Our client, a leading organization in the marketing and advertising industry, is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join their team. As a Senior Project Manager, you will be part of the Abbott Creative team supporting various strategic initiatives. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills, exceptional organizational abilities, and a proactive mindset which will align successfully in the organization.
Job Title: Marketing specialist
Location: Abbott Park, IL
Pay Range:
Job Description:
This Manager helps instill corporate brand by leading cross-functional creative teams to deliver best-in-class, multi-channel creative solutions.
The ideal candidate is motivated and proactive, with a passion for insights-driven marketing, creative problem solving and has a deep understanding of how creative work is achieved through projects, workflows and processes.
Additionally, you'll demonstrate stewardship and provide project leadership to meet Division strategies and business objectives.
The Senior Project Manager leads the most complex and critical projects (Tier 1) within the organization, ensuring successful implementation and alignment with strategic goals.
The Senior Project Manager will manage multiple projects, mentor junior staff, and serve as an expert to lead project management methodologies, coordination and plans.
Responsibilities:
Lead and manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope and within budget. Participate and lead as a Project Management subject matter expert for team processes, onboarding, and change management to promote continuous improvement.
Mentor, support and provide feedback to Junior- and Mid-Level Project Managers and team members where appropriate to foster skill development and supportive culture.
Collaborate with strategists, creative directors, writers, designers to develop strategically driven creative campaigns and content that attracts, engages and activates target audiences, while increasing share of voice and brand awareness metrics.
Document project plan in project management software and maintain project documentation. Ensure all documentation is complete, accurate, and up to date. Proactively identify and manage project opportunities, issues and risks, and escalate issues in a timely manner to leadership.
Serving as a central point of contact, build and maintain strategic partnerships with business partners, internal teams and external partners. Execute scope change management and project close-out processes and participate in project assessments and communicate lessons learned.
Lead project management team partnership with Operations team to provide forecasting; have advanced understanding of tracking, reporting and oversight on project budget, expenditures and metrics.
Influence the development of ideas that reinforce the values of the brand and exhibit critical thinking to connect and align adjacent bodies of work.
Recognize and celebrate achievements within project teams and organization. Acknowledge others for their accomplishments and efforts.
Qualifications :
Communications, Advertising, or Marketing Agency experience required.
Strong proofreading skills and attention to detail.
Comprehensive personal computer skills including demonstrated spreadsheet, word processing and database management capabilities are required.
Experience working with project management tools and software.
Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment.
Ability to work within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, changing environment.
Ability to leverage and/or engage others to accomplish projects
Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization.
Multitasks, prioritizes and meets deadlines in timely manner.
Strong organizational and follow-up skills
Upon completion of waiting period consultants are eligible for:
Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
Dental Plan
Vision Plan
Health Savings Account
Health Flexible Spending Account
Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
Supplemental Life Insurance
Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance
Business Travel Insurance
401(k), Plus Match
Weekly Pay
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