Job Description

Do you excel at consolidating and communicating medical/scientific information? Do you enjoy finding new and creative ways to look at, think about, simplify, visualize and communicate information and concepts? Do you enjoy working in a collaborative, fast-paced environment, alongside people with a rich variety of skill sets and perspectives? If so, this position could be for you! 

We’re searching for a Project Manager with 2+ years in a PM role in digital agency environment with a focus on pharma advertising as this role aligns to a leading BioPharma Client. This is an exciting opportunity to join the growing team at Publicis Health Toronto (PHT).  

The Project Manager will have a strong understanding of the creative process from brief though to production, to ensure projects are executed on time and on budget. Working closely with Account Managers within a Production environment, the Senior project manager will help lead project schedules, resources and workflows on a variety of digital projects; banners, social adds, website, photoshoots. The project manager will focus on the end-to-end project workflow, the delivery of high quality and efficient work, while mitigating risks and working quickly to resolve any issues that arise. 

• Assist in scope and estimate development. 
• Manage projects from end to end - starting with the strategy brief through to asset delivery. 
• Work with strategy, creative, account management, and production teams to ensure smooth delivery of assets and deliverables, while also facilitating inter-departmental communication between teams. 
• Partner with creative resources management and production departments to ensure collaboration and support innovative and award-winning creative ideas. 
• Delivery of the project to the highest possible standard. 
• Ensure work is assigned and completed on time and within budget. 
• Proactively communicate project information to all stakeholders involved, ensuring any changes to the project scope are communicated. 
• Flag potential impacts to timings and estimates, ensuring they are revised accordingly. 
• Assist with creative resource management to assemble the best creative teams for each assignment. 
• Nurture cross-functional agency relationships and be the ultimate problem solver. 
• Consistent involvement in status and creative meetings, ensuring action steps are always communicated. 

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience working as a project manager in an agency environment with a focus on managing pharma advertising projects
• Financially competent with a demonstrated ability to plan and deliver projects within deadlines and against budgets. 
• Solid understanding of creative processes and agency functions. 
• Knowledge of project, task and knowledge management tools, ie. MS Project, JIRA, Confluence.  
• Enthusiastic participant in the digital / interactive space, with a keen ability to identify opportunities for innovation and improvement.