Company Description

Digitas is the Networked Experience Agency, built on the vision that we create magnetic experiences that earn the right for brands to exist in human networks. Today, and tomorrow. We deliver Networked Experiences by leveraging comprehensive data, technology, creative, media and strategy capabilities. Digitas delivers ambitious outcomes via unique solutions that include Creative Experiences, Integrated Media, Addressable Relationships, Social Marketing and Total Commerce. Celebrated by Ad Age as Data and Insights Agency of the Year, U.S Campaign’s Brand Experience Agency of the Year, Media Network of the Year and celebrated by Forrester and Gartner, Digitas serves the world’s leading brands through a global network comprised of more than 5,500 employees across over 65 offices in 43 countries.

Job Description

 

Our Project Management team enables and executes great work in the smartest way possible.  We are passionate about transforming ideas into results as we constantly negotiate, organize and understand the ever-changing landscape of digital marketing and technology.

To help with this, we’re looking for an outstanding Vice President, Director in Media Project Management – an integration expert with a passion for using collaboration to drive cohesion across both creative and media planning cycles, striving for flawless execution of brand and performance media campaigns. And we achieve this by establishing integrated connection points by way of campaign timelines, workflows and process documents, driving seamless execution of plans from conception to completion. 

Our project work includes integrated management of planning and executional phases across digital and social media campaigns, digital partnership activations and promotions across external creative teams and 3rd party publishers and delivering operational excellence through day-to-day task management to deliver unparalleled value for both internal and client teams.

As a Vice President, Director, you will not only help develop and execute the plans that allow our teams to create exciting work – you’ll also supervise a team of project managers and oversee large programs of work, if not an entire account.  To succeed, you will act as a connected thread across media and creative teams, strive to be proactive, have a passion for media planning and execution, maintain a deep project management toolkit and exercise excellent leadership skills.  Sound like you? Read on.

What you’ll do:

As a Vice President, Director on the Project Management Team, you will:

Lead efforts across cross-disciplinary team to deliver the estimated business value of an approved programFacilitate, track and monitor programs, activities and roadmaps and scopeDefine and adjust processes to meet project/business needs and look for ways to improve processes while coaching teams to do the sameLead integrated account planning sessionsEnsure internal stakeholders are kept appraised of program statusParticipate in team and cross-capability recruiting, interviewing, and staffingOwn partnership with client in house creative team and/or creative agenciesLearn and understand internal media capabilities, processes and backend workflowsOptimize templates and tools utilized by the media team to ensure program successParticipate in new business RFI or RFP requests when necessaryContribute to capability model definition and managementDemonstrate strong written and oral presentation skillsDevelop and articulate compelling decks and lead trainingsManage multiple direct reports and set career and capability goals with themEnforce team compliance to high company standards and professionalismParticipate in team and cross-capability recruiting, interviewing and staffingAttend training seminars and continuing education as offered

Day-to-day, your role includes:

Being responsible for the direction, oversight and outcome of a large account, program or processProblem-solving program and project issues; assisting teams in resolution and successfully leading large teams to develop risk mitigation plansWorking with capability leads to understand business needs and helping identify and solving staffing-mix issues to meet business goalsWorking with clients to establish best practice processes that meet client business needsDemonstrating the ability to deliver constructive feedback while outlining and facilitating development plans where neededExperiencing something new every day

Qualifications

We’re looking for strong, impactful work experience, which typically includes:

A four-year degree10-12 years of Project Management, Marketing or related experienceMastery of large-level projects and programsA general knowledge of media channels and terminologySuperb organizational skills and proven ability to successfully manage a multitude of tasks, projects and information simultaneouslyHighly motivated and detail orientedAble to navigate complexity and uncertainty with ease, driving stakeholder decisions and process improvementsPMP and/or CSM Certification (or desire to get this)Working knowledge of enterprise tools (JIRA, MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Slack, Trello)

You are the right person if you:

Demonstrate grit and extreme ownershipExude positivityAren’t afraid to share your ideasMeet problems head-on and view them as opportunitiesAre self-reliant and motivatedCommunicate fearlessly

Got what it takes? We’d love to hear from you.

Additional Information

Digitas is an equal opportunity employer.

“Compensation Range: $115,500 - $181,500 annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. For this role, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off.” If your requirements fall outside of this range, you are still welcome to apply. The Company anticipates the application window for this job posting will end 08/02/2024.

 

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