Senior Project Manager (Agency)

Aquent; Purchase (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Aquent is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead complex, cross-functional creative initiatives from planning through execution in a fast-paced agency environment.

The role requires partnering with creative leadership and production teams to optimize operations, manage multiple concurrent projects, and deliver high-quality outcomes on time. Strong communication and organizational skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of project management experience within a creative agency, in-house creative team, or integrated marketing environment.
• Agency experience strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated success managing multiple complex projects simultaneously in fast-paced environments.
• Exceptional organizational skills with meticulous attention to detail.
• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with experience managing cross-functional stakeholders at all levels.
• Proven ability to balance competing priorities while maintaining deadlines and quality standards.
• Experience partnering closely with creative leadership and production teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead project timelines, workstreams, and deliverables across multiple simultaneous creative initiatives.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration between Creative, Production, Strategy, Brand, and other key stakeholders.
• Facilitate project kickoffs, status meetings, and regular check-ins to ensure alignment on priorities, milestones, and next steps.
• Build and maintain detailed project plans while proactively identifying dependencies, risks, and potential roadblocks.
• Partner with senior creative leadership to optimize team operations, workflows, and project execution.
• Manage project prioritization and resource allocation across fast-moving business needs.
• Anticipate challenges early and develop practical solutions to keep projects on schedule.
• Ensure projects are delivered with a high level of quality, accuracy, and attention to detail.
• Foster strong relationships across teams while promoting clear communication and a collaborative working environment.
• Continuously improve project management processes to increase efficiency and support business goals.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Organization

Strategic thinking

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Team coordination

Tools

Asana

Monday.com

Workfront

Jira

Smartsheet

Job description

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead complex, cross‑functional creative initiatives from planning through execution. This role is ideal for a highly organized, strategic thinker who thrives in fast‑paced environments, excels at managing multiple priorities, and keeps teams aligned to deliver exceptional work on time.

The ideal candidate brings an agency background, outstanding communication skills, and a proven ability to partner with creative leadership while driving operational excellence across multiple concurrent projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead project timelines, workstreams, and deliverables across multiple simultaneous creative initiatives.
• Drive cross‑functional collaboration between Creative, Production, Strategy, Brand, and other key stakeholders.
• Facilitate project kickoffs, status meetings, and regular check‑ins to ensure alignment on priorities, milestones, and next steps.
• Build and maintain detailed project plans while proactively identifying dependencies, risks, and potential roadblocks.
• Partner with senior creative leadership to optimize team operations, workflows, and project execution.
• Manage project prioritization and resource allocation across fast‑moving business needs.
• Anticipate challenges early and develop practical solutions to keep projects on schedule.
• Ensure projects are delivered with a high level of quality, accuracy, and attention to detail.
• Foster strong relationships across teams while promoting clear communication and a collaborative working environment.
• Continuously improve project management processes to increase efficiency and support business goals.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of project management experience within a creative agency, in‑house creative team, or integrated marketing environment.
• Agency experience strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated success managing multiple complex projects simultaneously in fast‑paced environments.
• Exceptional organizational skills with meticulous attention to detail.
• Strong strategic thinking and problem‑solving abilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with experience managing cross‑functional stakeholders at all levels.
• Proven ability to balance competing priorities while maintaining deadlines and quality standards.
• Experience partnering closely with creative leadership and production teams.
• Proficiency with project management tools such as Asana, Monday.com, Workfront, Jira, Smartsheet, or similar platforms.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a proactive leader who combines strategic thinking with flawless execution. They are highly collaborative, anticipate challenges before they arise, communicate effectively across teams, and excel at bringing structure to fast‑paced creative environments. They enjoy solving problems, building strong partnerships, and ensuring every project moves forward efficiently from concept to completion.

Benefits

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world’s biggest brands. Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium. More information on our awesome benefits!

Equal Opportunity Employer

Aquent is an equal‑opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We’re about creating an inclusive environment—the one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.