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- Leading project teams through challenging tasks, projects, and larger brand/program initiatives- Leading project teams through product launch lifecycle- Scoping annual budgets and tracking financial health of projects- Mentoring direct reports to grow as Project Management Professionals- Utilizing project management tools and technology to ensure project success- Managing project risks both financially and in terms of schedule - Onboarding new project managers into their roles at McCann Health NY- Partnering with Account, Creative, Finance, Strategy, Editorial, and external vendor teams to ensure project success- Communicating changing client needs to internal teams to obtain project success- Developing an implementing full project plans across multiple brands and clients- Assisting with recruitment of new hires in the Project Management Department- Working across agencies with shared resources to manage resource allocation and coverage of project work- Leading daily standup meetings with project teams to ensure proper communication of all tasks and deliverables- Creating open channels of communication to ensure free flow of information between team members, and to avoid any miscommunications or lag in deliverables- Assigning project work to Project Coordinator,s Project Managers, and Sr. Project Managers

• Accurately diagnose organization issues, develop solutions, and implement action plans for creative advertising initiatives and programs• Accountable to implement, train, and ensure adoption of project management standards, practices, tools, processes, and KPIs/metrics with teams • Tracking scopes and finances throughout project lifecycle• Defined and monitored KPIs, showcasing measurable progress towards business objectives and value delivery• Developing the scopes of work, objectives, timelines, quality of deliverables, and other project management activities for the project(s) and/or multi-project program(s)• Experience leading creative project teams of members throughout the project lifecycle• Manage project costs, identified risks, and developed mitigation strategies, ensuring on-time delivery• Serve as primary project/escalation contact with internal and external customers to ensure appropriate communication channels are maintained and reporting schedules adhered to•Make sure the team has a brief to work from and the tools they need to deliver the best work • Effectively manage multiple projects with overlapping tasks and work independently with minimal supervision• Work with resource manager to identify the right people for each project• Proficiency in Waterfall, Hybrid and Agile project planning and life cycle development and transformation• Change management to ensure proper adoption of new processes and project management initiatives• Manage direct reports to ensure successful execution of daily tasks, as well as act as a professional mentor to ensure growthin their careers

•Managing diverse project teams focusing on creative and technical client work•Project planning including development of timelines, project briefs, and general management of all project assets•Tracking of project budgets and deliverables•Scheduling meetings and managing calendars of relevant stakeholders in project work•Coordinate with agency partners to identify client objectives and design project plans, budget estimates as well as statements of work (SOW)•Lead preparation of project scope definitions, estimates and changes of work documents to expedite the approval sign-off process•Lead all task management, resourcing and timeline development while utilizing project management tools such as Asana, Smartsheet, workamajig, slack, Google Suite and Microsoft Office •Leveraging project management tools and organizational skills to ensure project timelines are met and that tasks are delegated clearly and concisely •Provide project statuses to stakeholders and identify risks and scope creep and proactively plan action items to address •Lead UX, Developer, QA, art, copy, editorial, and technical development resource allocation on projects•Coordinate communication across all project team members including scheduling, conflict management and task delegation•Work with Marketing, Creative, Media, Comms, Digital and Production to establish deadlines related to overall department goals, ensures team is aware of key milestone dates, and communicates issues related to staying on schedule•Support the prioritization of competing needs with good reasoning and creative solutions•Facilitate relationships between teams, moving process forward, finding resources, reworking schedules, raising concerns to appropriate owners early and resolving open issues that prevent progress•Successfully manage several digital projects, both large and small and in conjunction with internal staff and external vendor teams, that results in on-time, high-quality deliverables

•Successfully coordinate creative development of projects for clients from strategy to execution of deliverables within defined timeframe of deadlines and budget•Lead daily, weekly and monthly client calls as well as client status meetings and reviews•Lead vendor communication keeping organized records of project samples and keystone decisions for cross-functional team usage•In charge of cross functional call and meeting scheduling both internally and with clients and stakeholders•Manage project planning, actions, and timelines, and communications to internal and external stakeholders•Partner with finance to execute processing of invoices, analysis of program and project budgets, and communicate any concerns to relevant stakeholders•Manage data repository including all project creative assets, work orders, and change requests•Conduct research and analysis of competitor business practices to advise leadership on decision making through designing and presentation of analytical reports•Coaching new employees on work process flow and coordinating with upper management on organizational development projects•Partnering to improve people and culture practices through the creation and implementation of employee health and wellness initiatives•Developed company social media strategy, organized content to be shared into a 6-month content schedule, and drafted communication templates for future posting•Managed digital and print projects including websites, banners, tweets, emails, software and videos from project initiation to project close•Tracked project budgets via Mavenlink and updated leadership on budget status•Managed editorial routes and facilitates development work through JIRA•Created project timelines using Microsoft Project•Assisted with budget estimates, project brief and SOW creation•Assisted with business pitches, Indication updates and handled MLR submissions in Veeva

•Managed award-winning global internship program including coordination of travel arrangements, facilitating communication between interns& mentors in various locations across the EU•Created communications for an audience of 300,000+ employees worldwide including advertising materials for recruitment of external candidates, optimized job descriptions for use in all US work sites, internal policy changes to manage employee expectations& company intranet blog posts•Partnered cross-functionally with colleagues on international projects at global corporate headquarters in Germany to improve training, learning, organizational development, compensation& benefits practices& workforce planning throughout the company•Drafted, Identified, administered& communicated HR policies for new hire background screening& HR risk management processes•Collected hiring data across 5 countries related to diversity in hiring practices& reported findings to upper management leading to improvements in recruitment strategies•Acted as HR Generalist through support, execution& administration of company-wide initiatives including: LMS administration, adult learning& organizational leadership development programs, day one orientation including administration of Form I-9, content management for global data repository, employer branding efforts& benefits administration•Assisted with recruiting for various positions including Manufacturing, Tech, Sales& HR•Responsible for attracting, screening& helping place candidates across US& Europe•Managed employee relations including disciplinary action, administering employee feedback surveys•Spearheaded employee engagement initiatives to identify culture building activities& improve employee satisfaction& retention•Supported management& leadership across a wide range of HR related areas such as: talent development, performance management, employee relations, compensation& benefits, strategic workforce planning, organizational design& recruiting