Weber Shandwick
SeniorProjectManager
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“Senior Project Manager at Weber Shandwick. Skills: End-to-End Project Leadership, Strategic Scope and Resource Management, Strategic Financial Management, Timeline and Risk Mitigation, Cross-Functional Integration, Team and Process Development. Lead the entire project lifecycle - from brief to delivery - for large-scale, complex integrated campaigns, ensuring seamless execution and alignment with client objectives.. Develop and manage detailed project SOWs, staff plans, and resource allocations.”
What You'll Achieve.
deliver best-in-class work; ensuring our creative and strategic vision is executed flawlessly, on time, and on budget; seeing a complex plan come together perfectly; turn ambitious ideas into tangible, impactful results; ensuring seamless execution and alignment with client objectives; ensuring the right talent is on the job; keeping high-stakes projects on track; deliver cohesive, best-in-class solutions
Industry & Context.
Critical Thinking; foresee and mitigate risks; escalating risks with proposed solutions
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
6+ years of progressive project management experience, preferably in an agency or integrated marketing environment., Proven ability to lead large-scale, complex integrated campaigns from start to finish, coordinating multi-disciplinary teams (creative, digital, PR, paid media, strategy)., Deep financial acumen with hands-on experience developing and managing multi-faceted SOWs, burn reports, staffing plans, and resource allocation., Proficiency with modern project management tools (e. g. , Asana, Smartsheet, Monday. com, etc.)., Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e. g. , Communications, Marketing, Business).
What You'll Do.
Lead the entire project lifecycle - from brief to delivery - for large-scale
complex integrated campaigns
ensuring seamless execution and alignment with client objectives.
Develop and manage detailed project SOWs
and resource allocations.
Serve as a key partner in defining project approaches
proactively managing scope creep
and ensuring the right talent is on the job.
Provide strategic oversight for all account financials
including SOW development
budget reconciliation
proactive updates and counsel to internal and external stakeholders.
and communicate accurate project timelines
identifying and escalating risks with proposed solutions to keep high-stakes projects on track.
Serve as the senior integration point for cross-functional teams (Creative
and Account Management) to deliver cohesive
best-in-class solutions.
Actively mentor and develop junior project managers and interns
fostering a culture of collaboration and accountability.
Contribute to the evolution of our project management methodologies and best practices.
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
partner with senior cross-disciplinary colleagues; keeping multiple teams aligned and informed; Serve as the senior integration point for cross-functional teams (Creative, Strategy, Paid Media, Analytics, and Account Management); fostering a culture of collaboration
Communication Scope
calm and influential communicator
Process & Methodology
process management, architect project approaches, foresee and mitigate risks, End-to-End Project Leadership, Strategic Scope and Resource Management, Strategic Financial Management, Timeline and Risk Mitigation, Cross-Functional Integration, Team and Process Development, project management methodologies
Full Job Description
Who We Are Weber Shandwick is more than a leading global PR agency – we’re an engagement agency and we’re working in and around the cutting edge of the new media landscape. We’re storytellers, content creators, and we engage people IN the story. Our success is built on a deep commitment to client service and to our people. We embrace creativity and collaboration, and we engage stakeholders in new and creative ways to build brands and reputations. About the Role Weber Shandwick is seeking a highly experienced and strategic Senior Project Manager to join our Integrated Project Management team in Washington, D. C. In this role, you’ll be the central leader driving our most complex and ambitious campaigns forward. Reporting to a Director or VP, you will partner with senior cross-disciplinary colleagues to deliver best-in-class work for a range of dynamic brands, ensuring our creative and strategic vision is executed flawlessly, on time, and on budget. This position will be based in our Washington, D. C. office on a hybrid schedule. About You You are a strategic leader and a master of process who thrives on bringing order to complexity. You move seamlessly between managing budgets, timelines, and resources, all while keeping multiple teams aligned and informed. You don’t just manage tasks; you architect project approaches, foresee and mitigate risks, and take immense satisfaction in seeing a complex plan come together perfectly. As a calm and influential communicator, you are the trusted partner that creative, strategy, and account leadership rely on to turn ambitious ideas into tangible, impactful results. What You'll Do End-to-End Project Leadership: Lead the entire project lifecycle - from brief to delivery - for large-scale, complex integrated campaigns, ensuring seamless execution and alignment with client objectives. Strategic Scope and Resource Management: Develop and manage detailed project SOWs, staff plans, and resource allocations. Serve as a key partner in de
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