Overview

Palladian Partners is a growing, full-service strategic health communications and marketing firm, serving federal health agencies and leading nongovernmental organizations. Join us as Senior Project Manager, and you’ll play a central role in ushering in the firm’s next chapter of growth and success. We are looking for a Senior Project Manager who is a self-starter and strategic thinker to support public health communications programs and public facing and stakeholder audience communications campaigns.

Our ongoing commitment to provide exceptional strategic communications, editorial support, distinctive design, and superior service to our clients is as unwavering as our desire to enrich people's lives with quality health information. This is a full-time, staff position located at Palladian's corporate headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, with the option for telework.

The ideal candidate is an innovative professional with experience leading project teams that drive outreach and engagement. The candidate should have a solid understanding of strategic communication and marketing planning and multi-channel execution. This person will be responsible for working with clients and as part of an integrated project team with federal and non-government partners to conduct needs assessment, gap analysis, planning and execution of communication and marketing projects. To be successful in the role, the candidate must have robust attention to detail, ability to manage, track and report on progress of multiple deliverables ensuring requirements are met and delivered on time, and an ability to maintain a positive relationship with clients and teammates.

Responsibilities

• Work with clients to define overall health communications and marketing strategy and project objectives
• Use data and research to lead collaboration among all project partners to develop and execute deliverables and make improvements
• Develop innovative communications strategies informed by analytics and audience research across web, social media, enewsletters, media outreach and other platforms
• Lead and collaborate with project partners and team members to identify client needs, generate innovative solutions and forward-thinking ideas to engage with target audiences and enhance participant experience
• Coordinate content strategy, social media, graphic design, web development, and editorial staff to establish workflows, timelines, and budget estimates
• Monitor and report on project resources, budget, deliverables, and deadlines
• Oversee, review, and provide feedback on the work of team members to ensure the high quality
• Provide professional client interface, and ensure responsiveness to client requirements and concerns

Qualifications

• A minimum of 7-10 years of applicable work experience and a Bachelor’s degree
• At least 3 years of project management experience, including proposing and implementing communications strategies and project plans
• Experience managing budgets and preparing estimates for client deliverables
• Skilled in designing and executing social media strategies across multiple platforms
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities
• Proven ability to meet deadlines and work on multiple projects simultaneously
• Collaborative team player who works well as a manager and member of a matrix environment
• Comfort with learning and using new tools and technologies
• Willing to do the nitty-gritty work required to make a project successful
• Ability to collaborate with and promote a positive relationship between colleagues, partners, and clients 
• At this time, we will only accept candidates who are eligible to work in the United States and will not require sponsorship

You’ll earn bonus points if you have

• Experience executing social media strategy to drive branding and growth
• Experience in minority health and health disparities research communications campaigns
• Experience working in a communication agency or professional services environment
• Experience working with federal or state government clients
• Spanish language skills

Palladian, an Altarum company, employees are highly talented and are encouraged to think and work creatively and strive for excellence. Palladian offers competitive pay, excellent benefits, and the satisfaction that comes from working on interesting, meaningful projects every day. Palladian's dynamic work environment emphasizes integrity, personal commitment, and teamwork. We invite you to explore exciting and rewarding career opportunities with us.

Palladian Partners provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.