Project Management Intern

Saatchi & Saatchi is an advertising agency with the belief that creativity, data, media and technology should all work together, and we use that to influence human behaviour and drive success for clients. S&S is one of the world's largest agency networks with 114 offices and more than 6000 employees globally. Here in our Toronto office we work with some of the countries most valued brands including Toyota, Lexus, HALEON and Mondelez just to name a few. We’re an award winning agency in both creativity and effectiveness, so it’s really important for us here to convert that innovation and the great ideas into real tangible business results for the organization.

• Work collaboratively in a project management team that collectively is responsible for a portfolio of work, in a continuous delivery environment. Prioritize communication with PM teammates as needed to share knowledge, experience, status and resources.
• Work collaboratively with teams within the agency responsible for other channels to deliver integrated programs.
• Manage & motivate multidisciplinary teams in a fast-paced, multiple-project environment.
• Primarily responsible for managing small projects for tier one websites, from initiation to planning, design, development, and maintenance. Will also contribute to overall website maintenance efforts.
• Proactively monitor work progress to ensure tasks are progressing in a timely manner, and obstacles are removed.
• Proactively anticipate client needs throughout the implementation / maintenance process.
• Maintain positive relationships with clients and partners in day-to-day communication.
• Responsible for creation of project documentation, including requirements documentation, project briefs, timelines, project status, estimates, etc.
• Work with rest of PM team to identify resource conflicts and gaps and resolve in the most efficient and cost-effective manner.
• Monitor and reconcile actual vs. estimated time spent on projects for maximum accuracy.
  
  

Our successful candidate will possess some of the following attributes below. This is just a starting point – if you feel you don’t meet the suggested experience and/or skills, we still encourage you to apply!

• Excellent leadership, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Strong presentation and meeting facilitation skills.
• Understanding of project management methodologies, concepts, and processes (ie: Change, risk, budget, and time management.)
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and motivated.
• Assertive and proactive self-starter who is also a collaborative team player.
• Adaptable multi-tasker who welcomes new challenges.
• Problem solving / Decision making.
• Able to organize and prioritize, set and meet deadlines.
• Knowledge of project, task and knowledge management tools, ie. MS Project, JIRA, Confluence.
• Enthusiastic participant in the digital / interactive space, with a keen ability to identify opportunities for innovation and improvement.
  
  

Saatchi is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome and encourage applications from all interested parties. Accommodations are available, upon request, for all stages of the interview and employment process for those with a disability or medical need during any stage of the recruitment process.  We thank all candidates for their interest inPublicisMedia, however, only those candidates selected for an interviewwill be contacted.