Senior Project Manager

FCB (Foote Cone & Belding); St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

New Honor Society is seeking a strategic Senior Project Manager for a hybrid role to drive end-to-end project delivery from concept to completion. You will work with accounts and creative leads to define scope, timelines, and budgets, while guiding the transition to Adobe Workfront as our enterprise PMO platform.

You will mentor junior team members, optimize processes, and maintain project documentation across the agency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• 5–7+ years of project management experience, preferably in advertising or production.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Adobe Workfront experience strongly preferred; other enterprise PMO tools such as Smartsheet, Monday.com, Asana are welcome.
• Strong understanding of production-related projects (digital, social, print, broadcast, integrated content).
• Experience with resource forecasting, planning, and portfolio management.
• Proven track record managing multiple projects with competing priorities and tight deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with a solutions-oriented attitude.
• Experience in matrixed or cross-agency environments is a plus.
• Thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic agency environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead project intake and develop detailed project plans including scope of work, timelines, resource allocation, and budget management for large-scale, complex projects.
• Monitor budgets throughout the project lifecycle and communicate scope changes and impact.
• Act as primary point of contact for all assigned projects and track status, dependencies, and next steps.
• Manage resource allocations across projects and balance team workloads.
• Coordinate kickoff meetings and check-ins and communicate timelines to cross-functional teams.
• Review deliverables to ensure adherence to scope and advise on feasibility of concepts.
• Cultivate partnerships with external vendors from engagement to delivery.
• Lead weekly internal status and staffing meetings and adjust resourcing as priorities shift.
• Mentor junior and mid-level project managers.
• Maintain accuracy of project documentation and use agency systems properly.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Prioritization

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Adobe Workfront

Smartsheet

Asana

Monday.com

Job description

New Honor Society is seeking a strategic and detail-oriented Senior Project Manager to join our team in a hybrid role during an exciting period of transformation. In this pivotal position, you will manage the end-to-end project lifecycle for client initiatives from concept to delivery, working closely with account and creative leads to define project scope, timelines, and budgets.

Reporting to the Associate Director of Project Management, you will shape the future of our project management practice as we transition to Adobe Workfront as our enterprise PMO platform. You will play a key role in establishing best practices, mentoring team members, and driving operational excellence.

We're seeking a strong communicator with a "get it done" attitude and a deep understanding of the roles and deliverables essential for successful execution. The ideal candidate excels at juggling multiple priorities and building trusted relationships across all organizational levels in creative environments and structured project workflows.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead project intake and develop detailed project plans including scope of work, timelines, resource allocation, and budget management for large-scale, complex projects, ensuring clear requirements and realistic expectations
• Monitor budgets throughout project lifecycle, proactively identifying and communicating scope changes and impact
• Act as the primary point of contact for all assigned projects, maintaining a deep understanding of project status, dependencies, and next steps
• Manage resource allocations across projects, collaborating with Associate Director and fellow project managers to balance team workloads effectively
• Proactively coordinate kickoff meetings and check-ins, and clearly communicate project timelines to cross-functional team, fostering transparency and collaboration
• Review project deliverables to ensure adherence to the scope of work, including advising on the feasibility of creative concepts
• Cultivate strong partnerships with external vendors, managing relationships from initial engagement through project delivery
• Lead weekly internal status and staffing meetings and collaborate with fellow project managers to balance creative team workloads, adjusting resourcing assignments as priorities shift
• Mentor junior and mid-level project managers, supporting their professional development
• Maintain the accuracy of project documentation within your projects, ensuring proper use of agency systems and adherence to agency

QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree and/or relevant experience required
• 5-7+ years of project management experience, preferably within an advertising or production agency environment
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Adobe Workfront experience strongly preferred (or similar enterprise PMO tools such as Smartsheet, Monday.com, Asana, etc.)
• Strong understanding of production-related projects (digital, social, print, broadcast, integrated content)
• Experience with resource forecasting, planning, and portfolio management
• Proven track record managing both large and small multi-faceted projects with competing priorities and tight deadlines at the same time
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with a positive, solutions-oriented attitude
• Experience working in matrixed or cross-agency collaborative environments is a plus
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic agency environment

This job description is not an exhaustive list of all functions that an employee may be required to perform, and the employee may be required to perform additional functions, reserving the right to revise the job description at any time.

It is the policy of New Honor Society and any of its affiliates to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, ethnic origin, gender, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, disability, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law. EOE/AA/M/D/V/F.