Supervisor, Project Management, Media Advertising

3 weeks ago


Chicago, United States Starcom Full time
Job DescriptionJob DescriptionCompany Description

With a history that dates back over 80 years, Starcom is a global communications planning and media leader. We are an agency still grounded in our founding principle that people are at center of all we do. Each day, we apply this belief to harness the transformative power of data and technology to inspire and move people and business forward. With more than 7,000 employees in over 100 offices around the world, Starcom partners with the world's leading marketers and brands, including Bank of America, Best Buy, Kellogg Company, McDonald's, Novartis, Samsung, Visa and more.
 

Job Description

Overview:

PMO: The Starcom PMO (Project Management Office) partners closely with stakeholders within and outside of Starcom to drive the development of key initiatives. The team develops and owns governance around project management to ensure a standard, effective process to deliver our products and services.

The Supervisor, Project Management is a leader who applies project management best practices to key product and service delivery initiatives. The Supervisor possesses knowledge of various project management methodologies, including waterfall and agile, to drive projects related to the measurement of client initiatives and product development. In addition, the Supervisor partners closely with internal and client capability leads to ensure the team is working cohesively to deliver on agreed scope.

The ideal candidate will have knowledge of the media advertising space and will be a proactive partner in making suggestions and improvements to processes and practices.

Key Responsibilities

  • Drive cross-capability projects and integrated program management
  • Produce project scopes, project schedules, resource plans and risk and change management plans
  • Lead internal and client discussions to ensure alignment to project plans and identify any escalations/resolutions needed
  • Lead/participate in scrum ceremonies (e.g., sprint planning, daily scrum, sprint reviews, sprint retrospectives, backlog refinement)
  • Provide regular status updates to Starcom Leadership and clients as appropriate
  • Assume financial oversight of project to ensure team is working within budget and resource constraints
  • Contribute to appropriate training and onboarding processes for new team members
  • Apply project learnings to improve the project management process
  • Participate in leadership and effective communication trainings
Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree preferred, ideally in Marketing, Advertising, Communications, or related field
  • 3+ years of Project Management experience
  • Previous experience working on projects for media advertising
  • Client management experience
  • Mastery of small- and mid-level projects (e.g., product development, data integration, process improvement) 
  • Experience with multiple project management methodologies (i.e. Waterfall, Agile)
  • PMP and/or CSM Certification (or plan to earn)
  • Strong written and oral presentation skills
  • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
  • Excellent organizational skills
  • Relationship management to foster a collaborative environment
  • Project performance tracking to assess the successful completion of short- and long-term goals
  • Working knowledge of enterprise tools (Smartsheet, Jira, Confluence, MS Teams, MS Visio)


Additional Information

Starcom is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Our employment decisions are made without regard to actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law, genetic information, marital status, military service and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.  

The Power of One starts with our people  To do powerful things, we offer powerful resources.  Our best-in-class wellness and benefits offerings include:

  • Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more
  • Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility
  • Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption
  • Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance
  • Tuition Assistance
  • Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more
  • Matching Gifts programs
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • ‘Work Your World’ Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility)
  • Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances

The benefits offerings listed are available to eligible U.S. Based employees, are reviewed on an annual basis, and are governed by the terms of the applicable plan documents.



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