Senior Associate, Project Management, Media Advertising

Company 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.

Overview

The project management team develops and owns governance around project management to ensure a standard, effective process to deliver our products and services.

The Sr. Associate, Project Management applies project management best practices to key product and service delivery initiatives. The Senior Associate possesses knowledge of various project management methodologies to help drive projects related to the measurement of client initiatives and product development. In addition, the Sr. Associate assists the team leads in partnering 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. The Sr. Associate will manage the delivery and program management of Paid Media programs and product launches. Role requires high client interaction skills, management of multiple workstreams and expertise in the paid media space including data, analytics, strategy and activation.

This team member is equal parts PM (Project Management) guru, strategic thinker, consummate problem solver, trusted advisor, team leader, priority juggler and seasoned cat herder. People in this role go beyond just managing large accounts or portfolios…they’re also player/coaches, facilitators, collaborators, and community builders. They roll-up their sleeves, they help teams see the forest through the trees, and they’re not afraid to color outside the lines. This person is an expert who is also adept at client management and team leadership. They will be accountable for delivery, the client relationship and ensuring we fulfill our promises.

• Understands client priorities & work with multiple client stakeholders; focus their feedback to guide towards objectives
• Acts as a trusted adviser to the team; identify solutions, approaches, and ways of working that best meet the clients’ strategic objectives, organizational barriers, and cross agency needs
• Tackles issues when milestones are not met, mitigate against risks before they become issues, track/action against dependencies and be a team lead & champion.
• Leads team through ambiguity and uncertainty
  
  

Core Competencies include

• Ability to articulate media delivery process/methodology effectively and successfully
• Ability to understand project scope and transform into an executable plan
• Ability to proactively identify and mitigate risk from the plan.
• Ability to articulate messages with clarity and simplicity.
• Ability to effectively communicate complex situations through providing additional context or insight.
• Provide a sense of comfort that things are under control.
• Encourages a positive mindset and energy even when facing challenges.
  
  

Responsibilities

Accountable for mapping and managing enterprise level projects, end-to-end delivery of campaigns, establishes and manages integrated projects and programs to ensure quality, on-time delivery.

• Responsible for managing enterprise level projects/programs timing to ensure on-time delivery
• Responsible for creating overall timeline per brand campaign, manages key milestones and delivers action item recaps for meetings
• Responsible for managing overall media process to ensure effective workflow management (enterprise level projects)
• Responsible for follow-up across the team on all deliverables to ensure delivery is on-track
• Responsible for proactive planning, with visibility into all deliverables and flags issues, risks, dependencies
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred, ideally in Marketing, Advertising, Communications, or related field
• 1+ years of project management experience in delivering large programs and projects.
• Previous experience working on projects for media advertising
• Experience implementing media, data and CRM (Customer Relationship Management) platforms preferred.
• Proven track record leading multiple full project life cycles from business development to final delivery.
• Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously (preferably in an integrated program).
• Experience in consulting and/or client-facing role
• Strong written and oral presentation skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Excellent organizational skill
• 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.

Benefits

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 U.S. based employees, are reviewed on an annual basis, and are governed by the terms of the applicable plan documents.

Compensation Range: $62,400 - $71,645 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. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 4/9/2025.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact USMSTACompliance@publicis.com. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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.