Associate Project Manager

Publicis Group; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Healthcare benefits

Flexible work arrangements

401k

Job summary

Publicis Group is seeking an Associate Project Manager to oversee end-to-end digital projects, including scheduling, resourcing, and QA. You will collaborate with creative and development teams and partners across the organization in a Pacific Time Zone environment.

The role requires 2+ years of PM experience in an agency setting, strong communication, and proficiency with MS Office, Smartsheet, and JIRA. This position supports a blue-chip client base and offers comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of project management experience in an agency environment managing multiple project types (web, email, banners, direct mail).
• Ability to work cross-disciplinarily across all functional departments.
• Excellent attention to detail with the ability to multi-task in a dynamic environment.
• Excellent communication skills, especially in workflow steps and internal processes.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office; experience with Smartsheet and JIRA or similar tools.

Responsibilities

• Manages small to mid-sized projects independently or with a Senior Project Manager/Project Director leading a portion of a larger engagement, on time and on budget.
• Responsible for scheduling, tracking, change management, evaluating, and controlling projects.
• Sets clear expectations for tasks and deliverables across teams and provides materials/documentation.
• Identify risks and communicate with senior staff to mitigate issues.
• Monitor progress: lifecycle analysis, resource management, detailed timing/schedules, budget input, and production feedback.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Communication

MS Office

Tools

Smartsheet

JIRA

Job description

Company description

For 25 years, Level has developed marketing solutions for some of the world’s most innovative brands. We believe the best solutions come from collaborative working partnerships with our clients. Whether an established brand, or a start-up, we believe in the power of creative strategy, design, and technology to solve business challenges.

Overview

The Associate Project Manager willbe responsible formanaging workflow of assigned digital projects from end-to-end, such as scheduling/timeline development and management, talent resourcing, estimate toactualsmanagement, project planadherenceand QA. Project types often include web, email, digital banners, and direct mail. In this role, you will collaborate with dedicated creative and development teams, as well as with partners across our organization. This is a terrific opportunity to work with a blue-chip client!

Candidates must be okay working pacific time zone.

Responsibilities

What You\'ll Do:

• Manages small to mid-sized projects independently or supporting a Senior Project Manager/Project Director in leading a portion of a larger engagement on time, on budget while exceeding client expectations.
• Responsible for scheduling, tracking, change management, evaluating, and controlling projects.
• Sets clear expectations for tasks and deliverables across teams accountable for work, communicating clearly to the team and providing proper materials/documentation when necessary.
• Anticipate, identify, and communicate risks and seek partnership/guidance from a more Senior Project Manager or the Program Director to assist in mitigating any issues.
• Provide ongoing monitoring of progress: project lifecycle analysis, resource management, detailed timing/schedules, budget input and production issue feedback to Senior Project Manager/Project Director; consults with team and adjusts as needed.

Qualifications

• 2+years of project management experience in an agency environment managing a high volume of projects and project types such as, web, email, digital banners, direct mail, etc. preferred.
• Ability to work cross disciplinary across all functional departments.
• Excellent attention to detail with the ability to multi-task in a dynamic, fast-paced work environment.
• Excellent communication skills, particularly in conjunction with work-flow steps and internal processes.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite; Experience with Smartsheet and JIRA or some other project tracking tool preferred.

Additional information

The Power of One starts with our people! To do powerful things, we offer powerful resources. Our best-in-class wellness and benefits offerings include:

• Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more
• Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility
• Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption
• Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance
• Tuition Assistance
• Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more
• Matching Gifts programs
• Flexible working arrangements
• Work Your World Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility)
• Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances

The benefits offerings listed are available to eligible U.S. Based employees, are reviewed on an annual basis, and are governed by the terms of the applicable plan documents.

We also offer medical and voluntary benefits to our freelancers and temporary employees. Voluntary benefit options include supplemental medical insurance, transportation, and parking benefits, legal benefits, pet insurance, and auto and home insurance.You must be actively employed for 90 consecutive calendar days in order to be eligible for Publicis medical and voluntary benefits.

Level Studios is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our employment decisions are made without regard to actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law, genetic information, marital status, military service and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.

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 $73,944.00/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. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility 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 9/1/2026.