Title: Senior Project Manager 

Company/Location: Biolumina / New York, NY 

Department/Discipline: Project Management  

Senior Project Manager 

The Senior Project Manager Supervisor is responsible for coordination efforts across an agency franchise.  He/she may manage multiple junior project management team members across the department.  He/she organizes, monitors and routes all jobs through the agency for his/her account(s).  The Senior Project Manager Supervisor keeps all team members informed of the status of their respective jobs and ensures all jobs are following the agency’s Job Flow Process (JFP). He/she handles aspects of preparing for regulatory submissions. He/she supports the Director of Project Management with new business projects, department initiatives and helps train, monitor, evaluate and supervise the workload of the department.  

  Primary Job Responsibilities  

Coordinate job flow/creative process within the Agency in an organized and efficient manner, which includes: 

• Open job number and job site on blink when requested from account service 

• Prepare and maintain job site on SharePoint to reflect accurate job history 

• Setup and attend all start-up and internal review meetings 

• Develop timelines with input from relevant departments 

• Update timelines based on client and/or internal changes (keeping accurate timelines throughout the life of a job is extremely important) 

• Remind the team of upcoming due dates and alert the other team members if agreed upon due dates are not going to be met, both internally and externally 

• Ensure timely development of color breaks and spec sheets by coordinating with Production and Art Director prior to pre-mechanical meetings 

• Schedule and attend pre-mechanical meetings for every print job. Ensure all relevant materials are brought to the meeting and be able to provide timing from mechanical to release 

• Route jobs through all relevant departments via eRouting system and secure signatures at all stages of the job. Ensure cover sheets are complete and contain all relevant information for each job 

• Schedule and attend digital build-kit handoff meetings with the internal development team (Account Services will setup when working with third-party digital vendors). Work closely with UX, AD, and Account Services to ensure all relevant materials (manuscript, functional specs, sitemap, wireframes, etc.) are prepared and QC'd internally prior to build kit hand-off meeting 

• Monitor and assist team members in following the JFP (keep documentation of any skipped steps/signatures)  

• If procedures are not followed, alert the Director of Project Management 

• In person client travel is required 

Manage the activities of junior project management team members including, but not limited to the following tasks: 

• Review dailies, nightlies, and timelines of junior project management team members for accuracy 

• Review and approve direct reports timesheets 

• Demonstrate proficient use of Dynamics for timesheets and financials 

• Review estimate vs. actuals report 

• Submit accurate timesheets on a daily basis 

• Demonstrate knowledge of and ability to plan a complete product launch 

• Demonstrate proficient use of SharePoint 

• Prepare and submit jobs for regulatory review 

• Develop and distribute the daily and nightly internal status reports (daily by 9:30 am and nightly by 4pm) 

• Coordinate and run weekly status meetings  

• Attend client status meeting/select client calls when appropriate to proactively track and address key project deliverables 

• Work closely with Account Services to ensure daily client hotsheets and weekly client status reports are accurate, alerting Account Services to necessary updates 

• Monitor jobs and alert team to possible delays/issues, assure open communication among team members  

• Maintain organized email archives 

• Develop knowledge of Client's process/procedures and the people involved--and interact appropriately  

• Assist peers when workload permits 

• Uphold the Company Values in all decisions and interactions 

• Perform other job-related tasks as assigned by the Director of Project Management 

Management Responsibilities 

• Discuss any issues/concerns or decisions regarding the Project Management Department with the Director of Project Management and work closely with him/her to resolve any issues that need to be addressed 

• Help monitor quality control standards of Project Coordinators and Sr. Project Coordinators to assure that all work meets the highest possible standards of accuracy 

• Make recommendations to Director of Project Management for any workload adjustments 

• Help organize, monitor and supervise the workload of individual Project Coordinators and Sr. Project Coordinators 

• Assist Project Coordinators with their daily/nightly reports, either by looking over it with them or contacting team members to ascertain the expectations  

• Help Director of Project Management evaluate performance of department team members  

• Help Director of Project Management manage and resolve staff issues including performance, personal presentation and internal interactions 

• Recommend adjustments/additions to the roles and procedures of the Project Management Department to achieve continuous improvement and efficiency across all accounts and/or the agency 

• Support Director of Project Management with launch and convention planning 

• Support Director of Project Management with new business initiatives  

Additional Responsibilities  

• Monitor and assure continual adherence to basic practices, procedures and reporting for consistency across all accounts in the department 

• Responsible for reviewing all digital timelines across all coordinators so that job deadlines are met (in conjunction with the Director of Project Management) 

• Responsible for the department needs when the Director of Project Management is not in the office 

• Help interview, train, and orient new department team members to the agency, departments and accounts 

• Communicate effectively and professionally   

• Demonstrate ability to set priorities while handling multiple projects 

• Remain calm despite high pressure situations  

• Project a professional, positive attitude toward peers and clients  

• Foster a positive team atmosphere and establish credibility  

• Ensure that all materials produced are accurate by assuring that the quality control steps are not skipped in the Job Flow Process 

