Jr. Project Manager

About IW Group

IW Group is an award-winning multicultural marketing agency producing culture-shaping work for leading brands including McDonald’s, Heinz, Covered California, and Lexus. We create impactful campaigns and content that blend storytelling, culture, and innovation to deliver unique Asian, multicultural, and cross-generational solutions for our clients. With a dynamic team across Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York, we are always looking for talented, creative, and collaborative individuals to join our growing team.

As a Junior Project Manager, you will play a key operational role in supporting integrated marketing and advertising projects across the agency. You will manage day-to-day workflow and serve as a central hub between creative, strategy, account, production, and media teams. This role requires strong organizational skills, proactive communication, and the ability to manage timelines, deliverables, and cross-functional collaboration. While your primary focus will be supporting assigned client accounts, you may also assist other internal teams as needed to ensure smooth and efficient operations across the agency. 

What You'll Do

• Build and maintain project plans, schedules, and task lists (primarily via Monday.com)
• Lead projects from kickoff through concepting, development, production, and delivery
• Define scope, timelines, key deliverables, and resource needs in partnership with cross-functional partners
• Ensure stakeholders receive accurate and timely project updates and documentation
• Serve as the central liaison among Account, Creative, Strategy, Production, Media, and Analytics teams
• Facilitate clear communication to ensure alignment on project objectives, requirements, and deliverables
• Lead weekly status meetings, capturing decisions, blockers, and next steps
• Support operational needs for additional teams across the agency as bandwidth allows
• Manage master timelines and proactively address risks, dependencies, and potential delays
• Oversee internal reviews, client review cycles, revisions, and approvals
• Ensure all deliverables meet brand standards, platform specifications, and internal quality expectations
• Maintain project briefs, calendars, delivery trackers, and overall documentation
• Help refine and improve project management processes, workflow tools, and templates
• Promote efficient, organized, and scalable project practices across the agency
• Assist with production schedules, vendor communication, asset delivery, and QA checks
• Support localization and translation workflows, file routing, and preparation of final deliverables
• Conduct detailed QA on all deliverables to ensure accuracy, consistency, and adherence 

What You'll Bring

Education and Experience

• 1 to 3 years of project management or project coordination experience (agency experience a plus)
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple workstreams
• Clear written and verbal communication skills
• Critical thinking and problem-solving abilities
• Proficiency in Google Suite, especially Google Sheets; basic Excel knowledge helpful
• Strong time management and multitasking capabilities
• Commitment to inclusivity, integrity, and team collaboration
• Experience using project management tools (e.g., Monday.com, Asana, Trello)

Benefits and Perks

• Hybrid work model (three in-office days per week)
• 20 PTO days annually
• 20 paid holidays (including Thanksgiving & Christmas week)
• Birthday off
• Year-round Flex Fridays (half-day Fridays)
• Competitive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Employer-sponsored Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D), and Long-Term Disability (LTD) coverage
• 401(k) with company match
• Cell phone reimbursement
• Employee referral program
• Collaborative, growth-oriented team environment 

Company Culture

• Connectors: IW Group is a company founded with community at our core. We believe in building meaningful communities and encourage teams to connect with causes and missions that fuel their passions.
• Foodies: You will often find our teams sharing a meal. We love to explore new cultures and experiences through food and lived experiences. 
• Explorers: Curiosity fuels our work. Whether it’s testing new technologies, visiting art galleries, or discovering local coffee shops, we encourage teams to follow their creative interests.
• Entrepreneurs: We have a strong entrepreneurial spirit! We encourage teams to drive new initiatives, work with growing startups, and drive their own growth with the company.  

The Hybrid Work Model

• Work Model: IW Group operates on a hybrid schedule, with teams working in the office Tuesday through Thursday.
• Work Environment: This role is based primarily in the IW Group office and may also involve working at client sites or other designated locations.
• Work Hours: Project timelines may occasionally require extended hours, including evenings or weekends. 
• Travel and Events: This role may involve working outside the office for client events and may include occasional travel beyond the local area, including national or international locations.

Physical Requirements

• Engage in a variety of activities, from sitting and using your hands to talking, hearing, standing, walking, and occasionally stooping or kneeling.
• Vision abilities required include close vision.

Equal Employment Opportunity 

IW Group is committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and respectful work environment. IW Group provides equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identification and expression, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic established by local, state, or federal law.

NOTE: This job description isn’t exhaustive; roles and responsibilities may evolve. We provide reasonable accommodations to support employees with disabilities.  

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the described essential functions of this role.