Project Manager -Advertising/Marketing

PR Girl Manifesto; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K program

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Health insurance

Job summary

Apex Systems is seeking a Level 3 Project Manager to drive the end-to-end transition of a media agency onboarding. You will oversee governance, align stakeholders, and ensure milestones are met across executive leadership, marketing leads, and agency leads.

Responsibilities include managing scope, timelines, and risk, while coordinating with internal teams and the incoming agency. Strong communication and organizational skills are essential in this fast-paced role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• 6+ years of project management or program management experience.
• 3+ years in digital media, marketing operations, or agency account management.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, negotiation, and risk mitigation skills.
• Proficiency with project management software (Asana, Jira, Workfront) and Google Suite.

Responsibilities

• Oversee transition governance and master timeline.
• Manage scope, milestones, and launch schedules for the transition.
• Act as primary liaison between internal teams and the incoming media agency.
• Lead meetings and status updates with internal and agency teams.
• Identify risks and establish contingency plans to safeguard campaigns.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Risk mitigation

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

PMP (preferred)

Tools

Asana

Jira

Workfront

Google Suite

Job description

# Project Manager -Advertising/MarketingApex Systems, Inc.Wilmington, DEContractAug 15, 2026Marketing## Job Description**Job#: 3046426****Job Description:**The Level 3 Project Manager will drive the strategic operational oversight and end-to-end execution of the media agency transition and onboarding. This role is responsible for leading transition governance, managing stakeholder alignment, mitigating project risks, and holding both external agency leads and internal teams accountable to key milestones.**Responsibilities:*** Transition Governance & Strategy: Oversee the end-to-end execution of the transition playbook and master timeline, ensuring alignment across executive leadership, internal marketing leads, and agency leads.* Scope & Milestone Management: Manage project scope alignment, critical path milestones (e.g., tech & tool access, historical data extraction/consolidation), and staggered launch schedules.* Stakeholder & Agency Alignment: Act as the primary liaison between internal teams and the incoming media agency* Meetings: Lead and moderate meetings between internal and agency teams including work sessions and status updates* Risk Management & KBR Continuity: Proactively identify risk factors, establish contingency plans, and safeguard continuous campaign operations* Process & Change Management: Drive operational change management, establish RACI frameworks, and streamline handoff workflows between internal teams and agency hubs.* Project or program management experience collaborating across broad groups of cross-functional stakeholders* Attention to detail and ability to keep projects or programs on track and problem solve in real-time* Demonstration of excellent written and verbal communication across varying functional groups and levels* Strong facilitation skills, able to collaborate, plan, execute and follow-up on meetings at the team level* Organized and able to self-manage details of multiple projects, deadlines and changing priorities simultaneously while maintaining strong and accurate work* Hands-on coaching expertise to mentor the Senior Associate and streamline day-to-day transition activities**Basic Qualifications:*** Bachelor’s Degree* 6+ years of project management or program management experience* 3+ years of project management experience in digital media, marketing operations, or agency account management.* Strong leadership, senior stakeholder management, negotiation, and risk mitigation skills.* Proficiency with Project Management software (e.g., Asana, Jira, Workfront)* Proficiency in Google Suite* Strong organizational skills, keen attention to detail, and excellent verbal/written communication skills.**Preferred Qualifications:*** PMP (Project Management Professional) certification* 8+ years of Program or Project Management experience* 3+ years of experience leading projects across cross-functional teams within an organization* Experience leading large-scale agency transitions, onboarding, or complex vendor integrations.* Understanding of digital performance marketing, media planning/buying operations, and adtech/analytics infrastructure.* Experience using WorkfrontEEO EmployerApex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Employee Services Department at [email protected] or 844-463-6178. *Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.**Everforth Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click here for more details. By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Everforth Apex and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy at https://www.apexsystems.com/privacy-policy**Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.**Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.**If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in an interview with a virtual recruiter or to use our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [email protected] or 804-523-8228. 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