Marketing Project Manager -Advertising

Level 3 Project ManagerThe Level 3 Project Manager will drive the strategic operational oversight and end-to-end execution of the media agency transition and onboarding. This role is responsible for leading transition governance, managing stakeholder alignment, mitigating project risks, and holding both external agency leads and internal teams accountable to key milestones.Responsibilities:Transition Governance & Strategy: Oversee the end-to-end execution of the transition playbook and master timeline, ensuring alignment across executive leadership, internal marketing leads, and agency leads.Scope & Milestone Management: Manage project scope alignment, critical path milestones (e.g., tech & tool access, historical data extraction/consolidation), and staggered launch schedules.Stakeholder & Agency Alignment: Act as the primary liaison between internal teams and the incoming media agencyMeetings: Lead and moderate meetings between internal and agency teams including work sessions and status updatesRisk Management & KBR Continuity: Proactively identify risk factors, establish contingency plans, and safeguard continuous campaign operationsProcess & Change Management: Drive operational change management, establish RACI frameworks, and streamline handoff workflows between internal teams and agency hubs.Project or program management experience collaborating across broad groups of cross-functional stakeholdersAttention to detail and ability to keep projects or programs on track and problem solve in real-timeDemonstration of excellent written and verbal communication across varying functional groups and levelsStrong facilitation skills, able to collaborate, plan, execute and follow-up on meetings at the team levelOrganized and able to self-manage details of multiple projects, deadlines and changing priorities simultaneously while maintaining strong and accurate workHands-on coaching expertise to mentor the Senior Associate and streamline day-to-day transition activitiesBasic Qualifications:Bachelor's Degree6+ years of project management or program management experience3+ years of project management experience in digital media, marketing operations, or agency account management.Strong leadership, senior stakeholder management, negotiation, and risk mitigation skills.Proficiency with Project Management software (e.g., Asana, Jira, Workfront)Proficiency in Google SuiteStrong organizational skills, keen attention to detail, and excellent verbal/written communication skills.Preferred Qualifications:PMP (Project Management Professional) certification8+ years of Program or Project Management experience3+ years of experience leading projects across cross-functional teams within an organizationExperience leading large-scale agency transitions, onboarding, or complex vendor integrations.Understanding of digital performance marketing, media planning/buying operations, and adtech/analytics infrastructure.Experience using Workfront