Freelance Project Manager

Overview:

Omnicom Health Group is the largest healthcare marketing and communications network in the world—partnering with clients to achieve meaningful change through better, more innovative communications. With more than 5,000 dedicated healthcare communications specialists from every corner of science, medicine, marketing, and communications, we recognize that it takes the best of talent to deliver the best of health, including the industry’s top freelance talent.

When you join Omnicom Health Group as a Freelancer, you have access to opportunities across the most networked network. What does this mean for you? Your journey may start with one of the Omnicom Health Group companies below then pivot to another as you complete your assignment, followed by additional moves where you can continue to work seamlessly within our shared systems and process. This is one of the many things that make Omnicom Health Group the “Freelancer’s Network of Choice.”

Title: Freelance Project Manager
Department: Project Management
Location: Remote
YOU WILL BE EXPECTED TO:
SET THE TONE

• Motivate the team by doing the right thing, displaying a high level of respect, positivity, and accountability
• Make decisions based on lessons learned, as well as recommendations from team members close to the project
• Create an environment of learning and mentorship for junior members of the team
• Manage conflict with a focus on identifying solutions
• Feel confident in asking for help and escalating issues or concerns appropriately

MAKE IT HAPPEN:

• Manage your team’s adherence to the agency workflow, ensuring all projects are effectively executed and delivered successfully according to client expectations
• Lead Hot Sheet meetings as well as internal and client status meetings
• Communicate goals and priorities, ensuring tasks are accomplished on time, on the process
• Work with team to create appropriate job estimates while managing the project financials throughout the course of the job
• Work closely with team leaders to determine internal resource and financial allocations, and ensure that all jobs are managed on budget, on time, and within scope
• Exhibit strong decision-making skills during both internal and external finance meetings to contribute to the overall health of the business

CREATE BALANCE:

• Employ a strategic approach when troubleshooting issues related to timelines and budgets to balance internal resources and client expectations
• Be proactive in planning ahead for all possible scenarios
• Exhibit a strong level of emotional intelligence in your daily interactions (internal and external)
• Determine when a conflict needs to be escalated and when it can be handled directly
• Share best practices for agency process and workflow based on your successes and learnings
• Act as peacemaker when necessary, using your position of neutrality to help the team come up with strong solutions while respecting different perspectives

YOU WILL EXCEL BY:

• Facilitating a calm, steady environment to enable and encourage the best work
• Diving headfirst into new opportunities, whether it’s new media, new partners, or new processes
• Being an expert listener in all facets of your role and bringing proactive solutions to meet the needs of your team and the agency
• Embracing creative ways to challenge, inspire, enable, and encourage the team
• Building your reputation as a dependable leader, even outside of your brand assignment PR

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s Degree required or comparable work experience
• 3–5 years of project management experience within the advertising industry across multichannel media projects —
• Healthcare and/or pharmaceutical experience a plus — Ideally, candidate will have 2 years experience in digital project management
• Strong communication and presentation skill
• Strong computer skills, including MRL submission software

The range below represents the low and high end of the hourly rate someone in this role may earn as an employee of an Omnicom Health Group company in the United States. Rates 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. Rate decisions are dependent on the circumstances of each hire.

$60 - 70/hr
Omnicom Health Group is committed to hiring and developing exceptional talent. We agree that talent is equally distributed, and we’re focused on developing diverse teams that can bring the best solutions to everything we do. We strongly believe that celebrating what makes us different makes us better together. Join us—we look forward to getting to know you.