Digital Project Management Intern

tms (USA); Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hourly rate $20/hr

Job summary

tms invites rising juniors, seniors, and recent graduates to join the Summer Internship Program as a Digital Project Management Intern in Chicago. You will support the digital project management lead, helping create timelines, notes, and document business requirements.

You will participate in daily standups, sprint ceremonies, and collaborate with Tech and QA teams, as well as account, creative, business analysts, UX, and content teams.

Qualifications

• Rising junior, senior, or recent graduate.
• GPA 3.0 or higher.
• Solutions-oriented with critical thinking and problem-solving.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships.
• Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Strong time and project management skills and multitasking ability.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in creating and managing program timelines.
• Provide notes/recaps for internal calls and document updates.
• Draft and review program business requirements; send weekly status emails.

Skills

MS Office

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Detail oriented

Problem solving

Education

Undergraduate student (GPA 3.0+)

Tools

Smartsheet

Jira

Confluence

WCAG 2.2

Web design

Job description

PROGRAM DATES June 2, 2027 - August 5, 2027

tms unites technology, marketing, and sourcing to drive transformational change for the world's leading brands. With more than 1,400 employees across 28 countries., we offer an impressive range of solutions - from inspiration and innovation to category management and delivery.

ABOUT US

Operating as a creative agency, a strategic consultancy, a sourcing business, and a technology provider, we engage with over 110 million customers every single day for our clients, including McDonald’s, T-Mobile, O2, Starbucks, and adidas.

Most importantly, we're a place where you can achieve great things, and be recognized as the best.

WHAT MATTERS THE MOST

Breakthrough, business-driving ideas come from extraordinary people with the freedom to be their most authentic selves at work. Authenticity and diversity are critical elements of our business. They can only be realized when we create access and equity for all. We foster a culture of inclusion and belonging and aspire to be ever-evolving.

tms is a place where brilliant people are better together. If you want your ideas to be heard and to contribute to a culture of inclusion and authenticity, bring us your voice! Visit us at tmsw.com.

LIFE OF A TMS SUMMER INTERN

Here at tms, we care about our people, and we want to help foster their skills into the best they can be. The tms Summer Internship Program aims to do just that. Each year, we seek to build an inclusive program that not only offers hands-on experience working with clients and cross-functional teams alike but also promotes numerous networking and relationship building opportunities with industry leaders, mentors, and peers across the business.

As an intern, our program will provide you with the unique opportunity to fully integrate yourself across the various business units and departments at tms, while also focusing on team-building and strengths-building opportunities. Throughout the summer, as an intern at tms, you will take part in real client projects and will work together with the other tms interns on a Capstone project, which will be "pitched" to the agency at program end. As an intern, you will also have the opportunity to take part in various panels, lunch & learns, and group activities, all centered on providing you with career tips, guidance, and best practices. Our goal is to help foster the minds of our future – the talent that will ultimately develop and bring the freshest and most innovative ideas to life.

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY

Digital Project Management Intern:

This intern position is a supportive role to our digital project management lead. Responsibilities include helping create/manage program timelines, helping provide notes/recaps for internal calls, help document/review/update program business requirements, and sending out weekly communication emails to the team about project status. You will have exposure to our daily tech stands and sprint ceremonies with our Tech and QA Team. This position requires heavy communication and teamwork skills as they will be working alongside account, creative, business analysts, UX, Content management, QA, Accessibility, and Tech teams. This internship experience will help strengthen your written/verbal communication skills, attention to detail, proactiveness, and knowledge of executing a digital program from start to finish. Technical requirements include knowing how to work with Microsoft Excel, building timelines, and Microsoft Word. Prior knowledge in Smartsheet, WCAG 2.2, web design, Confluence, Waterfall/Agile methodology, and/or Jira can be helpful for this position but not required.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Rising Junior, Senior, or Recent Graduate
• GPA: 3.0 or higher
• Solutions-oriented with critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Strong interpersonal skills, enjoys building relationships and working with others
• Proficient in MS Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Strong time and project management skills, comfortable juggling multiple tasks
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Resourceful and a proactive self-starter

Hourly Rate: $20/hr

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

RECRUITING AGENCIES

tms does not accept agency resumes submitted by third-party vendors unless a valid agreement has been signed and the tms Talent Acquisition Team has granted authorization for submissions for a specified position. Please do not submit or forward resumes to our site, tms employees, or any other company location. tms is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.