Full-Time

Project Controller

Hearst

Hearst

5,001-10,000 employees

Global media and information services conglomerate

No salary listed

Dallas, TX, USA

Hybrid

Category
Operations & Logistics (1)
Required Skills
Financial analysis
Risk Management
Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree or a combination of relevant college experience and significant work experience
  • Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
  • Background or expertise in budgets or finance is preferred
  • Self-motivated, decisive, and adaptable to change and competing priorities
  • Strong communication (oral and written), organizational, and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to handle multiple projects and deadlines effectively
  • Experience in project coordination or a related field is preferred
Responsibilities
  • Create and execute project Statements of Works (SOWs)
  • Assist with project budgets, conduct weekly and monthly budget audits, and manage the monthly reconciliation process
  • Monitor daily project data and progress
  • Assist with project audits to ensure adherence to best practices and governance standards
  • Review and maintain OPMO process documentation
  • Manage and monitor project plans, schedules, work hours, budgets, and expenditures to ensure projects stay on track and within budget
  • Review project changes to ensure proper documentation and timely updates
  • Facilitate stakeholder meetings, including scheduling, preparing agendas, creating presentation materials, and capturing meeting minutes as needed
  • Document and follow up on key actions and decisions from meetings
  • Provide administrative support and undertake project tasks as required
  • Develop project strategies for efficient execution
  • Ensure projects adhere to established frameworks with appropriate documentation maintained for each project
  • Identify, document and assess project risks and issues while providing effective solutions
  • Ensure stakeholder views are managed towards the best solution
  • Exemplify CARES core values to promote a positive work environment and ensure adherence to these values
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in budgets or finance is preferred
  • Experience in project coordination or a related field is preferred

Hearst is a global, diversified media, information, and services group with magazines, newspapers, TV and radio stations, and business information companies. It earns revenue from advertising, subscriptions, and selling information services, delivering content across print, broadcast, and digital platforms, including Fitch Ratings for credit ratings and research. Its mix of traditional media brands with specialized data and analytics services sets it apart from firms that focus on a single area. Its goal is to be a leading worldwide provider of trusted media content and data-driven information services for individual consumers and business customers.

Company Size

5,001-10,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

1887

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What believers are saying

  • Acquired MotorTrend Group expanding automotive content.
  • $200M AI investment automates content and analytics.
  • HearstLab funds women-led tech like PartySlate.

What critics are saying

  • SEC fines Fitch Ratings eroding market share March 2026.
  • Print ad collapse forces Cosmopolitan asset sales Feb 2026.
  • DOJ antitrust lawsuit mandates First Databank divestitures Oct 2025.

What makes Hearst unique

  • Owns Fitch Ratings as global credit ratings leader.
  • B2B services generate over 50% profits in 2024.
  • Controls 33 TV stations reaching 19% U.S. viewers.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Company Match

Paid Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

Emotional Wellness Support

Company News

Quiver Quantitative
Aug 27th, 2025
DallasNews Board Supports $15 Hearst Merger

DallasNews Corporation's Board rejected MNG Enterprises' proposal to acquire the company at $18.50 per share, reaffirming support for a merger with Hearst at $15 per share. Despite the higher offer from MNG, the Board, with backing from key stakeholder Robert W. Decherd, determined it was not superior. The Hearst deal represents a 242% premium over previous stock prices. Decherd controls over 96% of voting power, ensuring alignment for the Hearst merger.

Investors Hangout
Aug 4th, 2025
DallasNews Proposes $15/Share Hearst Merger

DallasNews Corporation (Nasdaq: DALN) has filed a preliminary proxy statement for a proposed merger with Hearst, offering shareholders $15.00 per share in cash, a 242% premium over the current stock price of $4.39. Robert W. Decherd, the majority shareholder, supports the merger, complicating a competing proposal from Alden Global Capital. The merger requires two-thirds approval from Series A and B stockholders and aims to maximize shareholder value.

The Business Journals
Feb 19th, 2025
Hearst to acquire Austin American-Statesman from Gannett

The community paper will be purchased by the owner of other news outlets such as the Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News.

GM Authority
Dec 13th, 2024
Hearst Acquires MotorTrend Group

MotorTrend Group is now under the Hearst Autos umbrella alongside Car and Driver, Road & Track, Autoweek, and Bring a Trailer.

Hearst
Dec 8th, 2023
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