Senior Project Manager

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER

Location: SYR/CIN

Reports to: Sr Project Manager

FLSA: Exempt

Who we are

We’re FutureBrand, the flagship branding agency within the multi-award-winning global advertising agency network McCann Worldgroup.

FutureBrand in Syracuse is the heart of our human-centered design thinking practice, home to 75+ strategy, experience, and design experts with the heritage, spirit, and capabilities to deliver world-class design solutions for a remarkably diverse range of clients.

Led by the same deeply experienced leadership team who came up together in the legendary ChaseDesign, our Syracuse and Cincinnati offices create human-centered design experiences for end users of products, shoppers at retail, consumers in a wide range of physical and digital experiences, and B2B customers in innovation center and collaborative selling experiences. The goal of our entire team is the same: to make what should be for all of them, and the brands who serve them.

We’re a culture of collaborative design thinkers who are also talented makers, translating brand strategy into brand experiences that truly work for a living. Our team of business leaders, strategists, designers, activation specialists, and project managers all work together to create growth-driving solutions for clients across a remarkably wide range of industries and business sectors. We're a tight-knit team united by our shared values and the same human-centered design thinking methodology we have pioneered.

With unique, purpose-built facilities and capabilities to serve our Product & Shopper practice, Syracuse houses our in-house research team, full model lab, and flexible retail and prototype lab space for hosting working teams and clients for in-progress projects and live research for on-site testing of physical and digital design concepts.

What the role is

Our Sr. Project Managers provide support in the development and management of multiple projects details through to completion. They work with internal teams to manage scheduling, timelines, costs, and coordinate design talent on projects to meet client expectations. Key responsibilities include:

• Proactively guiding projects through the internal system, identify “watchouts” that could impact original parameters, and create contingency plans and recommend solutions
• Keep detailed records of the life of a project and share information to internal and external team members, as necessary
• Manage the financial aspects of a project, to include: vendor billing, monitoring against project budget including expenses, communicating variances to the team, and utilizing creative problem solving to recommend solutions to help in meeting project deadlines and budget parameters
• Manage vendor relationships, to ensure deliverables are produced accurately, on time, and within budget
• Develop project matrix to include component list with dimensions, finishes, quantities and any other relevant production information
• Ability to assist in product purchasing and perform retail site audits, as needed

What it requires

• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Communications, Advertising, Social Sciences, Business, or other related discipline
• 4-7 years of experience working in a marketing, communications or strategy-related position within a design consultancy or a consumer product goods company desired
• Experience working with a design organization is a plus, but not required

EEO

We believe that ideas get better when they are inherently diverse and shared in highly inclusive ways and we want to hear from those who think differently from us. We truly believe in the strength of diversity and the richness it can bring. By bringing different people together great things happen.

ChaseDesign, LLC (a FutureBrand company) is an equal opportunity employer (EEO). We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, genetic information, or any characteristic protected by federal law. We will not ask about incarceration history at any point in the application process.

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