Senior Project Manager

Publicis Groupe; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid family care

Adoption support

Pet adoption support

Employee Assistance Programs

Tuition Assistance

Flexible time off

Matching gifts

Flexible working arrangements

Work Your World program

Employee resource groups

Job summary

Arc, the lead shopper and retail agency within Publicis Groupe, seeks a Sr. Project Manager in Chicago to oversee multiple marketing projects. You will partner with account leads and internal teams to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery and high client satisfaction.

You will manage scope, schedule, and budget while guiding teams and maintaining strong client relationships, delivering projects that align with creative briefs and strategic goals.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of project management experience in multi-phased, complex marketing campaigns.
• Successfully managed large and small projects simultaneously in a marketing agency.
• Expert knowledge of PM principles, methods & techniques: scope, planning, budgeting, forecasting, tracking & reporting.
• Experience leading a cross-functional project team within budget and schedule constraints.
• Strong ability to manage client and stakeholder expectations.

Responsibilities

• Manage & deliver large and small projects on-time and on budget simultaneously.
• Provide insight and direction to project teams for innovative client solutions and daily operations.
• Independently manage all aspects of the project: issues/risks, schedule, budget, quality, communications, relationships.
• Coordinate with account leads on scope, timing and client expectations.
• Lead teams to review work and define appropriate delivery method per client brief.
• Identify staffing for project needs and optimize team efficiency.
• Build relationships with clients and internal departments to ensure ongoing satisfaction.
• Ensure deliverables are defined, met, and aligned with the creative brief.
• Lead, motivate and coordinate across project teams.
• Prepare and maintain project documentation: plans, status reports, risk assessments, change requests.

Skills

Project management

Campaign management

Budgeting & forecasting

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Client relationship management

Risk management

Communication skills

Tools

Smartsheets

Microsoft Office

Job description

Company description

Arc is the lead shopper and retail agency within Publicis Groupe. In an era of unprecedented disruption, where the customers you seek actively resist brands like never before, everything we do is in service of making your brand irresistible. We call it Irresistible Commerce. And it starts by employing insights and data to uncover what’s standing in the way of growth. Then we deploy irresistible creative solutions to build connected shopping experiences that are personal, valuable and delightful for your customers. The results simultaneously drive brand sales and love. Helping us become WARC’s #1 Specialty Retail Agency with groundbreaking work recognized by Adweek, ANA Reggie Awards and Effies.

Overview

As a Sr. Project Manager, you will learn how to partner with account leads, as well as other agency resources, to maintain the production and delivery of great work (this includes: managing multiple smaller projects and supporting more senior level roles on larger projects at the guidance of the Project Manager.

Responsibilities

• Manage & deliver large and small projects on-time and on budget simultaneously
• Actively provide insight & direction to project teams into developing innovative solutions for clients as well as tactically managing the day to day project operations and communications
• Independently & actively manage all aspects of the project: issue/risks, schedule, budget, quality control, communications, team and client relationships on a daily basis
• Coordinates with account leads on scope, timing and client expectations
• Lead the project team to review scoped work and define/leverage the appropriate project delivery method per client assignment brief. Manage projects and teams to approved budgets
• Work with Account Director to identify effective staffing for project needs and maximize the efficiency and optimization of the steam, where applicable
• Establish and build professional relationships with clients and internal departments while ensuring ongoing client satisfaction. Balance focus of communication between building a client partnership and providing key client/internal stakeholders/decision makers with day-to-day project contact.
• Work closely with the client and project team on an ongoing basis to ensure project deliverables are clearly defined, met, and understood. Work with Account to oversee the development of project deliverables and ensure they are aligned with creative brief.
• Lead, motivate and foster coordination/communication across project teams
• Prepare and maintain project documentation: project plans, status reports/daily hot sheets, risk assessments, change requests, and resource requests

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of project management experience in managing multi-phased, complex marketing campaigns
• Successfully managed large and small projects simultaneously in a marketing agency
• Expert knowledge of project management principles, methods & techniques: scope management, project planning, financial (budgeting, forecasting, tracking, reporting)
• Experience managing multiple tracks of a project as an integrated program, with differing timelines, deliverables and expectations
• Proven ability to manage all levels of projects from simple to complex.
• Strong sense of the creative process.
• Ability to manage internal and client stakeholder expectations.
• Ability to effectively balance longer-term strategic issues with day-to-day tactical project issues.
• Experience leading and motivating a cross-functional project team within budget and schedule constrains while meeting or exceeding client’s expectations
• Experience managing digital projects (dynamic landing pages, software programs, social, animated banners), print (POP), and :10-:60 Video (educational)
• Working knowledge of PPM tools (Smartsheets, predecessor timeline creation) and Microsoft Office
• Highly organized, flexible, ability to adapt to unique situations and projects; able to thrive in changing, dynamic environment
• Professional, high degree of diplomacy and business acumen
• Stays abreast of industry, client and category trends
• Presentation, training and client facing skills.

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.

Catapult 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.

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All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Range: USD $75,050.00 - USD $107,835.00/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 12/1/2026.