Change Catalyst Project Manager

dentsu•Chicago, IL

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Change Catalyst Project Manager, you are the delivery arm for the VP, Change Catalyst’s vision. Once solutions are defined and operationalized, you ensure the day-to-day execution against them runs seamlessly. Acting as the connective tissue across creative, media, and technology, you’ll translate strategies into action and keep projects on track. Success in this role requires hands-on experience managing integrated creative projects that connect with media — from broadcast to digital — with a strong understanding of the critical points where creative intersects with media and can be impacted by data and technology.

Requirements

5–8 years of experience in project management, marketing operations, media, or creative services.
Proven experience running integrated creative + media projects across broadcast and digital.
Strong understanding of creative production and media workflows, and how they are impacted by data and technology.
Experience coordinating delivery across creative, media, and technology/ops teams.
Required fluency in Workfront for orchestration and delivery management.
Exceptional organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

Ensure the VP’s solutions are executed effectively by managing timelines, scope, deliverables, and resourcing.
Coordinate across creative, media, and technology teams to ensure ongoing execution aligns with the intended solution.
Monitor and manage the points where creative intersects with media, ensuring data and technology integrations function as designed.
Act as a delivery partner to clients, ensuring confidence that the solution is running smoothly.
Identify risks, blockers, or gaps in delivery, escalate as needed, and track progress against defined KPIs.
Drive collaboration across teams to ensure solutions are not just stood up but consistently executed.