Sr. Project Manager

About the role

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About the Role

Edelman is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join our team in New York! This role will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day execution of integrated communications and marketing campaigns, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and on budget.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, proactive, and comfortable managing multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced agency environment. They will work closely with Account, Creative, Strategy, Social, Earned Media, Influencer, and Production teams to drive seamless execution and maintain operational excellence across the business.

Key Responsibilities

Project Management & Delivery

• Lead day-to-day project management across multiple brands and integrated campaigns, from kickoff through final delivery.
• Develop and maintain project timelines, workback schedules, milestones, and deliverable trackers.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on project priorities, responsibilities, and deadlines.
• Proactively identify project risks, dependencies, and potential roadblocks, escalating issues and recommending solutions as needed.
• Facilitate internal status meetings, project kickoffs, and cross-functional check-ins to keep teams aligned and accountable.
• Ensure project deliverables meet agreed-upon timelines, scope, and quality expectations.

Scope & Financial Management

• Partner with Account and discipline leads to develop project scopes of work, staffing plans, and estimates.
• Track project budgets, burn rates, and resource allocations to ensure financial health.
• Monitor scope changes and proactively flag out-of-scope requests, supporting the development of incremental estimates and change orders.
• Develop a strong understanding of our client's procurement systems and processes, managing scope submissions, change orders, and purchase orders (POs) in partnership with Account teams, PM leadership, and Finance.
• Support monthly financial forecasting, budget reconciliation, and project reporting.
• Maintain accurate project financials and documentation in agency systems.

Resource Management & Operations

• Partner with Resource Management and department leads to identify staffing needs and secure appropriate resources.
• Monitor team capacity, utilization, and competing priorities across multiple projects.
• Support the development and maintenance of efficient workflows, processes, and project management tools.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency and streamline ways of working across the business.

Team & Client Collaboration

• Serve as a central point of coordination across internal teams, ensuring clear communication and accountability.
• Partner closely with Account leadership to manage client expectations, timelines, and delivery commitments.
• Participate in client meetings as needed to communicate project status, milestones, and next steps.
• Build strong working relationships across disciplines and help foster a collaborative, solutions-oriented team environment.

Basic Qualifications

• At least 5 years of project management experience, preferably within a PR, advertising, marketing, or integrated communications agency.
• A bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience managing multiple complex, cross-functional projects simultaneously.
• Strong understanding of integrated campaign development and execution, including earned media, social, influencer, creative, and production.
• Experience developing scopes of work, project estimates, timelines, and staffing plans.
• Strong financial management skills, including budget tracking, forecasting, and scope management.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to navigate shifting priorities, tight deadlines, and multiple stakeholders.
• Proficiency in project management tools such as Smartsheet, Microsoft Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience supporting large, complex client accounts or consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands is a plus.

What Success Looks Like

• Projects are consistently delivered on time, within scope, and on budget.
• Cross-functional teams have clear visibility into timelines, priorities, and responsibilities.
• Project risks and resourcing challenges are identified and addressed proactively.
• Financial tracking and forecasting are accurate and up to date.
• Strong operational processes support efficient collaboration and successful campaign execution across the client portfolio.

• $72,000 - $100,000 a year
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Pay and benefits

An employee's pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, travel requirements, revenue-based metrics, any contractual agreements, and business or organizational needs. The range listed is just one component of DJEH's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, a Paid Time Off policy, and region-specific benefits.

DJEH offers a wide range of benefits

medical and dental insurance, vision, 401K, life insurance, disability insurance, paid time off, travel assistance and wellness programing.