Temp Associate Director, Project Management

Monks; United States; On-site; USD 172,200,000 - 201,130,000; Full time

Job summary

Monks is seeking an Integrated Associate Director, Project Management to lead end-to-end marketing campaigns across digital, content, experiential, and print assets. You will drive detailed planning, resource allocation, and cross-functional coordination with global teams to ensure timely delivery and quality.

The role requires strong communication, proactive risk management, and the ability to navigate a fast-paced agency environment while optimizing processes and measuring campaign learnings.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of experience as a Project Manager or Program Manager, preferably with agency-side experience.
• Proven track record delivering integrated marketing campaigns (digital, content, and print).
• Ability to manage multiple, complex projects in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.
• Strong project scoping and timeline development skills.
• Proactive risk management and clear communication throughout the lifecycle.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end lifecycle of marketing campaigns from briefing to delivery.
• Create detailed project plans with resources, timelines and risks.
• Coordinate cross-functional and global teams across creative, design, production, and accounts.
• Define scope to meet client brief and business objectives.
• Coordinate translation and localization for global campaigns.
• Monitor priorities and deliverables, flag risks, and adjust schedules.
• Ensure quality control against brand guidelines.
• Produce campaign learnings reports to inform future strategies.
• Collaborate with account management and finance on scope and budget.
• Track hour burn and allocate resources with operations.
• Improve processes for efficiency across campaigns.
• Lead escalation and mitigation planning.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Timeline development

Risk management

Agency experience

Tools

Google Suite

Job description

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About The Role

We are seeking a highly experienced and collaborative Integrated Associate Director, Project Management to lead the execution of end-to-end marketing campaigns for top-tier clients. This role is crucial in ensuring the seamless delivery of high-quality digital, content, experiential, and print assets. The ideal candidate will be a proactive go-getter who can navigate a fast-paced environment and effectively manage complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end project lifecycle for marketing campaigns, from briefing and creative development to final delivery.
• Develop detailed project plans, including resource allocation, timelines, and risk management strategies.
• Ensure seamless communication and collaboration across cross-functional and global teams, including creative, design, production, and account management.
• Define project scope, ensuring creative deliverables align with the client’s brief and business objectives.
• Coordinate translation and localization for global campaigns.
• Track and manage project priorities, timelines, and deliverables, proactively communicating any risks or missing components that could jeopardize launch dates.
• Ensure quality control and review deliverables to ensure they meet brand guidelines.
• Run reports to track campaign learnings and inform future strategies.
• Partner with account management and finance on scoping and budget needs.
• Manage project hour burn reports and collaborate with operations to accurately allocate resources.
• Establish and optimize processes to drive efficiency and effectiveness across all campaigns.
• Lead escalation and risk management by assessing project status, flagging risks, and providing proactive mitigation plans.

About You

The essentials

• 5-8 years of experience as a Project Manager or Program Manager, preferably with experience on the agency side.
• Proven experience managing the timely, end-to-end execution of integrated marketing campaigns, including digital, content, and print assets.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple, complex projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.
• Strong project scoping, timeline development, and management skills.
• Proven ability to be proactive, manage risks, and navigate solutions throughout the project lifecycle.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-starter with a high attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Comfortable working autonomously and able to resolve or escalation issues appropriately.
• Proficient in project management software and Google Suite (Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides) or equivalent.
• Familiarity with paid, owned, and earned media plans is a plus.

At Monks, we believe in fostering an environment where a diversity of perspectives can thrive. We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage qualified applicants, from all backgrounds, who are excited to contribute to our mission.

Monks is committed to ensuring equal access and participation for people with disabilities. We are committed to treating people with disabilities in a way that allows them to maintain their dignity and independence. We believe in integration, and we are committed to meeting the needs of people with disabilities in a timely manner. We will do so by removing and preventing barriers to accessibility and by meeting our accessibility requirements under local accessibility laws.

What We Offer

Monks has provided an hourly rate that represents its good faith estimate of what Monks may pay for the position at the time of posting. Monks may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The rate offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on job-related factors, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.

Hourly Rate$60—$70 USD

About Monks

Monks is the global, digital-first, data-driven, unitary operating brand of S4 Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global Marketing and Technology Services to redefine how brands interact with the world. Through Monks.Flow, its flagship AI ecosystem for marketing orchestration, Monks transforms marketing into a growth engine, collapsing timelines and connecting brands to culture in real time. By deploying bespoke intelligent agents across disciplines and delivering culturally relevant, high-impact creative and digital solutions, Monks solves key critical business challenges across the entire brand enterprise to help brands sustain long-term impact.

Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services, ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-25) and remains the only partner featured in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). Named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023) and The One Show’s inaugural AI Pioneer Organization, Monks was also awarded Business Intelligence Group’s 2025 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Award in both the Organizational and AI Product categories. As a trusted partner to cutting-edge innovators in tech, Monks earned titles such as Optimizely Experimentation Partner of the Year (2025), runner-up for the Adobe Firefly Partner Award (2024), and Workato’s AI Visionary Customer Impact Award (2024). Additionally, Monks achieved a record-breaking number of FWAs and continues to hold the most of any partner.

We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.