Senior Project Manager

Senior Creative Project Manager – Advertising & Marketing

Global Pharmaceutical Company | Creative Agency Environment | Growth Opportunity

The Planet Group is seeking a Senior Creative Project Manager to join the internal advertising agency of a well-known global pharmaceutical company!

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced advertising agency professional who enjoys bringing creative campaigns to life, collaborating with talented teams, and managing projects from concept through final delivery.

You'll work alongside account managers, creative teams, and marketing professionals to support a variety of print, digital, and video projects in a fast-paced, collaborative agency environment.

We're looking for someone who thrives on organization, communication, and creative problem-solving and is excited to bring their agency expertise to a global organization with opportunities for continued professional growth.

Position Details

• Location: Hybrid in Mettawa, IL (Tuesday–Thursday onsite)
• Pay: $38–$43.75/hr W2, depending on experience
• Duration: 1-year contract to start, with potential to extend or convert to a permanent position
• Environment: Collaborative, fast-paced internal advertising agency

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead the coordination and execution of multiple creative and marketing projects across print, digital, and video channels.
• Develop, manage, and maintain project timelines from kickoff through final delivery, ensuring milestones and deadlines are met.
• Partner closely with account managers, creative teams, and internal stakeholders to keep projects moving efficiently and aligned with business objectives.
• Coordinate project workflows, creative reviews, feedback, revisions, and approvals throughout the agency production process.
• Facilitate clear, consistent communication across teams, providing project updates, tracking action items, and proactively addressing potential delays.
• Manage competing priorities across multiple projects while maintaining a high level of organization and attention to detail.
• Support project budgets, time tracking, and financial processes to ensure work is completed efficiently and within budget.
• Maintain accurate project documentation and help identify opportunities to improve agency workflows and processes.
• Ensure creative deliverables align with brand guidelines, promotional standards, and established review and approval procedures.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5–10 years of advertising agency experience , including recent experience within the past 3–5 years.
• Experience coordinating or managing creative projects in a fast-paced advertising or marketing agency environment.
• Pharmaceutical advertising agency experience , ideally 1–5 years.
• Experience supporting print, digital, and/or video production workflows.
• Strong project management skills, including developing timelines, coordinating deliverables, tracking milestones, and managing multiple deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across account, creative, and production teams.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and proactive, with a solutions-focused approach to managing projects.
• Ability to work independently, adapt to changing priorities, and thrive in a high-volume agency environment.
• Strong understanding of the creative agency lifecycle, including project kickoff, production, internal reviews, approvals, and final delivery.

Additional Experience That's a Plus

• Experience with Veeva PromoMats or Medical/Legal/Regulatory (MLR) promotional review processes.
• Familiarity with pharmaceutical marketing guidelines and regulated creative workflows.
• Experience managing integrated campaigns across print, digital, and video.
• Experience supporting project budgets, resource coordination, and agency workflow improvements.

Why This Opportunity?

• Potential for long-term growth: Start with a 12-month contract, with the possibility of extension or conversion to a permanent position.
• Work with a global industry leader: Gain experience supporting marketing initiatives for an established pharmaceutical organization.
• Collaborative creative environment: Work closely with talented account managers, creative professionals, and marketing teams.
• Variety of projects: Support a diverse mix of print, digital, and video campaigns rather than focusing on just one channel.
• Expand your expertise: Build on your agency background while strengthening your experience with pharmaceutical marketing, specialized approval workflows, and large-scale brand initiatives.

If you're an experienced agency professional who enjoys keeping creative projects organized, collaborating across teams, and seeing great work come to life, we'd love to connect!