Associate, Project Management

Publicis Groupe; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401K

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible time off

Job summary

Publicis Groupe in Boston is seeking an Associate in Account & Project Management to join our connected marketing agency. You will contribute to experience design and digital campaigns for Fortune 500 clients, helping transform ideas into measurable results with collaboration and emerging technologies.

You’ll develop strong project management skills through the AMP program, coordinating schedules, risks, and client communications while growing your career toward leadership roles in marketing and

Qualifications

• Four-year degree required.
• Leadership and diligence demonstrated through previous roles.
• Strong interest in Account Management, Project Management and Marketing.
• Familiar with enterprise tools: JIRA, MS Project/Smartsheet, Excel, PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Own key project management functions like scheduling, scoping, and risk mitigation.
• Coordinate with clients and prepare client-ready documents (SOWs, schedules).
• Learn client business and deliver effective marketing campaigns.
• Communicate effectively and participate in meetings.
• Support and lead projects, ensuring client alignment.
• Manage cross-capability teams and documentation.

Skills

Leadership

Project Management

Communication

Ownership

Curiosity

Education

Four-year degree

Tools

JIRA

MS Project/Smartsheet

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Company Description

Present in over 100 countries and employing nearly 80,000 professionals, Publicis Groupe is the third largest communications group in the world. Publicis Groupe is listed on the Euronext Paris [FR0000130577] and is part of the CAC 40 index. Active across the entire value chain, Publicis Groupe offers its major clients a transversal, unified and fluid model allowing them access to all the Groupe’s tools and expertise around the world through the mantra "The Power of One."

Company Description

Present in over 100 countries and employing nearly 80,000 professionals, Publicis Groupe is the third largest communications group in the world. Publicis Groupe is listed on the Euronext Paris [FR0000130577] and is part of the CAC 40 index. Active across the entire value chain, Publicis Groupe offers its major clients a transversal, unified and fluid model allowing them access to all the Groupe’s tools and expertise around the world through the mantra "The Power of One."

Overview

Associate, Account & Project Management

We are the connected marketing agency, a full-service agency with modern creative & media, data, and technology services all under one roof.

We are connected in the way we think and the way we work. At the heart of our company are great people that we call Unicorns. Our Unicorns are open, bold, and curious and love to solve complex problems for clients in unique ways.

Our Account & Project Management team enables and executes great work in the smartest way possible. We are passionate about transforming ideas into results, as we constantly negotiate, organize, and understand the ever-changing landscape of digital marketing and technology.

To help with this, we’re looking for an outstanding Associate in Account & Project Management – someone with a passion for using collaboration, the creative process and emerging technologies to produce world-class interactive experiences for our clients. You’ll help create dynamic digital experience and integrated campaigns for Fortune 500 clients. Our project work includes experience design and development, digital and social media campaigns, digital partnership activations and promotions, eCommerce and CMS implementations, CRM programs and branded content.

As an Associate, you will help develop and execute the plans that allow our teams to create exciting work and endeavor to make the work better. To succeed, you will need to be a creative advocate, have a passion for technology, maintain a deep project management toolkit, and exercise excellent communication skills. Sound like you? Read on.

Responsibilities

What you’ll do:

At GroupeConnecr, we know that to produce great work, you need great talent – and that talent needs to be developed and nurtured. To this end, we developed the Associate Management Program, or “AMP”, which redefines the entry-level experience. In AMP, you will learn the foundational skills necessary for a successful career delivering marketing programs and experiences. This program accelerates and expands your learning through curated training, mentorship, peer guidance and a meaningful connection to diverse project experience. We will take you under our wing, integrate you into the agency, and provide you with an unmatched platform for career growth and development. Whether your path leads you to becoming a Project Management Professional, a Client Lead, a Marketing Maven or an all-around Agency All-Star, AMP will provide you with a solid foundation for a career in digital marketing.

• Project Management: You will own key project management functions such as scheduling, scoping, resource management and risk mitigation
• Client Coordination and Management: You will facilitate projects with your client counterparts and develop client-ready documents such as competitive analyses, SOWs, schedules, and risk assessments
• Marketing: You will learn your client’s business and be trained in the craft of Marketing, learning how to deliver effective campaigns that meet strategic objectives
• Communication and Engagement: You will learn to use the right communication tools at the right time, understand how to communicate effectively and lean into your work with active participation in meetings and on your projects
• Financial Operations: We will train you in the fundamentals of business financials including forecasting, promoting great margins and managing Digitas operational processes

Day-to-day, Your Role Includes

• Both supporting large initiatives and also leading smaller projects independently
• Setting up projects for success (right team, properly planned, client alignment)
• Keeping clients and internal teams moving in the same direction
• Anticipating the needs of your projects, heading off potential pitfallsRemoving barriers to success for the team
• Actively seeking and sharing knowledge with your project teams and within the Account Management & Project Management capabilities
• Partners with client and internal cross-capability team members to ensure documentation for clients is “client-ready” prior to any client meetings while actively participating in both internal and client meetings
• Experiencing something new every day

Qualifications

We’re looking for strong, impactful work experience, which typically includes:

• A four-year degree
• Working or school experience examples that demonstrate leadership and diligence
• Strong passion for Account Management, Project Management and Marketing with some related experience
• PMP and/or CSM Certification (or desire to get this)
• Working knowledge of enterprise tools (JIRA, MS Project/Smartsheet, Excel, PowerPoint)

You Are The Right Person If

• Demonstrate grit and extreme ownership
• Inquisitive and curious natured
• Exude positivity
• Aren’t afraid to share your ideas
• Meet problems head‑on and view them as opportunities
• Are self‑reliant and motivated
• Communicate fearlessly

Additional Information

Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact [e-mail].

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Range: USD $50,065.00 - USD $70,784.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 12/1/2026.