• Help develop ideas to make the project management department and the agency run more efficiently 

  Qualifications  

• College degree preferred 

• Minimum of 4 years project coordination advertising experience 

• Minimum of 2 years supervisory experience  

• Excellent written and oral communication skills 

• Detail oriented  

• Ability to handle multiple projects and deadlines 

• Positive/helpful attitude 

  Biolumina’s Values 

Open Mind 

• Always ask why—of your teammates, your clients, and yourself. And don’t stop there—keep asking questions 

• Be respectful of others’ ideas, opinions, and diverse backgrounds 

• Be flexible and adaptive to new ways of doing things 

Brave Heart 

• Speak your mind…and your heart 

• Courageously step forward to try something new and help others to do the same 

• Be brave enough to defend your opinions—and brave enough to change them 

Ready Hands 

• Be proactive and push things forward 

• Reach out to offer help and raise your hand to ask for help 

• Go out of your way to show gratitude 

The range below represents the low and high end of the base salary someone in this role may earn as an employee of an Omnicom Health Group company in the United States. Salaries will vary based on various factors including but not limited to professional and academic experience, training, associated responsibilities, and other business and organizational needs. The range listed is just one component of our total compensation package for employees. Salary decisions are dependent on the circumstances of each hire. 

• SALARY RANGE: $75,500 - $120,500

Title: Project Manager 

Company/Location: Biolumina / New York, NY 

Department/Discipline: Project Management 

 Description 

The Project Manager is responsible for coordination efforts across one or more agency brands. He/she organizes monitors and routes all jobs through the agency for their account.  The Project Manager keeps all team members informed of the status of their respective jobs and ensures all jobs are following the agency’s Job Flow Process (JFP).  Handles aspects of regulatory submissions, financial tracking and is responsible for training Project Coordinators and Sr. Project Coordinators. 

 Primary Job Responsibilities 

  Coordinate job flow/creative process within the Agency in an organized and efficient manner, which includes: 

• Open job number and job site on blink when requested from account services 

• Prepare and maintain job jacket to reflect accurate job history 

• Setup and attend all start-up meetings 

• Develop timelines with input from relevant departments 

• Update timelines based on client and/or internal changes (keeping accurate timelines throughout the life of a job is extremely important) 

• Remind the team of upcoming due dates and alert the other team members if agreed upon due dates are not going to be met, both internally and externally 

• Ensure timely development of color breaks and spec sheets by coordinating with Production and Art Director prior to pre-mechanical meetings 

• Schedule and attend pre-mechanical meetings for every print job.  Ensure all relevant materials (including the job jacket) are brought to the meeting and be able to provide timing from mechanical to release 

• Route jobs through all relevant departments and secure signatures at all stages of the job 

• Monitor and assist team members in following the JFP (keep documentation of any skipped steps/signatures) 

• If procedures are not followed, alert the Director of Project Management 

• Demonstrate proficient use of EAS for timesheets and financials 

• Create and input estimates, PO’s and TO’s 

• Review weekly estimate vs. actuals report 

• Submit accurate timesheets on a daily basis 

• Demonstrate proficient use of blink 

• Prepare and submit jobs for regulatory review 

• Develop and distribute the daily and nightly internal status reports (daily by 9:30 am and nightly by 4pm) 

• Coordinate and run weekly status meetings 

• Attend client status meeting and develop/distribute client status report to Account Services 

• Attend client calls and create client contact report (CCR) and send to Account Services 

• Monitor jobs and alert team to possible delays/issues, assure open communication among team members 

• Maintain organized email archives 

• Develop knowledge of Client's process/procedures and the people involved--and interact appropriate 

• Assist peers when workload permits 

• Perform other job-related tasks as assigned by the Director of Project Management 

  Additional Responsibilities 

• Communicate effectively and professionally 

• Demonstrate ability to set priorities while handling multiple projects 

• Remain calm despite high pressure situations 

• Project a professional, positive attitude toward peers and clients 

• Foster a positive team atmosphere and establish credibility 

• Ensure that all materials produced are accurate by assuring that the quality control steps are not skipped in the Job Flow Process 

• Help develop ideas to make the project management department and the agency run more efficiently 

• Train new Project Coordinators and Sr. Project Coordinators on agency and departmental process 

• Uphold the Company Values in all decisions and interactions 

• In person client travel is required 

Qualifications 

• College degree 

• Minimum of 3 years traffic/coordination advertising experience 

• Minimum of 1-year supervisory experience 

• Excellent written and oral communication skills 

• Detail oriented 

• Ability to handle multiple projects and deadlines 

• Positive/helpful attitude 

  Biolumina’s Values 

  Open Mind 

• Always ask why—of your teammates, your clients, and yourself. And don’t stop there—keep asking questions 

• Be respectful of others’ ideas, opinions, and diverse backgrounds 

• Be flexible and adaptive to new ways of doing things 

Brave Heart 

• Speak your mind…and your heart 

• Courageously step forward to try something new and help others to do the same 

• Be brave enough to defend your opinions—and brave enough to change them 

Ready Hands 

• Be proactive and push things forward 

• Reach out to offer help and raise your hand to ask for help 

• Go out of your way to show gratitude 

The range below represents the low and high end of the base salary someone in this role may earn as an employee of an Omnicom Health Group company in the United States. Salaries will vary based on various factors including but not limited to professional and academic experience, training, associated responsibilities, and other business and organizational needs. The range listed is just one component of our total compensation package for employees. Salary decisions are dependent on the circumstances of each hire. 

