Project Manager, Consumer
At GREY, we create Famously Effective ideas – creativity that delivers business results – for the world’s most influential brands. Our core values – creativity, unity, empathy, and service – power the work we do in each of our 40+ studios across six continents.
In 2023, we were named a Top 100 Most Loved Workplace and our agency network, Grey, ranked in the top ten award winners at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity
Who we are looking for:
The Project Manager has the primary responsibility to develop work plans and coordinate the execution of those work plans and corresponding deliverables for all assigned brands. This position is the hub of communication for the team regarding all project phases and deliverables. It requires great attention to detail, excellent communication, organizational and multitasking skills. The Project Manager is an enthusiastic problem solver and thrives on being engaged at all levels of the project. This role will be responsible for a set of projects with budgets totaling up to $2-4MM and ensuring that the team delivering the work has everything they need to make Famously Effective work.
What you will do:
On any given day you can expect to,
- Project Planning:
- Responsible for developing and managing project plans and working with discipline leads and project teams to execute plans
- Orchestrate timelines based on client and/or internal needs and changes, keeping accurate timelines throughout the life of the job
- Workflow:
- Serve as a liaison between Account Management, Creative, Strategy, Production, and other agency partners
- Remind team members of upcoming due dates and alert the key partners if dates shift along the life cycle of the task
- Coordinate and run weekly status meeting and provide day-to-day project status to the team
- Quality Assurance:
- Quality-check all work before sharing with internal and external teams
- Consistently manage client expectations, ensure delivery of the highest quality service, and solicit and act on client feedback
- Maintain up-to-date and organized files for all stages from concepts to completed work
- Scope and Risk Mitigation:
- Effectively and efficiently plan and prioritize all deliverables and resources working across project(s) based on scope of work and project goals
- Actively monitor project risks and scope creep to foresee/identify potential problems and proactively identify solutions to address them in advance
What you will need:
- Proven project management, time management, organization, and prioritization skills
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to efficiently handle multiple tasks
- Understanding of advertising principles and creative project process methodology
- High level of emotional intelligence, language, and communication skills
- 2-6 years’ experience in Advertising or related industry
Who you are:
- Creative: Putting together two things to create a third thing no one’s ever seen before
- Productive: Acting on ideas to make things happen and get stuff done
- Collaborative: Focused on the greater good versus personal gain
- Adaptable: Ready and able to embrace change
The base salary for this position at the time of this posting may range from $80,000 to $90,000. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications. We offer a competitive benefits package, click here for more details.
At GREY we believe that being diverse, equitable and inclusive means we will be a company where ideas reflect, connect to, and impact culture because we are a place where everyone can fully participate in the work of making our ideas creative, famous and therefore effective in the world. Where every person is valued for distinctive skills, experiences and perspectives. It is supported by committed leadership, studio values, behaviors, policies and procedures that promote a culture where everyone’s difference is valued.
GREY is a place where who you are - your race, ethnicity, nationality, age, physical and mental abilities, sexual orientation, gender/gender identity, religious beliefs, political beliefs, socioeconomic status, family status - will not cause disparity in your experience, but instead energizes your creativity and becomes an important and beneficial part of the work you do.