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Company Description
- This is a temporary position until 05/30, with the possibility of converting to a full-time position.
- PST and MST preferred.
Dentsu is the network designed for what's next, helping clients predict and plan for disruptive future opportunities in the sustainable economy. Taking a people-centered approach to business transformation, we combine Japanese innovation with a diverse, global perspective to drive client growth and to shape society.
Dentsu Creative US is comprised of audacious thinkers and award-winning collaborators across the United States who blend local knowledge with global expertise. Choosing substance over stunts, our Modern Creative mandate is about unlocking sustained growth and holistic impact for brands in ways that Create Culture, Change Society and Invent the Future. We do it daily for notable brands. Our borderless approach allows us to assemble passionate team members around each brief, tapping into the expertise of the 9,000+ people in dentsu international's global creative network. This integrated model also allows our talent to learn about and explore the breadth of career possibilities within Dentsu Creative.
Job Description
As an integral part of the project management team, you will be a leader on the Project Management team, responsible for maintaining cross-capability relationships, team management and development of PM resources in PM and Operational best practices. You will specifically lead the execution of mid and high-level complexity and social-first projects and participate in new business pitches. You will ensure all assigned tasks are delivered on time and budget, and according to internal processes and industry best practices. You will report to VP, Project Management. This is a remote position.
Responsibilities include:
- Manage multiple work streams at once, in varying sizes and inclusive of multiple creative and strategy teams
- Be the single source of truth for internal teams on project status
- Develop timelines, budgets and scopes for full scope of products and complexity across the social landscape include social content production and social-first big swings
- Understand low, mid and high-level complexity project management and production process specifically as it pertains to social, and apply this when leading junior resources, and assisting PM leadership, with the management of concurrent work in and out of all phases of the project life cycle, ensuring review and approval of all team members on each round of review
- Manage staffing and resourcing for your accounts
- Work with Client Finance, Account Management and Production departments to ensure the weekly tracking and management of budgets, pacing and deliverables, flagging any necessary changes in scope to the Account team
- Lead teams in the execution of social-first tactics, solving for issues within the project parameters using creative solutions
- Determine % completes for project work and be able to determine best course of action and recovery plans for at-risk projects
- Attend monthly financial meetings and participate in the reviews of annual/project staffing plans, with focus on assessment of current and projected resources
- Manage resource needs by guiding conversations on current and upcoming needs with resource management and discipline leads
- Partner with resource management and department leads to determine the appropriate resource structure for different types of projects driving toward efficient teams
- Bring new ideas and industry best practices recommendations for PM leadership consideration
- Manage multiple social first work streams within an account totaling up to $10-12MM in annual revenue.
Qualifications
- 4+ years PM exp erience in an integrated agency or relevant environment
- 4+ years experience within an agency setting (client-facing)
- PM experience focused on Social Media and Entertainment projects
- Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Additional Information
The anticipated hourly pay range for this position is $44 - $72. Hourly pay rate is based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and other factors permitted by law.
Eligible for Paid Holidays and Sick and Safe Time.
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About dentsu
Dentsu is the network designed for what s next, helping clients predict and plan for disruptive future opportunities in the sustainable economy. Taking a people-centered approach to business transformation, dentsu combines Japanese innovation with a diverse, global perspective to drive client growth and to shape society www.dentsu.com.
We are champions for meaningful progress and we strive to be a force for good for our people, for our clients, for the industry and for our society. We keep our people at the center, creating space for growth, understanding and learning so they can thrive. We embed diversity, in our mindset, in our solutions and in our teams to empower an inclusive, equitable and culturally fluent environment. Building this culture within our teams makes us better collaborators with each other and with our clients, driving better outcomes for all.
Dentsu (the "Company") is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee of the Company, on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage or citizenship, disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other legally-recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done that will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing an undue hardship on the Company. Please contact your recruiter if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process or to request or discuss an accommodation in connection with a job at the Company to which you are applying.