Project Manager (Digital Marketing/Advertising)

Leap Group•Cincinnati, OH

About The Position

The Project Manager is a highly organized and proactive operational leader who helps drive the successful delivery of integrated client work across cross-functional teams. This person brings a balance of structure, adaptability, and communication skills, keeping projects moving efficiently while creating clarity and alignment for both internal teams and clients. In this role, you’ll lead day-to-day project execution across multiple initiatives, partnering closely with creative, strategy, media, production, account, and development teams to ensure work is delivered on time, on budget, and at a high standard. You’re solutions-oriented, detail-focused, and energized by bringing order to fast-moving environments with shifting priorities and competing deadlines. The ideal candidate brings strong project management fundamentals, excellent communication skills, and experience managing integrated marketing or advertising projects across digital, social, production, web, and traditional channels. This role may be structured as a part-time or contract opportunity depending on business needs and candidate experience.

Requirements

3+ years of project management experience in an agency, marketing, digital, creative, or related environment required
Experience managing multiple concurrent projects with competing priorities and deadlines
Strong client communication and stakeholder management skills
Experience coordinating cross-functional teams across creative, media, strategy, production, and/or development disciplines
Experience using project management platforms such as Workfront, Asana, Monday.com, Jira, or similar tools
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
Ability to proactively identify risks, solve problems, and keep projects moving forward
Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment while managing shifting priorities
High level of accountability, follow-through, and ownership over project outcomes

Nice To Haves

Experience within an advertising, marketing, or integrated agency environment preferred
Project management certification or completed coursework is preferred, but not required

Responsibilities

Lead day-to-day management of integrated client projects across multiple teams and disciplines.
Build and maintain project timelines, schedules, documentation, and workflows to support efficient delivery.
Partner with creative, strategy, media, account, production, and development teams to keep work moving smoothly from kickoff through final delivery.
Facilitate kickoff meetings, status meetings, milestone reviews, and project recaps to maintain alignment and accountability.
Monitor project timelines, budgets, scopes, and deliverables while proactively identifying risks, blockers, or changes in priorities.
Communicate project status, next steps, dependencies, and expectations clearly with both internal teams and clients.
Support project scoping, intake, estimation, and resource planning efforts for new and existing client work.
Help ensure deliverables meet quality standards and client expectations before launch or final delivery.
Maintain organized and accurate project documentation, including timelines, approvals, financial tracking, and status reporting.
Contribute to operational improvements by identifying opportunities for more efficient workflows, communication, and project processes.
Collaborate effectively across teams while helping create a positive, accountable, and solutions-focused working environment.