The New York Times
Senior Manager, Project Management — Communications
The New York Times, Long Island City, New York, United States, 11101
The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company. It’s why we have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. It’s why we focus deeply on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination. And it’s why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it’s worth paying for.
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Job Description
About the Role
The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company. It’s why we have a newsroom that’s 1,700 strong and sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. It’s why we focus on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination. And it’s why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it’s worth paying for.
To help us do this essential work, the Times is hiring a Senior Project Manager who will play a vital role in the execution of projects across our internal and external communications teams. You will be a part of — and responsible for managing — a cross-functional and many-sided communications team dedicated to developing an environment where employees feel supported, and external work that delivers on our overall brand vision. As an essential member of the team, you’ll shepherd ideas from brainstorming through execution ensuring deliverables are met within scope, within budget, while upholding the highest standards of quality. You’ll also maintain the team’s project pipelines across creative and communications work.
Responsibilities
Help lead high-level prioritization of communications projects alongside the Director of Communications Operations.Manage communications projects from strategy/brainstorming through reporting/retrospectives, serving as the primary contact for the communications teams to ensure all deliverables and components are on track and within scope of work.Work with project initiators and other cross-functional partners (newsroom, brand identity, human resources, office of the CEO, publisher’s office) to define project scope, including main objectives, timing, budget and required approvals.Develop project timelines, socializing them thoughtfully with partners and preemptively identifying and avoiding conflicts.Monitor projects, evaluating and reporting progress and quality of work, managing issue resolution, recognizing when things veer off course and escalating to senior management.Facilitate, along with project initiator and creative team, project kickoffs, creative reviews and work sessions.Lead — and determine the need/cadence of — stand-ups, status check-ins and any other critical project-related recurring meetings.Facilitate retrospectives, along with project initiator and program manager, to ensure continuous improvement for larger scale projects.Help ensure brand consistency and messaging across projects.You will report to the Director of Communications.
Basic Qualifications
7+ years of project management experience managing complex, multichannel communications campaigns.Experience with project management software such as Monday.com, Coda, JIRA, ServiceNow, and other PM tool sets.Experience managing communications work, from brainstorming to execution, including helping partners create communications plans while avoiding pitfalls.Experience managing the workflow of a creative team and balancing their needs against the needs of other teams.Experience seeing both the big picture and detail at the same time, understanding when and how to pivot a project to achieve its end goal.Synthesize complex details quickly and communicate them directly to partners to get their support.Experience — and comfort — managing high-profile projects across multiple channels and mediums with senior-level partners.An enthusiasm for working collaboratively with others, and an ability to navigate a complex organization with multiple partners and dependencies.An understanding of the capabilities, production, and project management needs for design work, websites, video and event production.
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in marketing, advertising or a related fieldA passion in our brand and our work, and a curiosity to deepen that understanding on an ongoing basis.A true love of organization and efficiency. You advocate for adherence to process and structure, but are also able to operate in states of uncertainty.
The annual base pay range for this role is between $105,000 and $115,000.
The New York Times is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce, one that reflects the varied global community we serve. Our journalism and the products we build in the service of that journalism greatly benefit from a range of perspectives, which can only come from diversity of all types, across our ranks, at all levels of the organization. Achieving true diversity and inclusion is the right thing to do. It is also the smart thing for our business. So we strongly encourage women, veterans, people with disabilities, people of color and gender nonconforming candidates to apply.
The New York Times Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. The New York Times Company will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws.
Individuals seeking an accommodation for the application or interview process should email reasonable.accommodations@nytimes.com.
Emails sent for unrelated issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.
The Company will further
consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable "Fair Chance" laws.
The New York Times Company follows the pay transparency and non-discrimination provisions outlined by the United States Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. Click here for details.#J-18808-Ljbffr
Experience, qualification, and soft skills, have you got everything required to succeed in this opportunity Find out below.
Job Description
About the Role
The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company. It’s why we have a newsroom that’s 1,700 strong and sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. It’s why we focus on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination. And it’s why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it’s worth paying for.
To help us do this essential work, the Times is hiring a Senior Project Manager who will play a vital role in the execution of projects across our internal and external communications teams. You will be a part of — and responsible for managing — a cross-functional and many-sided communications team dedicated to developing an environment where employees feel supported, and external work that delivers on our overall brand vision. As an essential member of the team, you’ll shepherd ideas from brainstorming through execution ensuring deliverables are met within scope, within budget, while upholding the highest standards of quality. You’ll also maintain the team’s project pipelines across creative and communications work.
Responsibilities
Help lead high-level prioritization of communications projects alongside the Director of Communications Operations.Manage communications projects from strategy/brainstorming through reporting/retrospectives, serving as the primary contact for the communications teams to ensure all deliverables and components are on track and within scope of work.Work with project initiators and other cross-functional partners (newsroom, brand identity, human resources, office of the CEO, publisher’s office) to define project scope, including main objectives, timing, budget and required approvals.Develop project timelines, socializing them thoughtfully with partners and preemptively identifying and avoiding conflicts.Monitor projects, evaluating and reporting progress and quality of work, managing issue resolution, recognizing when things veer off course and escalating to senior management.Facilitate, along with project initiator and creative team, project kickoffs, creative reviews and work sessions.Lead — and determine the need/cadence of — stand-ups, status check-ins and any other critical project-related recurring meetings.Facilitate retrospectives, along with project initiator and program manager, to ensure continuous improvement for larger scale projects.Help ensure brand consistency and messaging across projects.You will report to the Director of Communications.
Basic Qualifications
7+ years of project management experience managing complex, multichannel communications campaigns.Experience with project management software such as Monday.com, Coda, JIRA, ServiceNow, and other PM tool sets.Experience managing communications work, from brainstorming to execution, including helping partners create communications plans while avoiding pitfalls.Experience managing the workflow of a creative team and balancing their needs against the needs of other teams.Experience seeing both the big picture and detail at the same time, understanding when and how to pivot a project to achieve its end goal.Synthesize complex details quickly and communicate them directly to partners to get their support.Experience — and comfort — managing high-profile projects across multiple channels and mediums with senior-level partners.An enthusiasm for working collaboratively with others, and an ability to navigate a complex organization with multiple partners and dependencies.An understanding of the capabilities, production, and project management needs for design work, websites, video and event production.
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in marketing, advertising or a related fieldA passion in our brand and our work, and a curiosity to deepen that understanding on an ongoing basis.A true love of organization and efficiency. You advocate for adherence to process and structure, but are also able to operate in states of uncertainty.
The annual base pay range for this role is between $105,000 and $115,000.
The New York Times is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce, one that reflects the varied global community we serve. Our journalism and the products we build in the service of that journalism greatly benefit from a range of perspectives, which can only come from diversity of all types, across our ranks, at all levels of the organization. Achieving true diversity and inclusion is the right thing to do. It is also the smart thing for our business. So we strongly encourage women, veterans, people with disabilities, people of color and gender nonconforming candidates to apply.
The New York Times Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. The New York Times Company will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws.
Individuals seeking an accommodation for the application or interview process should email reasonable.accommodations@nytimes.com.
Emails sent for unrelated issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.
The Company will further
consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable "Fair Chance" laws.
The New York Times Company follows the pay transparency and non-discrimination provisions outlined by the United States Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. Click here for details.#J-18808-Ljbffr