Marketing Project Manager

Posted 2 Days Ago
Chicago, IL, USA
In-Office
88K-106K Annually
Mid level
Agency • Professional Services
The Role
Lead planning, coordination, and delivery of multiple integrated marketing projects. Develop scopes, timelines, budgets, and schedules; coordinate cross-functional teams and vendors; run kickoffs and status meetings; monitor progress and quality; prepare reports and client updates; and drive process improvements to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery and client satisfaction.
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Position Summary

Winger Marketing is seeking an experienced Marketing Project Manager to oversee the successful planning, coordination, and delivery of integrated marketing initiatives for a diverse portfolio of clients. This position serves as the operational hub for assigned engagements, ensuring projects move efficiently from strategic planning through execution while maintaining exceptional standards of quality, collaboration, and client service.

The successful candidate will possess a strong background in project leadership, stakeholder communication, workflow management, and cross-functional coordination within a professional marketing, advertising, communications, or creative services environment.

Primary Responsibilities

As Marketing Project Manager, you will provide leadership throughout the complete project lifecycle.

Responsibilities include:

  • Managing multiple client projects simultaneously while maintaining schedule integrity and delivery standards.
  • Developing project scopes, implementation plans, timelines, and production schedules.
  • Coordinating work across account services, creative, digital marketing, media, production, and external vendors.
  • Monitoring project progress and proactively addressing scheduling conflicts or resource constraints.
  • Leading project kickoff meetings, status reviews, and internal planning sessions.
  • Ensuring deliverables satisfy contractual obligations, agency standards, and client expectations.
  • Preparing project documentation, reports, timelines, and status updates for leadership and clients.
  • Managing project budgets and monitoring overall project performance.
  • Supporting continuous improvements to operational workflows and project management processes.
  • Building productive working relationships with internal departments and client stakeholders.

Operational Environment

This position operates in a collaborative agency environment where multiple client engagements progress simultaneously.

Successful performance requires:

  • Strong organizational discipline.
  • Excellent prioritization skills.
  • Sound business judgment.
  • Clear written and verbal communication.
  • Confidence managing competing deadlines.
  • Professional interaction with executive-level client representatives.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Communications, Project Management, or a related discipline.
  • Minimum of four years of project management experience within a marketing, communications, advertising, consulting, or professional services organization.
  • Demonstrated experience coordinating cross-functional teams.
  • Strong analytical and organizational capabilities.
  • Excellent interpersonal and client communication skills.
  • Experience managing complex schedules and multiple concurrent initiatives.
  • Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office and modern project management software.

Preferred Experience:

  • Agency workflow management.
  • Marketing campaign implementation.
  • Budget administration.
  • Vendor coordination.
  • Process improvement initiatives.
  • Client-facing project leadership.

Employee Benefits

Eligible employees receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Paid vacation days
  • Paid holidays
  • Professional development assistance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Performance-based bonus opportunities

About Winger Marketing

Winger Marketing is a full-service integrated marketing and communications agency delivering strategic branding, public relations, digital marketing, creative services, media planning, and communications solutions for organizations across multiple industries. We believe successful campaigns are built through thoughtful strategy, operational excellence, and collaborative execution.

We invest in talented professionals who value accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement while delivering exceptional client experiences.

Winger Marketing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Communications, Project Management, or related discipline
  • Minimum of four years of project management experience within marketing, communications, advertising, consulting, or professional services
  • Demonstrated experience coordinating cross-functional teams
  • Strong analytical and organizational capabilities
  • Excellent interpersonal and client communication skills
  • Experience managing complex schedules and multiple concurrent initiatives
  • Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office and modern project management software
  • Agency workflow management
  • Marketing campaign implementation
  • Budget administration
  • Vendor coordination
  • Process improvement initiatives
  • Client-facing project leadership
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The Company
8 Employees
Year Founded: 1986

What We Do

Winger Marketing is a full-service integrated marketing and communications agency serving organizations across multiple industries. Its services include strategic branding, public relations, digital marketing, creative services, media planning, and broader communications solutions. The firm supports clients’ in-house teams or can function as an outsourced marketing department, delivering coordinated campaigns and project management from its Chicago base, with an emphasis on integrated client engagement and measurable outcomes.

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