Associate Project Manager

For 25 years, Level has developed marketing solutions for some of the world’s most innovative brands. We believe the best solutions come from collaborative working partnerships with our clients. Whether an established brand or a start-up, we believe in the power of creative strategy, design, and technology to solve business challenges.

About the role

The Associate Project Manager will support a program of high-impact, high-volume retail merchandising projects, ensuring flawless implementation by our in-house retail studio. This role involves managing inputs/outputs in a bespoke data management and planogram output tool, facilitating efficient project workflow, developing and managing project timelines, and monitoring project tracking. You will collaborate with creative, production, and quality assurance teams, as well as agency leads and client stakeholders. Candidates must be located in or around the San Jose / Santa Clara / Sunnyvale, California area. This role is remote and requires working Pacific time zone hours.

Responsibilities

• Manage small retail merchandising projects independently or support senior project management to lead a portion of a larger engagement on time and on budget while exceeding client expectations.
• Support program management on scheduling, tracking, change management, evaluating, and controlling tasks.
• Set clear expectations for tasks and deliverables across teams, communicating clearly and providing proper materials/documentation when necessary.
• Anticipate, identify, and communicate risks, seeking guidance from senior leads to mitigate issues.
• Monitor progress such as project status, issue resolution, task and allocation management, and timeline tracking; consult with the team and adjust as needed.
• Adopt automation and tools to streamline efficiency.
• Ensure exceptional attention to detail for accurate implementation and maintenance of planograms, including managing inventory, understanding product placement, and ensuring compliance.
• Previous exposure to retail planning and merchandising projects is a plus, including familiarity with:
  • Production teams using modeling and rendering software to develop retail floor/space diagrams, table/fixture layouts, and product icons.
  • Quality assurance to validate deliverables meet exacting specifications such as consistency, visual indicators, spacing/sizing, product accuracy, and volume accuracy.
  • How customer experience in retail affects space planning decisions.
  • Business drivers and considerations for merchandising teams, store planning teams, and retail partners worldwide.

Requirements

• 2+ years of project management experience in an agency environment managing a high volume of projects aligned to product lifecycles.
• Excellent attention to detail with the ability to multi-task in a dynamic, fast-paced work environment.
• Strong communication skills to drive workflow steps and internal processes, and ability to work with distributed global teams.
• Exposure to standard communication, project management, and workflow tools.
• Familiarity with retail merchandising projects focused on planogram development is ideal.
• Experience in the consumer electronics industry is a plus.

Benefits

• Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more.
• Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy, and Fertility.
• Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption.
• Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements.
• Tuition Assistance.
• Paid time off including Flexible Time off, Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more.
• Matching Gifts programs.
• Flexible working arrangements and ‘Work Your World’ Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere (Publicis Groupe office for up to 6 weeks a year, based on eligibility).
• Business Resource Groups supporting multiple affinities and alliances.
• Medical and voluntary benefits for eligible U.S.-based employees, including:
  • Supplemental medical insurance, transportation, and parking benefits.
  • Legal benefits, pet insurance, and auto and home insurance.

Eligibility for medical and voluntary benefits requires 90 consecutive calendar days of active employment. Temporary roles may qualify for participation in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan and 401(k) plan after meeting eligibility criteria.

Pay

Compensation range: USD $50,065.00 - USD $63,200.00/Annually. This range reflects the Company’s belief at the time of posting and may be adjusted based on skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant.