Project Manager, Project Management
Rise, a Quad agency · Chicago, IL · Yesterday
Project Management$70k–$90k/yrFull-time
About the role
Rise is a full-service Media Agency of Record focused on creating omnichannel experiences using advanced analytics and technology. This role supports Direct Mail Analytics projects across Quad-Rise.
Responsibilities
- Ensure timely delivery of mail files to manufacturing or back to the client.
- Manage a variety of projects across disciplines, ensuring successful delivery from start to finish.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project objectives, build timelines, and establish key milestones.
- Own project scope, schedules, and budgets, proactively managing changes, risks, and resources.
- Manage resource allocation and identify dependencies early to maintain workflow efficiency.
- Leverage project management tools to maintain transparency and provide clear visibility into progress, deliverables, and milestones.
- Partner with Analytics Liaisons, Data Engineers, Strategists, and Account Leaders to ensure all requirements are met for each campaign.
- Communicate effectively with internal teams and account leads, managing day-to-day communications and ensuring alignment across stakeholders.
- Track and prioritize deliverables and requests, ensuring transparency and accountability across teams.
- Bring a solutions-oriented mindset, offering recommendations to improve project outcomes and operational efficiency.
Qualifications
- 2-5 years of project management experience in a fast-paced, client-service environment (agency experience preferred), or equivalent combination of experience and demonstrated capability.
- Knowledge of direct mail terminology and strategies is preferred.
- Familiarity with lift-over-control measurement techniques and in-market test design is beneficial.
- Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple small to mid-level complex projects simultaneously.
- Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills, with a proactive and solutions-oriented mindset.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to align cross-functional teams.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, balancing competing priorities with composure and clarity.
- Strong collaboration and relationship-building skills, fostering trust and accountability across teams.
- Self-directed and proactive, with a high level of ownership and accountability.
- Proficiency in project management tools and Microsoft Office Suite; experience with Workfront or similar systems preferred.