
Quality Control: Ensures team adherence to QC plan
Process improvement: Proactively finds opportunities to adjust processes for efficiencies. Identifies opportunities to streamline processes and to create efficiencies and suggests alternative solutions
Trouble shoot: Solution oriented. Brings problems with potential solutions to the attention of management.
Conflict resolution: Arbitrates team conflicts and facilitates cross-capability solutions
Resource allocation: Leads resource allocation discussions on the project-level with cross-capability team
Collaboration: Keeps team informed of changes. Communicates clearly and frequently. Leads team communication plan; monitors and adjusts as needed to ensure effective and efficient communication.
Project risk: Actively mitigates risk by identifying quality, budget, and timeline impacts

Tactics and Execution

Finances: Responsible for cost management across portfolio of projects. Provides accurate and realistic cost-to-complete estimates and forecasts for assigned projects
Conflict resolution: Proactively contributes to conflict resolution across channels
Resources: Leads resource planning
Vendors: Manages 3rd party vendor engagement
Execution: Manages production of engagements from award to completion
Change process: Manages change request process, identifying and documenting changes in scope
Internal Relationships and Team Leadership: Positive influence within department. Develops strong and positive working relationships with other departments/partners
Management: Mentors and directs the activity of one or more Associates or Senior Associates
Culture: Promotes and contributes to business unit’s culture and environment
On-boarding: On boards new team members to the brand/ agency process

Client Relationship

Problem solving: Confident problem solver; willing and able to have difficult conversations
Relationship: Engages with client procurement staff. Builds rapport and credibility with client peer based on trust and expert counsel
Client process: Has intimate understanding of client processes and priorities
Managing expectations: Ensures that appropriate client and internal stakeholder expectations are managed
Communication and Writing: Lead role in ensuring timely, accurate client documentation and correspondence. Presents complex data or messages in a clear, succinct, compelling manner
Ensures production deliverables meet client requirements

Qualifications

Requirements

Professional presentation and client facing skills
Effective negotiation and conflict management skills
Advanced in Microsoft Office
Proficient in Microsoft Project
Knowledge of digital required
Knowledge of healthcare is a strong plus
Exhibits Integrity and Trust
Exhibits Self Development

Education And Experience

Bachelors degree required
Demonstrates progression in level of responsibility within a professional project management environment
Agency or digital project experience preferred
Experience in communications or marketing environment preferred

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 USMSTACompliance@publicis.com.

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 07/15/2025.

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

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