Company description
At Saatchi we believe in creating ideas that can live anywhere. And we believe that when we work as a team, nothing is impossible. We strive to bring out the best in each other and in ourselves and expect applicants to understand the value of close collaboration. We also believe that creating transformational work requires initiative, an entrepreneurial spirit and a bold commitment to achieving measurable results and business success for the Clients we service.
OverviewAs a Freelance Senior Client Operations Manager (Senior Project Manager) at Saatchi & Saatchi, you will drive the workflow of large process and project initiatives to meet deadlines and serve as a Project leader. An ideal candidate will have 4-6 years of project management and/or account executive experience in an ad agency managing projects in multiple mediums, including digital, video, social, print, large-scale website maintenance, application or digital product initiatives.
Participation in client meetings and direct client communication may be required.
ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Manage large-scale projects or campaigns from brief through delivery by driving team decision-making and ensuring key internal touchpoints and communications occur across Creative, Media, Strategy, Data Science, Analytics and Production.
- Consistent oversight of and adherence to agency processes, efficiencies and resource documentation with the goal to keep process and templates rather consistent.
- Navigate through new situations wherein processes have not yet been established, applying foundational project management methodologies as the bases.
- Facilitate internal discussions designed to foster collaboration across departments, as well as accomplish key campaign tasks including monitoring workback calendars and schedules, scope management and definition around creative deliverables, project assignment summaries, and creative kick-offs.
- Partner with Business Operations and Resource Management on scope and resource planning and monitoring, providing project-specific context to inform resourcing decisions, help manage workload, and assess burn.
- Lead project retrospectives, cross-share learnings and outputs, as well as lead process improvement efforts.
- Interpret and communicate specs and spec changes to team members for production needs.
- Setting of internal reviews and dissemination of internal notes, especially to ensure all teams are up-to-speed rapidly, is also a critical part of the role.
Qualifications- 6 - 8 years of project or client/account management experience in an ad agency managing projects across multiple media, including digital, video, social, print, large-scale website maintenance, application, or digital product initiatives. Previous vehicle or similar scale client experience preferred.
- Extensive and simultaneous management of multidisciplinary efforts from project brief through delivery, including oversight of scheduling, resourcing, workflow, and partnership with production.
- Technical knowledge (and possibly expertise) of creative files, asset composition, digital production, and/or video production.
- Content and digital fluency with deep understanding of content production workflows (from creation → QA → deployment)
- Experience supporting high-volume or always-on content ecosystems (e.g., landing pages, integrated production)
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office 365, Google Docs, PowerPoint, Keynote, Acrobat Professional, Smartsheet, Figma, PM related workflow and reporting tools. Working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop; knowledge of social media platforms.
We prioritize attributes and soft skills, including:
- Maintain focus under pressure, keep a positive and collaborative, yet confident demeanor and quickly facilitate others’ involvement when necessary.
- Communicate internally and externally, across multiple levels, with clarity, honesty and integrity while demonstrating exceptional verbal and on-screen presentation skills.
- Expects high standards for work and behavior of self and others; accountable, assertive and dependable. Strong attention to detail and able to prioritize tasks and manage time effectively.
- Desire to remain current in industry topics by seeking constant learning opportunities and improvement.
- Ability to work autonomously to tackle problems and generate solutions proactively.
Additional informationOur Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.
Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.
If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact USMSTACompliance@publicis.com. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Compensation Range: $50 -70/Hourly Rate. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be April 30, 2026.
