Digital Senior Program Manager

Company Description

CoLab is a fully integrated, cross-discipline team that provides best-in-class services in a fluid and modular way. With our clients at the center, we create brand movement at the speed of people’s lives by connecting real-time data with world-class creative, content, and media in service of growth and Return on investment.

CoLab is a “power of one” solution, encompassing data, media, and production. By drawing from across the vast Publicis Groupe network, we are uniquely positioned to deliver innovation and specialized skills to our clients, as well as enriching opportunities and inclusive benefits to our employees. We pride ourselves on combining the atmosphere of a startup company with the stability and experience of a global leader.

The Senior Producer leads the production of multi-channel projects of large size or complexity. You will manage the delivery of high quality deliverables that power client satisfaction, meet our requirements, and balance client and agency economics. Career manages at least one person. You will report to the SVP, Project Management.

This is a HIGHLY digital role. Looking for someone who has a high digital IQ

This is a hybrid role, requiring three days in-office each week. If you are contacted for an interview, your recruiter will discuss specifics with you, inclusive of any necessary reasonable accommodations.

Your Impact:

• PM Technical
  
  Skills:
  
  Well-versed in production needs; considered an expert in at least one channel (interactive/digital, print, or video) but understands other media
• SOWs:
  Prepare complex statements of work, with quick turnaround time and minimal revisions. Create statement of work documentation; accountable for top-down and bottom-up budgets to ensure scopes reflect required work effort
• Client finances:
  Calculates cost-to-complete estimates

Strategy

• Project Plan:
  Creates and manages master project plans and timelines through a cross-capability collaborative approach

• Quality Control:
  Ensures team adherence to QC plan
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and to create efficiencies and suggest alternative solutions
• Conflict resolution:
  Arbitrates team conflicts and facilitates cross-capability solutions
• Resource allocation:
  Leads resource allocation discussions on the project-level with cross-capability team
• Project risk:
  Mitigates risk by identifying quality, budget, and timeline impacts

Tactics and Execution

• Finances:
  Responsible for cost management across portfolio of projects. Provide accurate and realistic cost-to-complete estimates and forecasts for assigned projects
• Resources:
  Leads resource planning
• Vendors:
  Manages 3rd party vendor engagement
• Execution:
  Manages production of engagements from award to completion
• Internal Relationships and Team Leadership:
  Positive influence within department. Develop positive working relationships with other departments/team members
• Management:
  Mentors and directs the activity of one or more Associates or Senior Associates
• Culture:
  Promotes and contributes to department’s culture and environment
• Onboarding:
  On boards new team members to the brand/agency process

Client Relationship

• Relationship:
  Engages with client procurement staff. Build relationship and credibility with client peer and expert counsel
• Client process:
  Has intimate understanding of client processes and priorities
• Manage expectations:
  Ensures that appropriate client and company partner expectations are managed
• Communication and Writing:
  Lead role in ensuring accurate client documentation and correspondence. Present complex data or messages in a clear, succinct, compelling manner

Qualifications

• 5+ Years of Experience
• Proficient in Microsoft Project
• Knowledge of digital and healthcare required
• Agency experience required
• Pharmaceutical experience required

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree required
• Agency or digital project experience
• Experience in communications or marketing environment

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