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 Manager in Project Management– a digital producer with a passion for using collaboration, the creative process and emerging technologies to produce world-class interactive experiences for our clients. You’ll help create dynamic digital experiences and integrated campaigns for Fortune 500 clients. Our project work includes experience design and development, digital and social media campaigns, digital partnership activations and promotions, eCommerce and CMS implementations, CRM programs and branded content. As a Manager, you will not only help develop and execute the plans that allow our teams to create exciting work, but will also supervise junior project managers and oversee large programs of work. To succeed, you will need to be a creative advocate, strive to be proactive, have a passion for technology, maintain a deep project management toolkit, and exercise excellent communication skills. Sound like you? Read on.

Day to day, your role will include:

Collaborate and lead complex cross-capability projects and integrated program management
Lead client discussions on project plans to ensure client understands project flow and due dates needed in order to meet end goals
Produce top-down and bottom-up scopes, project schedules, resource plans and risk & change management plans, utilizing appropriate tools
Participate in new business RFI or RFP requests when necessary
Begin management, leadership, and effective communication trainings
Contribute to proper training and onboarding processes for new team members
Demonstrate strong written and oral presentation skills
Sets goals for yourself and may manage multiple direct reports to set goals and conduct regular reviews
Setting up projects and programs for success (right team, properly planned, client alignment)
Keeping clients and internal teams moving in the same direction
Effectively handling risk, escalating when needed and assisting the team in resolution
Contributing to the development of methodologies, standards and best practices to streamline processes and create efficiencies for the Project Management capability and train team members when applicable
Experiencing something new every day

Qualifications

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

A four-year degree
4-5 years of Project Management, Marketing or related experience, preferably in an agency setting.
Mastery of small to mid-level projects (i.e., email, OLA, landing page updates)
PMP 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 ownership
Exude positivity
Aren’t afraid to share your ideas
Meet problems head-on and view them as opportunities
Are self-reliant and motivated
Communicate fearlessly

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

Additional Information

Digitas is an equal opportunity employer.

Digitas North America jobs

Manager, Project Management