Director, Project Management

Publicis Commerce; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 121,000 - 174,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical and voluntary benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Tuition Assistance

Work Your World program

Job summary

Publicis Commerce, based in the U.S. Midwest, is seeking a Director, Project Management to lead day-to-day workflow and cross-functional collaboration for marketing campaigns.

The role supports a hybrid schedule from Detroit or Chicago and requires strong budgeting, timelines, and leadership across teams. The ideal candidate has 10+ years in marketing/advertising, agency or project management experience, and a track record of delivering complex programs on time and in scope.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in advertising, marketing, business or related field.
• 10+ years of marketing or advertising experience; agency or project management background preferred.
• Proficiency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to manage time, adhere to strict timelines, multitask and work well under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day management and execution of all workflow in collaboration with key Agency cross-functional teams.
• Help prioritize projects and deliverables.
• Maintain cross-functional team schedules and manage resourcing/workflow.
• Develop project critical paths and timelines.
• Manage job jackets and job-level budgets, ensuring programs stay within estimated hours and costs.
• Collaborate with Finance to support billing and budget management.
• Maintain and update necessary reporting.
• Ensure quality control and mitigate risk.
• Act as internal systems expert and keeper of processes.
• Oversee billing and workflow systems and provide training/implementation.
• Contribute to ongoing process refinements and ways of working.

Skills

Time management

Multitasking

Attention to detail

Leadership across teams

Proactive mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree in advertising, marketing, business or related field

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Company Description

About Publicis Commerce: Informed by data, our passionate team strives to deliver Hero Moments for our clients’ brands in the final mile of the retail customer journey. We pride ourselves on being able to provide winning client solutions delivered across 7 core capability areas: Data & Consumer Insights; Shopper Marketing & Integrated RTM; Field Marketing; Events & Activations; Promotional, Risk, Reward & Loyalty and Retail POS Strategy.

Company Description

About Publicis Commerce: Informed by data, our passionate team strives to deliver Hero Moments for our clients’ brands in the final mile of the retail customer journey. We pride ourselves on being able to provide winning client solutions delivered across 7 core capability areas: Data & Consumer Insights; Shopper Marketing & Integrated RTM; Field Marketing; Events & Activations; Promotional, Risk, Reward & Loyalty and Retail POS Strategy.

Overview

We are seeking a Director, Project Management. Ideal candidates will have experience managing marketing campaigns within an advertising or marketing agency. Candidates must reside within a commutable distance from our Detroit or Chicago office for a hybrid work schedule.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day management and execution of all workflow in collaboration with key Agency cross-functional teams
• Responsible for helping to prioritize projects and deliverables
• Keeper of the cross-functional team’s schedules and owner of resourcing and workflow management
• Develop project critical paths and timelines
• Manage job jackets & job-level budgets, ensuring completion of programs within estimated hours and costs
• Work closely with Finance leads to support overall billing and budget management
• Maintain and update necessary reporting
• Quality control and mitigate risk
• Internal systems expert and keeper of process
• Responsible for billing and workflow systems & training/implementation
• Contribute to ongoing process refinements and ways of working

Skill Sets Required

• Bachelor’s degree in advertising, marketing, business or related field
• 10+ years of marketing or advertising experience, agency or project management experience preferred
• Experience in retail is a plus
• Proficiency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to manage time, adhere to strict timelines, multitask and work well under pressure
• Detail orientation and ability to ensure that projects are developed in line with client’s brand style and guidelines
• Ability to lead and drive alignment across teams and seniority levels
• Proactive nature in the seeking of work/responsibility
• Dependability in execution of work and as member of assigned team
• Enthusiastic, solution-oriented attitude in accepting work/new challenges
• Desire to learn all aspects of the assigned client scope of work and tactics
• Effective interpersonal skills working well across functions
• Conscientious work ethic

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.

Publicis Commerce 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 $121,315.00 - USD $174,300.00/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 11/15/2026.