Project Manager (Media)

VML is a creative agency that emphasizes a human-first philosophy to drive brand impact. They are seeking a Project Manager to oversee digital campaigns, manage project execution, and ensure adherence to project management standards while collaborating with various teams. Responsibilities Plan | Understand the strategy, plans and ideas for media projects to facilitate the organization of those concepts into a clear project plans throughout the project life cycle. Develop clear and detailed project timelines, dependencies, milestones and tasks for concurrent projects in our templated instance of Monday.com. Ensure requirements are synchronized within capabilities for given resources and roles are defined for each stakeholder. Translate and communicate data inputs for the projects into actionable tasks Manage | Monitor the day-to-day management of projects from initiation through implementation and deployment. Consistently demonstrate active problem resolution in order to ensure smooth project process and resolve schedule conflicts. Lead effective and internal meetings complete with agendas and documented next steps/key decisions.. Manage all project financials and resource management. Uphold quality control standards and process both for project management and for those set within the agency Partner | Collaborate with discipline leads, account and project management to support development of scope of work based on functional and business requirements. Actively engage the Account Team regarding deliverables and timing expectations to support a balanced workload for the agency. Communicate status of project to the team. Ensure alignment for internal stakeholders Skills 1-3 years experience in project management or traffic coordination Agency experience and working on media campaigns (i.e search, social, programmatic, OOH, TV etc) required Must have strong leadership skills with the ability to lead project team members, demonstrating strong interpersonal skills; manage multiple projects simultaneously Capacity to understand dynamics of multi-discipline teams and resolve team-related issues that could impact deliverables Ability to prioritize and manage multiple concurrent tasks/projects in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment and deliver quality results Experience using a project management tool or system to schedule deliverables, tasks, etc Benefits Full spectrum of group health coverage options (medical, dental, vision) Generous 401k match (100% dollar-for-dollar match, up to 5% of salary contribution) Variety of paid time off offerings Company Overview VML is a global powerhouse born from the unification of Wunderman Thompson and VMLY&R — two of the world's most powerful and accomplished creative agencies with complementary capabilities and geographic strengths. It was founded in 1992, and is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is Company H1B Sponsorship VML has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 7 in 2025, 5 in 2024, 11 in 2023, 13 in 2022, 7 in 2021, 9 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.