Company descriptionDigitas Health is the Agency of Now: the first global connected-health agency, purpose-built for marketing today. Digitas Health specializes in helping health brands navigate a complex and shifting media environment to create deeper, more relevant connections with their consumer and professional customers. With offices in Philadelphia, New York, San Francisco, and London, it is a member of the world’s largest healthcare communications network,Publicis Health. As a member of this elite network, Digitas Health is also a member of the Paris-based Publicis Groupe S.A. (Euronext Paris: FR0000130577), the world’s third-largest communications group, second-largest media counsel and buying group, and a leader in digital communications.Web: www.digitashealth.com | Facebook: www.facebook.com/digitashealth| Twitter: www.twitter.com/digitashealthOverviewThe Director is an account team’s production lead! Ultimately responsible for the delivery of high-quality deliverables that power client satisfaction, meet business requirements, and balance client and agency economics. The Director leads a multi-skill (ie online and offline) team of project managers. This person owns project definition, scope monitoring, budgeting & timing at the account level. Career-manages a team of direct reports.ResponsibilitiesKnowledge
PM Approach: Ensures that the project management team utilizes a flexible project management approach
PM Technical Skills: Leads large teams to drive complex programs/campaigns to completion based on scope and budget. Well-versed in production needs; considered a specialist in multiple channels and understands other mediums well enough to be a strategic problem solver
Talent Selection: Demonstrates the ability to hire and retain highly capable people while cultivating diversity and career development
SOWs: Accountable for the accuracy of all team SOWs
Problem Solving: Team’s chief problem solver and talent choreographer
Agency process: Develops key operational tools (i.e. team or brand specific processes)
Growing Talent: Demonstrated ability to grow mid-level producer talent; able to effectively handle performance issues
Client finances: Collaborates (with Business Manager if available) to provide accurate and realistic cost-to-complete estimates and forecasts for assigned projects
Technology: Continuously learning technology. Advanced Microsoft Project and Excel ability. Solid understanding of today’s digital technologies
Strategy
Resource allocation: Reviews all projects across account to resolve resource and skill requirements; drives resource allocation management; ensures the right resources are cast to the need
Project Plans: Accountable for account-level master project plan creation and management.
Process improvement: Proactively sees opportunities to adjust processes for efficiencies
Quality Control: Structures and leads project status reviews; leads cross-team post-mortem sessions
Advising: Partners with account/ marketing team to provide appropriate and consistent communication directly to client(s) in an effort to clearly manage expectations
Risk Management: Leads large teams to develop and manage risk mitigation plans
Tactics and Execution
Agency Cost Management: Vigilantly seeks to optimize both agency services and internal resources
Internal Relationships and Team Leadership: Collaborative business partner to team capability leads
Management: Responsible for the career development of others
Execution: Prioritizes work in progress (WIP) with production and account teams to pull work forward and break bottlenecks
Vendors: Point of escalation for vendor management concerns
Scope Definition: Scopes and estimates complex, multi-channel engagements
Client Relationship
Relationship: Client-facing lead on issues related to production and project management
Client knowledge: Understands the client’s business and plans projects accordingly
Passion: Demonstrates passion for the brands and our work
Accountability: Owns vendor/partner relationships
Problem Solving: Able to drive difficult or complex production discussions with client and facilitate resolution
New Business: Production lead on new business pitches; identifies upsell opportunities
Communication and Writing: Uses advanced interpersonal and listening skills. Solid written and presentation skills
Qualifications
Professional presentation and client facing skills
Dynamic negotiation and conflict management skills
Advanced in Microsoft Office including Excel and Microsoft Project
Wide-ranging knowledge of digital
Knowledge of healthcare is a strong plus
Exhibits Integrity and Trust
Exhibits Self Development
Education and Experience
Bachelors degree required
Demonstrates progression in level of responsibility within a professional project management environment
Agency or digital project experience required
Healthcare experience strongly preferred
Outstanding planning, coordination, management, and communication skills are required
Experience with risk management, change management, communications management
Additional informationOur Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.About Publicis HealthPublicis Health is the premier global health and wellness communications network. We are one of the four solutions hubs of Publicis Groupe, the third-largest advertising and media company in the world, giving us unparalleled global reach. We manage top-tier agencies specializing in promoting innovative solutions in advertising, medical education, clinical trial program development, sales and marketing, digital, market access, and medical and scientific affairs. Our nearly 6,500 employees work at 15 agency brands across 60 offices located in 10 countries. We are a connected solutions hub, equipped for continual businesstransformation in today’s world. We integrate services across our global offices and brands to deliver on our clients’ needs. Each of our agencies brings a unique approach to business, which makes us even stronger together. We understand the rapidly changing healthcare environment and leverage it to maximize the potential of our clients’ brands.Web: www.publicishealth.com | Facebook: www.facebook.com/publicishealthTwitter: www.twitter.com/PublicisHealth/Not all applicants will be contacted. PHCG is an equal opportunity employer.No vendor/agency solicitation please.If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact USMSTACompliance@publicis.com .Compensation Range: $95,950- $137,865 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 02/16/2025.All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
