Project Manager

The Facts: Johnson Group helps brands slay the giants that stand in the way of their success by blending fresh ideas with proprietary direct response tools to forge deeper brand connections and more profitable conversions. We provide full-funnel marketing and advertising from brand positioning, research, data science, and full-stack development to video/photo content, and strategy and creative.

The Gist: If you are looking for a team instead of a holding company and you dream about the perfect blend of collaboration and autonomy, keep reading. Johnson Group is a place where every person is truly a part of building what the future of the agency looks like. Everyone is empowered to Dig for Big. This means we are looking for big skills, big outside-the-box thinking, and big passion.

Who We Are

Project Managers are how we get things done. With a passion for efficiency and proactive problem solving, Project Managers scope, estimate, and seamlessly guide jobs through every department of our agency from start to finish. The PM engages, initiates, and tracks changes that occur within a project and sets the path to meet all goals and objectives. The PM communicates goals and updates clearly across functional teams, initiating escalation steps when appropriate. The PM is responsible for reviewing the status of all active jobs and ensuring proper task assignments, project prioritization, and quality control.

Responsibilities

• Plan, execute, and manage projects across all departments (creative, analytics, web development, strategy, media and production).
• Plan projects by defining scope; creating work-based schedules; mapping out resource requirements; and developing comprehensive estimates.
• Help predict resources needed to reach objectives and manage resources effectively and efficiently; prioritizing work in progress (WIP) with production and account teams to pull work forward and break bottlenecks.
• Establish and communicate detailed timing and deliverables by channel/tactic for multiple projects simultaneously.
• Partner with Account Management to set and manage client expectations, build project forecasts, timelines, and ensure all detailed requirements are gathered for briefs.
• Collaborate with department managers to assign tasks and responsibilities per project.
• Provide project updates consistently to stakeholders.
• Facilitate regular status meetings (internal), including regular stand-ups.
• Identify and mitigate the highest likelihood project risks and plan for contingencies.
• Integrate and balance the big picture with day-to-day work.
• Ensure clarity of roles and responsibilities throughout the project workflow.
• Utilize industry best practices, techniques, and standards throughout the entire project execution.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of advertising agency project management experience.
• Familiarity with design/concepting, production processes, and web front-end and back-end best practices.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, both to clients and with internal departments.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Working knowledge of both traditional and digital advertising platforms.
• Familiarity with project management software such as Advantage, Slack, and ClickUp.
• Knowledge of project management tools, best practices, and processes.
• Experience working directly with clients and building relationships.
• Self-starter who can manage personal and project deadlines.

The Benefits

• Optional hybrid work environment for locals in our beautifully renovated downtown office (with paid parking) OR remote work environment for non-locals.
• 100% employer paid health, dental, and vision insurance for employee AND 2 family members. (Oh yes, you read that right. 100%. Employer. Paid.).
• 401k with company match.
• PTO, sick days, and paid holidays.
• Wellness stipend.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Company-wide social events like the annual Boat Day, team specific retreats, and more.
• Summer Fridays.

The Awards: Johnson Group has been nationally recognized by the major industry awards and publications, including Adweek, Ad Age, Communication Arts, Archive, ONE SHOW, EFFIES, ADDYS, and OBIES.