Initiative - Project Manager, Media

3 weeks ago


Toronto, Canada IPG Mediabrands Full time

General information

**Agency**:Initiative

**Function**:Project Management

**Location**:Toronto, Canada

**Job Ref#**:17384
- Description & Requirements

**Position Summary**
The role of the project manager at Initiative is to leverage processes and systems to ensure our teams bring this core strategic capability to life through how we execute against client and agency objectives.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Develop project plans & timelines, garnering buy-in from all stakeholders, ensuring all deliverables adhere to our agency processes and philosophies.
- Work with the media planning and finance teams to support the end-to-end financial management of an account.
- Define, track, and drive success related to project goals, requirements, budgets, plans, and schedules from project initiation to completion.
- Ensure quality execution and delivery of plans, products, and projects that meet client objectives.
- Develop and provide ongoing status updates to the client and regularly inform the internal senior leadership team.
- Develop and implement processes that help teams solve problems and make mutually beneficial decisions for the client and the agency.
- Understand and manage the expectations of both internal and external stakeholders at both the project and account level. Communicate any potential variances in expectations to the senior leadership team in a timely fashion.
- Facilitate good meetings and working sessions that align the team and uncover ways forward.
- Build positive internal and external relationships and partnerships.

**Desired Skills & Experience**
- Post-secondary education graduate or equivalent professional experience
- 2-3 years work experience, preferably in agency PM roles in media or marketing
- Client or customer service experience
- Results-oriented mindset and persistence in driving quality outputs from project teams
- A solution-minded approach dedicated to meeting client goals and improving business processes
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work collaboratively as well as independently, adapting communication skills to meet the needs of a teammate or stakeholder
- Highly developed organizational skills with strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Excellent ability to manage and prioritize time effectively
- Ability to work well and multi-task
- A proactive approach to problem-solving and assisting the team
- Curiosity and passion for continuous development
- Proficient in one or more project management tools, like Smartsheet, Team Gannt, or Asana
- Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

**Employment Transparency**About Us
We’re a global media agency designed to grow brands through culture. Over the last three years, we’ve been named as the fastest growing media agency in the world by independent media ratings agency, RECMA. Key to our success is the fact most media agencies are built for brand awareness, with a bias for paid media. We’re a little different. We’re built for brand relevance, with a bias for Cultural Velocity. We believe the brands that succeed move and adjust with consumers at speed, showcasing their relevance and meaningfully contribute to their lives. We call this Cultural Velocity - a measure for the speed at which a brand moves through culture to drive relevance. The faster a brand can move with culture, the more relevant they become and the greater the growth. Operating in over 90 countries, Initiative employs 4,000 of the smartest and most diverse talent in the industry.



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