Job Title : Digital Project Manager – Client’s Ad Agency (contract position) Duration : 12 Months Location : North Chicago, IL Digital Project Oversight : Lead and manage end-to-end delivery of digital initiatives — websites, field tools, emails, banner ads, and apps — ensuring adherence to timelines, budgets, and compliance. Client’s Compliance Expertise : Maintain deep understanding of Client’s branding, promotional review (Veeva), and material approval processes to ensure all digital assets meet corporate and regulatory standards. Technical & Platform Proficiency : Apply working knowledge of AEM, HTML, SEO, UI / UX, and analytics to guide development, optimize performance, and support technical decision-making. Process & Communication Excellence : Drive agency workflow from initiation to archiving with clear communication, documentation accuracy, and collaboration across creative, account, and digital teams. High-Volume Project Leadership : Operate effectively in a fast-paced, high-visibility environment — balancing multiple projects, tracking time, managing billing, and delivering quality under pressure. PRIMARY FUNCTION / PRIMARY GOALS / OBJECTIVES The Digital Project Manager is a full-time contract position that works closely with the Digital team to help manage digital projects including field tools, websites, emails, banner ads and applications. KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS
- Experience managing a variety of digital projects.
- Maintain knowledge of Client’s guidelines including, but not limited to, corporate branding, promotional material development, Veeva submission, material review process and corporate compliance.
- Experience with HTML development and constraints, SEO measurement / management and Digital / mobile metrics
- Knowledge in AEM (Adobe Experience Management), website development, and UI / UX.
- Maintain an intimate understanding of the Agency Workflow Process including project initiation and kickoff, collaboration, necessary approvals and reviews, production and archiving.
- Demonstrate critical creative thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrate clear and concise written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrate the ability to prioritize and multi-task to maximize productivity and manage workload.
- Possess ability to work in a high-volume, rapidly paced environment. PROJECT / PROCESS MANAGEMENT
- Prepare or review project documentation, such as functional requirements, to ensure digital submissions are prepared correctly.
- Attend all client meetings with the account manager and serve as key point of contact to ensure key information is being quickly communicated to all involved stakeholders.
- Facilitate ongoing, timely and accurate communications to ensure all projects are completed on time and within budget.
- Assist Associate Director, Digital and Digital Account Manager with providing estimates and timelines.
- Assist with billing and ensure billing is completed on schedule.
- Track time on a daily basis. ACCOUNTABILITY / SCOPE
- Reports onsite to Client’s Ad Agency Associate Director, Digital Accounts
- Partners with creative team on project initiatives
- Adherence to all company-wide financial policies QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree required.
- Excellent communications skills : verbal, presentation, written.
- High energy, positive, organized individual who is comfortable in a high-visibility role.
- Ability to manage high volume project scope in a fast-paced creative environment.
- Great collaborator with ability to focus on both the big picture and small details.