Location: Mettawa, IL - ONSITE (Hybrid Required - 3 days onsite / 2 Remote)

Contract: 2 years - Based on performance and business needs

What are the top 3-5 skills requirements should this person have?

• Detail oriented
• Quick learner, able to take initiative
• Collaborator with ad agency and project management experience
• Personable

What are the top 3-5 skills requirements that would be nice to have-but not required?

• Pharmaceutical experience
• Client engagement and facing skills
• Digital experience

Work Schedule (Define days,# of hours)/ Is Overtime offered or required? If yes, how many hours, what impact to scheduled working hours? The position is full time Monday through Friday, 40 hours per week. We offer a hybrid schedule (3 days on-site).

No Travel

Project Manager

PRIMARY FUNCTION / PRIMARY GOALS / OBJECTIVES

The Project Manager works closely with their assigned account manager to help coordinate daily activities and the ongoing relationship with their respective brand teams.

KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS

• Understand Client guidelines including, but not limited to, corporate branding, promotional material development, Veeva PromoMats review and corporate compliance.
• Understand the Agency Workflow Process including project initiation and kickoff, collaboration, necessary approvals, production and archiving.
• Demonstrate clear and concise written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrate the ability to prioritize and multi-task to enhance productivity and manage workload.
• Possess ability to work in a high-volume, rapidly paced environment.

PROJECT/PROCESS MANAGEMENT

• Assist on print, digital and video projects, including trafficking all projects through the Agency.
• Help facilitate ongoing, timely and accurate communications to ensure all projects are completed on time and within budget.
• Assist with providing estimates and timelines.
• Assist with billing and ensure billing is completed on schedule.
• Track time on a daily basis.

ACCOUNTABILITY / SCOPE

• Reports to their assigned Client Ad Agency account manager
• Partners with creative team on project initiatives
• Adherence to all company-wide financial policies

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor degree required
• 4 years of ad agency experience required (minimum), project management and pharmaceutical experience a plus
• Excellent communications skills: verbal, presentation, written
• High energy, positive, organized individual who is comfortable in a high-visibility role
• Great collaborator with ability to focus on both the big picture and small details

Job Type: Contract

Salary: $35.00 - $40.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Project management: 4 years (Preferred)
• ad agency: 1 year (Preferred)
• Work on print, digital & video projects: 4 years (Preferred)
• Trafficking: 4 years (Preferred)
• corporate branding, promotional material development,: 1 year (Preferred)
• Veeva Promomats: 2 years (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Lake Forest, IL 60045 (Preferred)

Work Location: In person