Senior Executive - Communication & Project Management
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Company description We help grow many of the world's most iconic brands at Leo Burnett. We help grow even more of the world's most talented people. You'll find at Leo Burnett an agency built on ideas and dependent upon the people behind them. A culture that doesn't just respect creativity but cherishes it. And a community where the path you choose is your own, the places you can go limitless. Today, Leo Burnett is one of the most awarded creative networks in the world. We believe creativity has the power to transform human behavior, and we use ours to help our clients' brands discover their human purpose and play meaningful, active roles in people's lives. Overview We’re looking for a passionate, curious and organized Senior Executive to be part of our team, delivering a multi-discipline communications scope for a multi-national brand. As a Senior Executive, Communications & Project Management, you will support the account management team in coordinating projects across a range of verticals - creative, strategy, production, content, and media. The core responsibilities will be to ensure that all project requirements, deadlines, and schedules are on track, in addition to playing the lead role in planning campaigns, resourcing, monitoring and quality control from start to finish. This role will also be tasked with submitting project deliverables, preparing status reports, and establishing effective project plans, ensuring their effective execution throughout. Responsibilities
- Technical & Product
- Proven experience in project management.
- Ability to coordinate project teams of various sizes.
- Strong understanding of formal project management methodologies.
- Experience with project management tools such as Project, Asana, Trello.
- Ability to complete projects in a timely manner.
- Budget management experience.
- Ability to develop, implement, and review policies and procedures.
- Ability to oversee budgeting, reporting, planning, and auditing.
- Ability to proactively problem-solve, and identify new opportunities for the agency.
- Business Acumen & Operational Efficiency
- Working with the creative services manager and aligning on project timelines.
- Managing stakeholders on client projects and organizing their projects from approval of concepts to final delivery.
- Forward planning, identifying potential risks and proposing solutions.
- Troubleshooting unforeseen issues as they arise, escalating as required.
- Establishing effective project communication plans and ensuring their execution on time.
- Following project progress and bypassing problems.
- Evaluating a post-project and identifying successful and unsuccessful project elements by preparing status reports.
- Submitting project deliverables and ensuring that they adhere to quality standards.
- Facilitating change requests to ensure that all parties are informed of the impacts on schedule and budget.
- Enforcing deadlines and maintaining efficiency across teams.
- Scheduling project-related meetings.
- Allocating tasks and responsibilities to team members.
- Encouraging communication among team members.
- Innovative & Analytical Mindset
- Effective communication skills, able to connect with people at all levels.
- Strong leadership skills: able to motivate the team and drive maximum performance.
- Good decision-maker.
- Technical expertise: Since project management software and other related programs are essential in accomplishing the project goals.
- Inspires a shared vision and adapts to changes effectively.
- Problem-solving mindset.
- Self-motivated and innovative.
- Time management skills.
- People & Leadership
- Seeks others' feedback to develop self-awareness, strengths and address development areas.
- Proactively raises issues to improve effective team working and collaboration.
- Communicates confidently in a clear, concise and articulate manner.
- Collaborates with stakeholders and embraces an inclusive environment.
- Contributes valuable insights in discussions and brainstorming sessions.
- Builds relationships quickly with others and engages personally with peers and clients.
- Treats others with respect and listens to different perspectives.
- Tackles problems in a timely manner and develops contingency plans.
- Drives a culture of trust with peers, clients, and stakeholders.
- Self
- Takes ownership for actions and deals with consequences maturely.
- Adjusts performance based on experiences and feedback.
- Displays openness to the ideas of others.
- Showcases curiosity and an open mindset towards new ways of doing things.
- Sets high impact objectives and exceeds performance.
- Demonstrates a growth mindset and takes ownership of personal development.
- Constructively challenges the status quo.
- Approaches situations with honesty, integrity, and humility.
- Displays resilience and maintains a positive outlook when faced with challenges.
- Maintaining a positive attitude even when under pressure.
- Bachelor's degree in marketing or related field.
- 1-3 years’ experience in a related field (some degree of comms agency experience is necessary).
- 1-2 years’ experience with project management theory and best practices.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
- Evidence of being solution-driven and innovative.
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