Freelance - Senior Project Manager - Health

About the Position

Freelance - Senior Project Manager - Health

New York, New York, United States

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About the Company

VML is a global creative company that combines brand experience, customer experience, and commerce to create connected brands that drive growth. Guided by a Human First philosophy, VML is known for its innovative work for brands and consistently ranks among the world’s leading creative companies, including the WARC Creative 100. VML’s global network spans 55+ markets with principal offices in Buenos Aires, Kansas City, London, New York, São Paulo, Shanghai, and Singapore.

VML is part of WPP, the trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands. Powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform WPP Open, WPP unites cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, creativity, production, enterprise solutions, and expert strategic counsel.

For more information, please visit www.vml.com and follow along on LinkedIn #WeAreVML.

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Responsibilities

• Work: Deliver work that is excellent, on time, on budget, and goes beyond the brief. You will be responsible for setting up plans and processes that drive projects forward and ensure successful delivery with high client satisfaction.
• People: Motivate, direct, and challenge teams to produce great work. You will be responsible for establishing and managing cross-functional teams across different locations that are collaborative, efficient, and high-functioning.
• Process: Establish and manage program communication and process. You will be responsible for setting up appropriate structure and tools to ensure successful collaboration and engagement across agency and client teams.
• Financials: Responsible for project estimation, planning, and profitability. You will be responsible for building detailed project plans; managing resource allocations; and reporting on project status, burn rates, budgets, and reconciliations to agency and client stakeholders. Track and manage Burn Rate, Resourcing Capacity, and creating timelines for deliverables.

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Requirements

• Experience: 5+ years of hands-on project management and program delivery experience in an advertising or marketing communications firm, ideally for a large Health/Pharma client account.
• Skills:
  • Experience with HCP/DTC focused Health/Pharma Campaigns and Deliverables (MUST)
  • Experience with Ziflow, ProofHQ, and/or Workfront Proof
  • Demonstrated experience with Smartsheet
  • Proven track record in driving deliverables in digital, social, print content channels
  • Customer experience and journey mapping, both HCP and DTC marketing experience are highly desired
  • Good understanding of emerging web standards, user-centered design (UX/UI), optimization, and search practices
  • Experience working on large-scale integrated, omnichannel programs with multiple parallel work streams and diverse teams (UX, Tech, Strategy, Creative, Account, Research, and Data) across remote offices
  • High EQ and the ability to read what a team needs to help motivate them
  • Self-motivated and driven to build and create great work

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Nice to Have

• CRM experience

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We Offer

• Competitive salary: $65-$80 USD
• Hybrid work approach: Teams in the office an average of four days a week
• Comprehensive benefits package

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About the Company

We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office an average of four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

WPP (VML) is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.

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