Senior Project Manager

Intellibright; Westlake (TX); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-paid healthcare

401(k) with match

Bonus eligibility

Job summary

Intellibright, a performance digital marketing agency based in Austin, TX, seeks a Senior Project Manager to own delivery across client portfolios and drive faster, more predictable results. You’ll coordinate strategists, paid media, SEO, creative, web, and contractors, ensuring on-time, on-scope, on-budget delivery with high quality.

The role emphasizes ownership of workflows, AI adoption, and mentorship, with a hybrid in-office schedule (Mon/Wed/Fri) and remote Tue/Thu.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management experience, with at least 3 years managing digital marketing deliverables (agency or in-house)
• Hands-on experience with SEO, paid media, social, or web projects from kickoff to launch
• Experience tracking project budgets, hours, or spend against scope
• Demonstrated, practical use of AI tools in your work
• Experience managing multiple client accounts simultaneously
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including leading client meetings
• Based in Austin or willing to relocate (in office 3 days per week)

Responsibilities

• End-to-end delivery across a portfolio of client accounts spanning SEO, Local SEO, Paid Search, Paid Social, Organic Social, and Web
• Project budgets: tracking hours and spend against scope on every project and flagging overruns before they happen
• Project plans, timelines, dependencies, and resourcing across internal teams and remote contractors
• Jira as the source of truth: board structure, ticket quality, workflow hygiene, and accurate time logging
• Scope management, including identifying scope creep early and partnering with strategists on change conversations
• Client-facing status updates and meetings that are concise, decision-oriented, and end with clear next steps
• Risk identification and escalation, always with a recommended path forward
• Input on workflows and processes, helping refine templates, automations, and standard operating procedures so they scale
• Practical AI adoption in delivery, such as meeting summaries, status drafting, Jira automation, and QA support
• Mentorship and leveling up of PM practices across the team

Job description

Location: Austin, TX (Hybrid: in office Monday, Wednesday, Friday; remote Tuesday and Thursday)
Reports To: Head of Delivery & Operations
Team: Project Management

The Opportunity

Intellibright is entering its next phase of growth. Our clients are larger, our programs are more integrated, and the gap between a great strategy and a great result is execution.

As Senior Project Manager, you own that gap. You’ll run delivery across a portfolio of digital marketing clients, coordinating strategists, paid media, SEO, creative, web, and a global network of contractors so that work ships on time, on scope, on budget, and at the quality our clients expect. You’ll also have real input into how we work, helping refine our workflows and processes in Jira and finding practical ways to use AI to make delivery faster and more predictable.

This role is for someone who already knows how digital marketing work gets made and wants the ownership to make it run better.

About Intellibright

Intellibright is a performance digital marketing agency built around accountability and close client partnerships. Our proprietary revenue analytics connect marketing activity to pipeline, sales, and revenue. If it doesn’t tie back to revenue, it doesn’t matter.

Recognized by the Inc. 5000 and the Financial Times as one of the fastest-growing companies in the Americas five years running, Intellibright is a profitable, self-funded agency headquartered in Austin, Texas, with 16+ years of growth.

What Winning Looks Like

Clients experience Intellibright as organized, proactive, and reliable. Internal teams know exactly what’s expected of them and when. Projects land within budget, and when they’re trending over, you know early and have a plan. Risks surface early, with options attached. Jira reflects reality at all times. And every quarter, delivery gets a little faster and a little more predictable because of the workflows you helped refine.

What You’ll Own

• End-to-end delivery across a portfolio of client accounts spanning SEO, Local SEO, Paid Search, Paid Social, Organic Social, and Web
• Project budgets: tracking hours and spend against scope on every project and flagging overruns before they happen
• Project plans, timelines, dependencies, and resourcing across internal teams and remote contractors
• Jira as the source of truth: board structure, ticket quality, workflow hygiene, and accurate time logging
• Scope management, including identifying scope creep early and partnering with strategists on change conversations
• Client-facing status updates and meetings that are concise, decision-oriented, and end with clear next steps
• Risk identification and escalation, always with a recommended path forward
• Input on workflows and processes, helping refine templates, automations, and standard operating procedures so they scale
• Practical AI adoption in delivery, such as meeting summaries, status drafting, Jira automation, and QA support
• Mentorship and leveling up of PM practices across the team

Core Competencies

• Digital marketing fluency: You understand how an SEO audit, a paid campaign launch, or a website build actually gets produced, including the handoffs, dependencies, and where things typically break
• Budget discipline: You treat hours and spend as seriously as deadlines, and you catch overruns while there’s still time to correct course
• Systems thinking: You see recurring problems as process problems and fix them at the root
• Proactive ownership: You surface risks before they become issues and bring solutions, not just status
• Clear, calm communication: You keep clients and internal teams aligned without adding noise
• AI-forward mindset: You actively experiment with AI tools and have real examples of using them to save time or improve quality
• Prioritization under pressure: You juggle multiple accounts and competing deadlines without losing momentum or accuracy

Your First 6 Months

• 30 days: Fully ramped on your client portfolio, team, and Jira workflows; running client and internal check-ins independently
• 90 days: Every project in your portfolio has a current, accurate plan and budget tracked in Jira; recurring delivery issues are identified and documented with proposed fixes
• 6 months: On-time and on-budget delivery across your portfolio is measurably improved; you’ve contributed at least two workflow, process, or AI-driven improvements adopted by the broader team; time logging and ticket hygiene are consistently accurate

What We’re Looking For

Required:

• 5+ years of project management experience, with at least 3 years managing digital marketing deliverables (agency or in-house)
• Hands-on experience with SEO, paid media, social, or web projects from kickoff to launch
• Experience tracking project budgets, hours, or spend against scope
• Demonstrated, practical use of AI tools in your work
• Experience managing multiple client accounts simultaneously
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including leading client meetings
• Based in Austin or willing to relocate (in office 3 days per week)

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, communications, or a related field
• Advanced Jira experience, including board configuration and automation
• Agency experience
• Experience coordinating remote or international contractors
• PMP, CAPM, Scrum, or similar certification

Compensation and Benefits

• Base Salary: $80,000 to $90,000 depending on experience
• Performance Bonus: up to 5% of base annually
• Healthcare: 100% company-paid premiums for Blue Cross medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Retirement: 401(k) with up to a 4% company match (100% of the first 3% you contribute, plus 50% of the next 2%)
• Time Off: 28 days combined PTO and holidays, plus two additional remote work weeks annually
• Total Package: with full bonus, full 401(k) match, and company-paid healthcare, total compensation is valued at approximately $95,000 to $106,000

Why Join Us

You’ll learn from leaders and teammates who have worked at Google, Adobe, GoDaddy, and Indeed, at global agency networks including Publicis, GroupM/Mediacom, and Starcom, and at Forbes Books. They bring big-company and big-agency rigor to a team small enough that your ideas get heard and implemented fast. You’ll not just manage tasks here; you’ll help shape how delivery runs across the agency. And we’re actively investing in leveling up everyone on the team, so your growth is part of the plan, not an afterthought.

Our in-office days are something people actually look forward to. Our Westlake office is bright, full of windows, and has plenty of free parking. Expect music, energy, and a team that genuinely enjoys working together. It’s a fast-moving, high-expectation environment, and we have a lot of fun doing great work.