Freelance - Senior Project Manager - Health

Who we are looking for

VML is looking for a Freelance Senior Project Manager - Health with a breadth and depth of expertise to champion omnichannel work across multiple workstreams with a focus excellent delivery at the center. This is an exciting opportunity to lead the delivery of innovative solutions bringing together creative, data and technology across the entire customer journey.

To be successful in this role, you must possess advertising agency experience in both digital, social, print and integrated marketing, building delivery and project experiences and creating compelling content for a major Health/Pharma Client Account. CRM experience is very helpful but not required. You must have a strong creative sensibility, a genuine interest in user-centered design, and a hands-on understanding of content production for all channels.

In this role, you will be responsible for leading talented teams to understand client needs, market forces and consumer sentiments to deliver effective solutions. You will be accountable for ensuring all project deliverables are of high-quality, completed on time and on budget, and are aligned with the brand's goals.

You must have the ability to maintain the broad vision required for executing a project, including strategic thinking and leadership from beginning to end, as well as the talent for overseeing all the small details that add up to fulfilling our commitment to client satisfaction and project requirements.

The ideal candidate will be an innovator who is excited to roll up their sleeves and get into the details to build processes that drive business.

What you'll do

• Work | Deliver work that is excellent, on time, on budget AND goes beyond the brief. You will be responsible for setting up plans and processes that drive projects forward and ensure successful delivery with high client satisfaction.
• People | Motivate, direct and challenge teams to produce great work. You will be responsible for establishing and managing cross-functional teams across different locations that are collaborative, efficient and high-functioning.
• Process | Establish and manage program communication and process. You will be responsible for setting up appropriate structure and tools to ensure successful collaboration and engagement across agency and client teams.
• Financials | Responsible for project estimation, planning and profitability. You will be responsible for building detailed project plans; managing resource allocations; and reporting on project status, burn rates, budgets and reconciliations to agency and client stakeholders. Track and manage Burn Rate, Resourcing Capacity and creating timelines for deliverables.

Who you are

• A builder | Process-oriented and an innovator with a strong point of view and distinct voice. Ability and appetite to create and bring people together and inspire solutions.
• Optimistic, open and collaborative | Our team is close-knit and supportive and we're working with a lot of unknowns - you must be an advocate of environments that are comfortable with ambiguity, positive and encourage collaboration.
• Ego-less | We all wear the hats that need wearing, it's a mentality that makes the team successful.

What you'll need

• 5+ years of hands-on project management and program delivery experience in an advertising or marketing communications firm, ideally at for a large Health/Pharma client account.
• Experience with HCP/DTC focused Health/Pharma Campaigns and Deliverables- this is a MUST
• Experience with Ziflow, ProofHQ, and/or Workfront Proof
• Have demonstrated experience with Smart sheet
• Proven track record in driving deliverables in digital, social, print content channels.
• Customer experience and journey mapping, doe both HCP and DTC marketing experience are highly desired.
• Good understanding of emerging web standards, user-centered design (UX/UI), optimization and search practices.
• Experience working on large-scale integrated, omnichannel programs with multiple parallel work streams and diverse teams (UX, Tech, Strategy, Creative, Account, Research and Data) across remote offices.
• High EQ and the ability to read what a team needs to help motivate them.
• Self-motivated and driven to build and create great work.

Pay and benefits

The compensation for this position at the time of this posting is indicated below. 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 WPP Benefits for more details.

$65 - $80 USD

We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we've adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office an average of four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

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