Project Manager

DSplus; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 61,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

DSplus, a Saatchi & Saatchi company, seeks a full-time Project Manager in Chicago to coordinate intake through delivery, serving as the hub between account, creative, and production teams. You will develop timelines, manage workflows, and drive AI-enabled improvements across projects while maintaining clear cross-team communication.

Ideal candidates are highly organized, detail-oriented, and adept at juggling multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment with strong written and verbal skills.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of project management, workflow coordination, or related experience.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience using project management platforms such as Asana, Microsoft Planner, Smartsheet, Monday.com, or similar tools.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects from request intake through final delivery.
• Develop project schedules, timelines, milestones, and due dates.
• Facilitate project kickoff meetings and status updates.
• Coordinate project activities across multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Monitor project progress and ensure deadlines are met.
• Route projects through creative development, proofing, review, and approval processes.
• Track revisions and ensure feedback is communicated and incorporated appropriately.
• Ensure final deliverables are completed accurately and delivered on schedule.
• Identify opportunities to leverage AI and automation to improve project workflows and reduce administrative effort.
• Utilize AI-enabled tools to support project planning, status reporting, documentation, meeting summaries, and workflow management.
• Identify opportunities to improve workflows through process improvements, automation, and AI-enabled tools.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Time management

Organization

Communication

Multitasking

MS Office proficiency

Tools

Asana

Microsoft Planner

Smartsheet

Monday.com

Job description

Company Description

DSplus is a Saatchi & Saatchi company. It was created around the idea of a “Digital Salesperson” who leads a customer through the entire lifecycle of their automobile ownership journey.

Company Description

DSplus is a Saatchi & Saatchi company. It was created around the idea of a “Digital Salesperson” who leads a customer through the entire lifecycle of their automobile ownership journey.

Our clients are Toyota Motor North America, and Toyota & Lexus Dealerships across the country. DSplus is also proud to be an Agency of Record for Southeast Toyota Distributors, the world's largest independent distributor of Toyotas.

Our mission is to merge the world-class branding efforts of our mothership, Saatchi & Saatchi, with the retail needs of our Dealerships. The result: an end-to-end customer experience that personifies the quality and integrity of the Toyota brand, and helps sell more cars.

DSplus employs a powerful data-driven, integrated messaging platform that works across the sales and service lifecycle. This cross-tier, cross-channel system is fueled by the perfect mix of Artificial Intelligence, insightful media strategies, and stunning, high-performance creative. Always aligned to the Toyota brand and to each client’s unique value proposition, the system delivers sharp business results—while reaching the right target with the right message at the right time.

Our culture values authenticity, transparency, and collaboration, while setting the bar high in the work we do. At DSplus, we recognize and reward success, always putting our employees first.

If you bring inventive thinking, boundless enthusiasm, and tireless energy—with a passion for client service that fuels us into the future, this might be just the fit.

Saatchi & Saatchi currently maintains a hybrid work policy to work in-office four days per week and remotely one day each week.

Overview

The full time Project Manager is responsible for coordinating and managing projects from intake through final delivery. This role serves as the central point of communication between account teams, creative teams, and production partners to ensure projects are completed accurately, efficiently, and on schedule.

The Project Manager develops timelines, establishes due dates, manages project workflows, coordinates reviews and approvals, tracks project progress, and ensures deliverables move successfully through each stage of the process. The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities while maintaining clear communication across teams.

In addition to day-to-day project management responsibilities, this role will play an important part in advancing the use of AI and automation across project management workflows. The Project Manager will identify opportunities to streamline administrative tasks, improve project visibility, automate routine processes, enhance reporting capabilities, and support more efficient ways of working. This position is expected to help drive continuous improvement by leveraging technology, automation, and AI-enabled tools to increase team capacity, reduce manual effort, and improve overall project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects from request intake through final delivery.
• Develop project schedules, timelines, milestones, and due dates.
• Facilitate project kickoff meetings and status updates.
• Coordinate project activities across multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Monitor project progress and ensure deadlines are met.
• Route projects through creative development, proofing, review, and approval processes.
• Track revisions and ensure feedback is communicated and incorporated appropriately.
• Ensure final deliverables are completed accurately and delivered on schedule.
• Identify opportunities to leverage AI and automation to improve project workflows and reduce administrative effort.
• Utilize AI-enabled tools to support project planning, status reporting, documentation, meeting summaries, and workflow management.
• Identify opportunities to improve workflows through process improvements, automation, and AI-enabled tools.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Required

• 3+ years of project management, workflow coordination, or related experience.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience using project management platforms such as Asana, Microsoft Planner, Smartsheet, Monday.com, or similar tools.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

Preferred

• Experience supporting creative, marketing, production, or agency teams.
• Familiarity with proofing, review, and approval workflows.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams and multiple stakeholders
• Experience using AI and automation tools to improve workflow efficiency and reduce administrative tasks.

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 $60,800.00 - USD $84,000.00/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 10/26/2026.