Associate Project Manager

WE HAVE CREATED A WORLD WHERE ART AND SCIENCE ARE BEST FRIENDS 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. 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. 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 TEAM 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. WHAT YOU’LL DO 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

Requirements

• 1-2+ years of Operations, Production or Project Management experience within a network, (post) production company, advertising agency or similar setting
• 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

Benefits

• Unlimited paid time off
• 401k with company matching and no vesting period
• Generous medical plan
• Paid parental leave
• Charity perk
• Company-wide events and retreats