Project Management Manager – Experiential & Events

Jack Morton Worldwide Inc.; Addison (IL); Sur place; USD 95 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Jack Morton Worldwide Inc. is seeking a Project Management Manager – Experiential & Events based in Addison, IL. You will lead the project management team, stay hands-on with complex programs, and ensure work is delivered on time, on budget, and to the highest standards.

You'll partner with Sales, Operations, Production, Creative, and global teams to turn ambitious ideas into memorable experiences, while developing talent and refining processes.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of project management experience in experiential marketing, events, exhibits, production, or related environment.
• Proven experience leading and developing project managers or project teams.
• Experience managing multiple complex projects with competing priorities and deadlines.

Responsabilités

• Lead the delivery of complex experiential marketing, event, exhibit, and production projects.
• Guide Project Managers through planning, execution, problem-solving, and closeout.
• Partner with Sales and Operations to ensure scopes, work orders, timelines, and project details are aligned from the start.
• Review critical project elements including budgets, packing lists, show service orders, and technical drawings.
• Anticipate issues before they become show-day problems and keep teams focused on priorities and quality.

Connaissances

Project management

People leadership

Budgeting

Scheduling

Communication

Formation

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Outils

Microsoft Office

Event management software

Description du poste

Project Management Manager– Experiential & Events

Experience Without Limits
Come shape the future of brand experience.

At Jack Morton, we design and buildhead-turning, smile-inducing, impact-driving brand experiences that redefine what experiential marketing can achieve. We help our clientsunlock the full value of experiencesby turning bold ideas into meaningful connections.

That takes a team that's bold, curious, and acts as one.We build on each other's ideas, challenge conventions, and show up for one another every day. Here, you'll do your best work, grow quickly, and partner across clients, disciplines, and global teams to bring new ideas to life.

This is a place where curiosity drives what’s next, boldness raises the bar, and every win is shared. Where ownership is expected, egos are left at the door, and the work reflects the passion and talent of the people behind it.

Experience without limits—in your work, your growth, and your impact.

Lead the team. Own the work. Make big experiences happen.

At Jack Morton, we create brand experiences that people remember—and we’re looking for a Project Management Manager – Experiential & Events to helplead the teambehind them.

Based inAddison, you'll lead atalented Project Managementteam while stayinghands-on withsome of ourmost complex andfast-moving experientialand eventprograms.

This is arole for someonewho enjoysboth sides ofproject leadership: developing great peopleandgetting into thedetails when thework demands it.

You'll partner withSales, Operations, Production, Creative, and globalteams to turnambitiousideas into experiencesthat are deliveredon time, onbudget, and tothe highest standard.

If you're energizedby complicated projects, tight timelines, talentedteams, and theoccasional "we needto figure thisout" moment, you'llfit right in.

What You'll Own

Lead projects thatare anything butordinary

You'll be bothapeople leader andhands-on projectleader, taking ownership ofkey programs fromkickoff through executionand closeout.

• Lead the deliveryof complex experientialmarketing, event, exhibit, and production projects
• Guide ProjectManagers through planning, execution, problem-solving, and closeout
• Partner with Salesand Operations tomake sure scopes, work orders, timelines, and projectdetails are alignedfrom the start
• Review critical projectelements includingbudgets, packing lists, show service orders, and technical drawings
• Anticipate issues beforethey become show-day problems
• Keep teams focusedon priorities, deadlines, quality, and clientexpectations

Make the waywe work better

Great project managersdon't just deliverprojects—they figureout how todeliver thenext one better.

You'll help strengthenthe systems andprocesses behind ourwork by:

• Identifying opportunitiesto improve projectmanagement tools, processes, and workflows
• Championingconsistent project managementpractices and globalstandards
• Collaborating with globalcounterparts to shareideas and elevatebest practices
• Participating in productionand cross-functionalmeetings to keepteams aligned
• Supporting estimating andhelping maintain thefinancial health ofprojects
• Finding smarter waysto improve efficiencywithout compromising theclient experience

What You'll Bring

You don't needto have followedone specificcareer path. We'relooking for someonewho understandshow complex experientialprojects actually getdoneand knows howto bring peopletogether to makethem happen.

You have:

• 5–10 yearsof project managementexperiencein experiential marketing, events, exhibits, production, or a relatedenvironment
• Proven experienceleading and developingproject managers orproject teams
• Experience managing multiplecomplex projects withcompeting priorities anddeadlines
• A strong understandingofevent production, logistics, and execution
• Exceptional organizationand attention todetail
• The confidence toworkacross Sales, Creative, Operations, Production, and other teams
• Experience withbudgets, cost tracking, forecasting, and financialreconciliation
• A proactive, solutions-oriented approach—yousee problems comingand start workingon the solution
• The ability tostay calm, focused, and decisive whenthings change
• A bachelor's degreeor equivalent combinationof education andexperience

Why This Role

This is anopportunity to havereal influence.

You'll have ahand in thework, a voicein howthe team operates, and the opportunityto develop thenext generation ofproject leaders.

You'll work onprojects where thetimelinesare real, thestakes are high, and the finishedproduct is somethingpeople actually experience.

Ready to leadwhat's next?

If you're anexperienced experientialor event projectleader who lovesbig challenges, greatteams, and turningambitious ideas intoreality, we'd love to meet you.

Last but not least, we believe in diversity, equity and inclusion.

Jack Morton is an equal opportunity employer; we strongly value diversity at our companies. We do not discriminate on race, religion, color, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

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