Senior Project Manager – Integrated Campaign Delivery

US001 Daniel J. Edelman, Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 72,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Travel assistance

Wellness programing

Job summary

Edelman is seeking a Senior Project Manager in New York to oversee day-to-day execution of integrated communications and marketing campaigns. You will coordinate with Account, Creative, Strategy, Social, Earned Media, Influencer, and Production teams to ensure timely, on-scope, and on-budget delivery.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, proactive, and capable of managing multiple projects in a fast-paced agency environment, driving operational excellence across the business.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of project management experience, preferably within a PR, advertising, marketing, or integrated communications agency.
• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day project management across multiple brands and integrated campaigns, from kickoff through final delivery.
• Develop and maintain project timelines, workback schedules, milestones, and deliverable trackers.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on project priorities, responsibilities, and deadlines.
• Proactively identify project risks, dependencies, and potential roadblocks, escalating issues and recommending solutions as needed.
• Facilitate internal status meetings, project kickoffs, and cross-functional check-ins to keep teams aligned and accountable.
• Ensure project deliverables meet agreed-upon timelines, scope, and quality expectations.
• Partner with Account and discipline leads to develop project scopes of work, staffing plans, and estimates.
• Track project budgets, burn rates, and resource allocations to ensure financial health.
• Monitor scope changes and proactively flag out-of-scope requests, supporting the development of incremental estimates and change orders.
• Develop a strong understanding of our client's procurement systems and processes, managing scope submissions, change orders, and purchase orders (POs) in partnership with Account teams, PM leadership, and Finance.
• Support monthly financial forecasting, budget reconciliation, and project reporting.
• Maintain accurate project financials and documentation in agency systems.
• Partner with Resource Management and department leads to identify staffing needs and secure appropriate resources.
• Monitor team capacity, utilization, and competing priorities across multiple projects.
• Support the development and maintenance of efficient workflows, processes, and project management tools.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency and streamline ways of working across the business.
• Serve as a central point of coordination across internal teams, ensuring clear communication and accountability.
• Partner closely with Account leadership to manage client expectations, timelines, and delivery commitments.
• Participate in client meetings as needed to communicate project status, milestones, and next steps.
• Build strong working relationships across disciplines and help foster a collaborative, solutions-oriented team environment.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Budget management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

Tools

Smartsheet

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Edelman is seeking a Senior Project Manager in New York to oversee day-to-day execution of integrated communications and marketing campaigns. You will coordinate with Account, Creative, Strategy, Social, Earned Media, Influencer, and Production teams to ensure timely, on-scope, and on-budget delivery.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, proactive, and capable of managing multiple projects in a fast-paced agency environment, driving operational excellence across the business.