Jr. Project Manager

Position Overview

As a Junior Project Manager, you will play a key operational role in supporting integrated marketing and advertising projects across the agency. You will manage day-to-day workflow and serve as a central hub between creative, strategy, account, production, and media teams. This role requires strong organizational skills, proactive communication, and the ability to manage timelines, deliverables, and cross-functional collaboration. While your primary focus will be supporting assigned client accounts, you may also assist other internal teams as needed to ensure smooth and efficient operations across the agency.

Essential Job Functions

• Build and maintain project plans, schedules, and task lists (primarily via Monday.com)
• Lead projects from kickoff through concepting, development, production, and delivery
• Define scope, timelines, key deliverables, and resource needs in partnership with cross-functional partners
• Ensure stakeholders receive accurate and timely project updates and documentation
• Serve as the central liaison among Account, Creative, Strategy, Production, Media, and Analytics teams
• Facilitate clear communication to ensure alignment on project objectives, requirements, and deliverables
• Lead weekly status meetings, capturing decisions, blockers, and next steps
• Support operational needs for additional teams across the agency as bandwidth allows
• Manage master timelines and proactively address risks, dependencies, and potential delays
• Oversee internal reviews, client review cycles, revisions, and approvals
• Ensure all deliverables meet brand standards, platform specifications, and internal quality expectations
• Maintain project briefs, calendars, delivery trackers, and overall documentation
• Help refine and improve project management processes, workflow tools, and templates
• Promote efficient, organized, and scalable project practices across the agency
• Assist with production schedules, vendor communication, asset delivery, and QA checks
• Support localization and translation workflows, file routing, and preparation of final deliverables
• Conduct detailed QA on all deliverables to ensure accuracy, consistency, and adherence

Qualifications

• 1 to 3 years of project management or project coordination experience (agency experience a plus)
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple workstreams
• Clear written and verbal communication skills
• Critical thinking and problem-solving abilities
• Proficiency in Google Suite, especially Google Sheets; basic Excel knowledge helpful
• Strong time management and multitasking capabilities
• Commitment to inclusivity, integrity, and team collaboration
• Experience using project management tools (e.g., Monday.com, Asana, Trello)

Benefits And Perks

• Hybrid work model
• Cell phone reimbursement
• 20 PTO days accrued annually
• 19 Holidays (including shutdowns)
• Birthday off
• Shutdown for Thanksgiving week
• Shutdown for Christmas week
• Flex Fridays – half days on Fridays year-round
• Bereavement leave
• Employee referral program
• 401(k) with company match
• Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance

Equal Employment Opportunity

IW Group is committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and respectful work environment. IW Group provides equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identification and expression, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic established by local, state, or federal law.