You know that the outcome of a project hinges on two things: the plan and the people.

Syneos Health is seeking an experienced, motivated Project Manager to join their close knit, hardworking team. This candidate should have a minimum of 5 years’ agency experience (PR or Advertising) working with both digital and print projects. Our work is specific to healthcare communications so experience in this field is preferred. This candidate should have a good eye for design, a creative mind, and a desire to be strategic vs. executional as well as a head for business. Being proactive vs. reactive on this team is critical.

Our ideal candidate will support Engagement Managers who are aligned to our Public Relations and Medical Communications business units. They will be the bridge between the Engagement Manger and the Agency account teams. This candidate must be an excellent communicator both in written and verbal communications. Project Management in our studio includes having a head for business since they will be responsible for seeing projects through to completion on time and on budget.

Our Project Managers need to be resourceful, and collaborative given how intense and quick the creative process can be.

You will:

Employs a proactive approach to learning and quickly implements learnings into the next project.
Demonstrates solid partnership with other departments or Syneos teams to produce great work as well as understands the roles of various functional areas.
Helps facilitate a strong cohesive project team that is focused on priorities and is knowledgeable about our clients.
Possess an understanding of project execution across the full range of Studio offerings, including creative development (concepting, design, creative extensions, copy, presentation services, etc), technology (development and QA), and all forms of video production (video editing, CGI, Motion Graphics, etc).
Proactively leads budget management and is responsible for financial health of all assigned projects. Manages the billing process including billing worksheet reviews, communicating to manager regarding forecasting needs, and reviewing weekly hours report.
Understands and documents the specifications for all jobs, flagging changes in specs that affect estimates and re-estimating jobs as necessary before project is over budget.
Orients new jobs, schedules kickoff meetings, develops estimates, generates tasks in project management system, and creates timelines for each project.
Works collaboratively with discipline leads and resource managers to appropriately resource projects and ensure talent-to-task solves are aligned with each project.
Identifies and works to resolve conflict and risks; celebrates successes.
Displays excellent problem-solving skills and consistently works to be part of the solution.
Confident making quick decisions and works well under pressure.

Essential Requirements:

BA, BS, or related degree
Minimum of 5 years of relevant project management experience leading multiple projects
Agency experience
Team management experience
Print production experience or equivalent marketing/advertising/PR cross-channel experience
Solid working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite

Desired Requirements:

- Proficiency working in Wrike
- General understanding of design programs is helpful

At Syneos Health Communications, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. At times, we will consider transferable skills from previous roles. We also encourage you to join our Talent Network to stay connected to additional career opportunities.

BoldSky Creative Studio supports more than 12+ Syneos Health marketing and communication agencies as well as direct-to-customer engagements. We function as the agencies' creative execution and production arm, implementing their creative vision. As part of Syneos Health, our agencies — consisting of leading brands and experts in advertising, branding, public relations, managed markets and medical communications — are engaged in every point of influence in health, providing real-world insight into markets and audiences in ways that no other partner could.

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Syneos Health companies are affirmative action/equal opportunity employers (Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled)

Syneos Health has a voluntary COVID-19 vaccination policy. We strongly encourage all employees to be fully vaccinated. Additionally, certain local governments or Syneos Health customers may have vaccine requirements that apply to some of our employees. These employees are required to submit proof of vaccination to Syneos Health and maintain compliance with these requirements.
At Syneos Health, we believe in providing an environment and culture in which Our People can thrive, develop and advance. We reward and recognize our people by providing valuable benefits and a quality-of-life balance. The benefits for this position will include a competitive compensation package, Health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision, flexible paid time off (PTO). Because certain states and municipalities have regulated paid sick time requirements, eligibility for paid sick time may vary depending on where you work. Syneos Health complies with all applicable national/federal, state, and municipal paid sick time requirements.

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