Sr. Project Manager in Los Angeles, California at Imada Wong Communications
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Job Description
About IW Group
IW Group is the leading multicultural advertising and marketing agency with offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York. Named Ad Age’s 2025 Multicultural Agency of the Year and recognized by PRWeek for 2025 Best in Multicultural Marketing, IW Group produces culture-shaping campaigns for global and national brands.
IW Group drives impactful work by blending storytelling, cultural insight, and innovation to achieve measurable results. We represent multiple brands and deliver distinctive multicultural and cross-generational campaigns.
The Role
As a Senior Project Manager, you will own end-to-end delivery across multiple accounts — partnering closely with creative, strategy, production, and account teams to ensure work is clearly scoped, properly resourced, and executed smoothly across channels. You'll help teams navigate challenges, maintain momentum, and deliver strong client outcomes while continuously improving how the agency works.
What You’ll Do
Project Delivery & Execution
- Own end-to-end project delivery, coordinating internal teams and external partners, vendors, and freelancersOversee budgets, timelines, and scopes — ensuring financial accountability through ongoing analysis and adjustmentsAct as the primary escalation point for project risks, proactively identifying issues and driving solutions to maintain momentumProvide quality control across all deliverables to ensure they meet client expectations and agency standards
Collaboration & Communication
- Lead collaboration across cross-functional teams, ensuring alignment from concept through executionCommunicate changes in scope, timelines, resources, and costs to stakeholders with clarity and transparencyPartner with Account teams on scoping, staffing, and overall project health
Process & People
- Drive workflow efficiency by implementing and optimizing project management processes and toolsAssess resource needs and proactively allocate talent based on expertise, capacity, and prioritiesMentor junior project management staff, fostering growth and best practices within the teamContribute to process improvement initiatives and support new business efforts including scoping and timeline development
What You’ll Bring
Education and Experience
- Bachelor's in Program Management or a related field
5-8 years of experience managing integrated projects within an agency, production, or similar fast-paced environmentHands-on experience delivering work across multiple channels, including digital, social, experiential, and content productionStrong understanding of how creative work gets made, with the ability to support teams from brief through final delivery and post-mortem recapsExperience partnering with Account teams to support scoping, staffing, and overall project health
Skills and Abilities
- Advanced knowledge of project management methodologies, workflows, and agency operationsProficiency with Monday.com or similar project management tools; experience with AI productivity tools a plusSolid financial acumen: building, managing, and reconciling project budgets and tracking burn ratesStrong communicator with excellent attention to detail and the ability to stay calm under pressureProven ability to lead projects independently with sound judgment and proactive problem-solvingExperience managing and motivating cross-functional teams, fostering collaboration and accountability
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with AI tools to improve process efficiency and team productivityBackground in multicultural, cross-cultural, or cross-generational marketing campaigns
Benefits & Perks
Company Culture
The Hybrid Work Model
Physical Requirements
Equal Employment Opportunity
IW Group is committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and respectful work environment. IW Group provides equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identification and expression, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic established by local, state, or federal law.
NOTE: This job description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties or responsibilities. Roles and responsibilities may change at any time, with or without notice. Reasonable accommodations may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the role.