• SALARY RANGE: $70,000 - $85,000

Title: Group Project Manager

Company/Location: Biolumina / New York, NY  

Department/Discipline: Project Management 

Group Project Manager 

The Group Project Manager is responsible for coordination efforts across an agency franchise.  He/she may manage multiple junior project management team members across the department.  He/she supports the Associate Director of Project Management with department initiatives and helps train, monitor, evaluate and supervise the workload of the department.  

He/she organizes, monitors and routes all jobs through the agency for his/her account(s).   

Primary Job Responsibilities  

• Coordinate job flow process within the Agency in an organized and efficient manner, which includes: 

• Create and update timelines with input from relevant departments 

• Develop and distribute the Daily and Nightly internal status report  

• Coordinate and run weekly internal status meetings 

• Prepare and maintain job site on SharePoint to reflect accurate job history 

• Setup and attend all start-up and internal review meetings 

• Remind the team of upcoming due dates and alert the other team members if agreed upon due dates are not going to be met, both internally and externally 

• Route jobs through all relevant departments and secure signatures at all stages of the job.  

• Ensure cover sheets are complete and contain all relevant information for each job 

• Monitor and assist team members in following the job flow process 

• Present timeline related information/launch planning documents to the client  

• Demonstrate knowledge of and ability to plan a complete product launch 

• Demonstrate proficient use of Dynamics for timesheets 

• Open new job numbers  

• Submit accurate timesheets on a daily basis 

• Demonstrate proficient use of SharePoint 

• Attend client status meeting/select client calls when appropriate to proactively track and address key project deliverables 

• Work closely with Account Services to ensure daily client hotsheets and weekly client status reports are accurate, alerting Account Services to necessary updates 

• Monitor jobs and alert team to possible delays/issues, assure open communication among team members  

• Develop knowledge of Client's process/procedures and the people involved--and interact appropriately 

• Assist peers when workload permits 

• Perform other job-related tasks as assigned by the Director of Project Management 

• Manage the activities of junior project management team members including, but not limited to the following tasks 

• Review dailies, nightlies, and timelines of junior project management team members for accuracy 

• Review and approve direct reports timesheets 

• Support Director of Project Management with launch and convention planning 

• Support Director of Project Management with new business initiatives  

• Present timeline related information/launch planning documents to the client  

Management Responsibilities 

• Manage multiple junior project management team members 

• Discuss any issues/concerns or decisions regarding the Project Management Department with the Director of Project Management and work closely with him/her to resolve any issues that need to be addressed 

• Help monitor quality control standards of Project Coordinators and Sr. Project Coordinators to assure that all work meets the highest possible standards of accuracy 

• Make recommendations to Director of Project Management for any workload adjustments 

• Help organize, monitor and supervise the workload of individual Project Coordinators and Sr. Project Coordinators 

• Assist Project Coordinators with their daily/nightly reports, either by looking over it with them or contacting team members to ascertain the expectations  

• Help Director of Project Management evaluate performance of department team members  

• Help Director of Project Management manage and resolve staff issues including performance, personal presentation and internal interactions 

• Recommend adjustments/additions to the roles and procedures of the Project Management Department to achieve continuous improvement and efficiency across all accounts and/or the agency 

  Additional Responsibilities  

• Monitor and assure continual adherence to basic practices, procedures and reporting for consistency across all accounts in the department 

• Responsible for the department needs when the Director of Project Management is not in the office 

• Help interview, train, and orient new department team members to the agency, departments and accounts 

• Communicate effectively and professionally 

• Demonstrate ability to set priorities while handling multiple projects 

• Remain calm despite high pressure situations  

• Project a professional, positive attitude toward peers and clients  

• Foster a positive team atmosphere and establish credibility  

• Ensure that all materials produced are accurate by assuring that the quality control steps are not skipped in the Job Flow Process 

• Help develop ideas to make the project management department and the agency run more efficiently  

  Qualifications  

• College degree preferred 

• Minimum of 5 years project coordination advertising experience 

• Minimum of 2 years supervisory experience  

• Excellent written and oral communication skills 

• Detail oriented  

• Ability to handle multiple projects and deadlines  

• Positive/helpful attitude 

The range below represents the low and high end of the base salary someone in this role may earn as an employee of an Omnicom Health Group company in the United States. Salaries will vary based on various factors including but not limited to professional and academic experience, training, associated responsibilities, and other business and organizational needs. The range listed is just one component of our total compensation package for employees. Salary decisions are dependent on the circumstances of each hire. 

• SALARY RANGE: $128,100 - $155,000