Project Manager

About The Bloc

The Bloc is a health-focused agency committed to making a positive impact by fostering real behavioral change through our proprietary BE-COMMS operating system. Our goal is to deliver outstanding work that benefits our clients, promotes health, and benefits the wider community.

Role Overview

The Project Manager at The Bloc will lead teams in planning, managing, and successfully delivering projects related to their assigned clients or brands. This role involves independent project management, with guidance from a Senior Project Manager for complex programs. The PM collaborates closely with cross-functional teams and third-party partners to understand client objectives and convert them into clear tasks for the agency. The role emphasizes the use of project management methodologies to improve outcomes and ensure compliance with best practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee and assess assigned projects from initiation to completion.
• Verify that the project brief from accounts is comprehensive and gives the team all necessary details prior to launch.
• Coordinate with Account partners to define project scope, objectives, and deliverables.
• Continuously assess project risks, providing suggestions for mitigation and identifying opportunities.
• Manage project changes efficiently as they arise.
• Exhibit strong conflict resolution abilities with a composed and reassuring approach to build confidence within teams.
• Display thorough knowledge of digital, print, video, and strategic project processes.
• Understand requirements of internal teams and client submission and financial procedures.
• Act as the escalation point for Project Coordinators and internal teams on designated projects.
• Adhere to and promote the project management methodology to guarantee complete, cost-efficient, and timely project delivery.
• Encourage compliance with internal processes including communication protocols and routing.
• Collaborate with Account and Finance teams for weekly financial reviews and reconciliations, ensuring project team members also follow these practices.
• Work jointly with Account teams on monthly financial forecasting.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree is required.
• Proven experience managing complex broadcast, print, and digital projects such as visual aids, print ads, tablet presentations, emails, websites, and commercials.
• Skilled in defining project scope, resource allocation, expense tracking, actualization planning, scoping, change management, resource coordination, and quality assurance protocols.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite including MS Project, with preferred experience in Workfront and ProofHQ project management tools.
• Experience in creating Statements of Work (SOWs), timelines, and project estimates.
• At least two years of experience as a Project Coordinator is preferred.
• Experience within pharmaceutical agency settings is required.