Associate Project Manager

Known•New York, NY

15h•Hybrid

About The Position

Known is a modern marketing company engineered for the unprecedented opportunities and challenges facing marketers today. We are about 200+ people strong, pairing PhD data scientists with award-winning creatives, strategists, engineers, and expert research teams to produce some of the most innovative and cutting-edge creative work in culture. We believe that when creative truly collaborates with science, strategy, and technology, amazing things can happen. That belief has earned Known top industry recognition, including being named 2025 ADWEEK Midsize Agency of the Year. Furthermore, Ad Age touted that “Known may be the ultimate example of a full-service agency,” and honored us with top ten status on The Agency A-List for 2024 & 2025, and as Ad Age’s Data & Insights Agency of the year for a record third year in a row. Without our incredible partnerships with our clients, spanning across the leading brands in finance, technology, entertainment, media, CPG, real estate, and many other categories, honors like this could not be possible, and also have helped us earn additional awards and recognitions over the years like: Emmys, Clios, Effies, Cannes Lions Awards, ProMax Agency of the Year, Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas, Digiday’s 2025 Best AI Platform and Digiday’s Most Innovative Media Agency, to name a few. We couldn’t create this award-winning work without seeking out and hiring the best talent. What does it mean to be a Knowner? We are curious innovators, knowledge-hunters who are constantly challenging ourselves to do better and be better for our clients, for our team and for our world at large. Our offices around the U.S. are open and while most of our people work in a hybrid setting, we are a distributed workforce with a number of Knowners working remotely. The Project Management group within Known’s Studio is at the center of supporting the team; no matter the level, as a member of the project management staff, your role is focused on contributing to internal operations in a service-based organization and contemplates different aspects of a project like objectives, asset organization for distribution amongst teams, resourcing and allocations, timing, scope, project financials, dependencies and deliverables.

Requirements

You possess a passion for organization and the desire/ability to apply analytical thinking are key to success in this role
You are comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
You follow best practice principles in conjunction with wider team
You posses an understanding of fundamental project management principles such as expectation management, organization, forecasting and attention to detail
Excellent organizational skills and obsessive eye for detail
You are able to pivot during the creative development and production process
You possess strong interpersonal communications (written and verbal) and problem-solving skills
You have strong time management skills and high level of accountability
You are someone who remains calm while working on multiple projects often at a high rate of speed
You are able to motivate and inspire collaboration across teams
You offer input and demonstrate a willingness to share ideas at creative meetings
For you, quality control and pursuit of excellence are always top of mind
You are able to work flexible hours, including some nights/weekends as needed
1-2+ years of Operations, Production or Project Management experience within a network, (post) production company, advertising agency or similar setting
A degree in marketing or a similar field preferable
Proficiency in Apple, Mac OS, Google, Slack and similar systems; understanding of Adobe Creative Suite
Experience working with file delivery systems, file tracking, and data management for large-volume deliveries

Responsibilities

Assist project managers with resource management, hour & budget tracking related to owned workstreams, and weekly project reports
Help arrange creative reviews with leadership, account, strategic partners and Known executives
Support the creation of project schedules and status reports for distribution to all stakeholders involved in projects
As projects kick off, assist in centralization of necessary creative assets, timelines and related brief documentation, as well as archiving of presentations & projects folders/files upon completion
Provide a supportive role in the project management of outstanding creative, working collaboratively within a cross-disciplinary team and environment (Art Directors/Copywriters, Designers, Strategists, etc.)
Support integrated production teams to ensure timelines and deliverables are being met
Support production/project management staff in setting up client scopes
Assist projection/project management staff with forecasting discussions
Manage ingestion process of client-provided asset and tool kits
Prepare materials and set-up for internal and external meetings
Assess and communicate project status and challenges to Project Managers and Senior Project Managers
Manage smaller-scale single practice projects solo, independently owning an internal workstream as part of a multidisciplinary team
Provide support to Project Managers on larger integrated projects, helping the team function at the highest possible level