Legacy Marketing is a Chicago-based, independent experiential and digital marketing agency that inspires passion for brands by engaging people through integrated live + digital campaigns. Perennially listed on both Event Marketerâs IT List, the CM200 (formerly PROMO Top Shops) and Chicago Tribuneâs Top Workplaces, our programs have won multiple Ex Awards, PRO Awards and Webbys.**
Junior Project Manager
Job Description
Reporting to the Business Development Manager, the ideal candidate is organized, efficient, professional and overly communicative. He or she will be able to work with a variety of people and departments (new business, creative, strategy, analytics, account) to deliver great, collaborative work against agency deadlines.
Primary Job Responsibilities:
- Build and maintain strong internal relationships across all departments
- Provide regular project status updates and keep teams informed at all times of timelines and deliverables
- Guide development of templates and case studies as needed
- Maintain clear and consistent communication across various projects simultaneously
- Prioritize projects based on due dates and time estimates
- Coordinate details and schedule of jobs traveling through the system via updated status reports
- Manage internal agency expectations to ensure alignment in work process and work deliverables
- Respond quickly to team needs, potential problems or issues
- Understand key operational functions of the agency and timing realities to set expectations
- Develops clear and reasonable timelines, processes and other organizational structures to create efficiencies for all departments involved in a project
- Help assign resources to projects based on skill sets and availability
- Review project specifications and expectations with project leads
- Monitor job costs and time entry, proactively advise when a change in direction will affect timeline
- Monitor deadlines and ensure timely delivery
- Engage in team and/or client meetings as necessary
Experience, Qualifications, and Skills Required:
- 2-4+ years marketing and/or project management experience (preferably agency-side)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Comprehensive functional and basic technical understanding of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Openness to adapting and enhancing existing agency processes and project management software
- Familiarity with and appreciation for marketing, experiential in particular
- Excellent project management and organizational skills
- Dynamic problem-solving skills and the ability to work with cross-functional internal teams, working closely with agency-wide staff
- Proven problem-solving skills and ability to anticipate potential issues or questions regarding projects
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