Senior Project Manager

New Honor Society; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

New Honor Society is seeking a Senior Project Manager to own end-to-end client initiatives in a hybrid work setting. You will define scope, timelines, budgets, and deliverables, collaborating with account and creative leads to drive successful outcomes.

You will shape the PMO practice during a period of transformation, mentoring team members and establishing best practices as we transition to Adobe Workfront. Strong communication and multi-project leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• 5–7+ years of project management experience in advertising/production preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook/Teams/Word/Excel/PowerPoint).
• Experience with Enterprise PMO tools, especially Adobe Workfront.
• Strong understanding of production-related projects (digital, social, print, broadcast, integrated content).
• Excellent written and verbal communication with a solutions-oriented approach.

Responsibilities

• Lead project intake and develop detailed plans with scope, timelines, resources, and budgets for large-scale projects.
• Monitor budgets and communicate scope changes and impact throughout the lifecycle.
• Serve as primary point of contact for assigned projects, tracking status and dependencies.
• Coordinate resource allocations across projects and balance workloads with leadership.
• Lead kickoff meetings and regular check-ins, communicating timelines across teams.
• Review deliverables for scope adherence and feasibility of creative concepts.
• Cultivate partnerships with external vendors from engagement to delivery.
• Run weekly status and staffing meetings, rebalancing resources as priorities shift.
• Mentor junior and mid-level PMs to support professional growth.
• Maintain accurate project documentation in agency systems and processes.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Ability to manage multiple priorities

Mentoring junior PMs

Vendor management

Detailed project planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Adobe Workfront

Smartsheet

Monday.com

Asana

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:

As a Senior Project Manager, your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• 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 managementProven 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.