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. We believe that when creative truly collaborates with science, strategy, and technology, amazing things can happen. 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 . Without our incredible partnerships with our clients, spanning across the leading brands in finance, technology, entertainment, media, CPG, real estate, and many other categories, honors like this could not be possible, and also have helped us earn additional awards and recognitions over the years like: Emmys, Clios, Effies, Cannes Lions Awards, ProMax Agency of the Year, Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas, Digiday’s 2025 Best AI Platform and Digiday’s Most Innovative Media Agency , to name a few. We couldn’t create this award-winning work without seeking out and hiring the best talent. What does it mean to be a Knowner? 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. BUT ENOUGH ABOUT US, LET'S TALK ABOUT YOU Known is looking for a Project Manager to join the Studios practice. The Project Manager will be responsible for seeing projects through from concept to final delivery across Experiential, AV, Digital, Social and Print/OOH. They will engage key stakeholders appropriately through the process, build and manage timelines and budgets, interface directly and regularly with clients, and ensure the on time, on strategy and on budget delivery of all projects. A full job description is included below: Own a single workstream within Experiential — design, video content, premiums, locations, etc. — from creative development through final production and delivery Manage teams through all phases: concepting, creative development, design, QC, and final delivery Act as the primary point of contact with Account Management and clients on project status and timing Schedule and conduct internal/external kick-offs and internal SLT/client reviews, ensuring work stays on track and on-brand, and distribute notes to the team Log client feedback and brand guideline updates, and ensure they carry through to the work Partner with creative, account, and strategy teams to develop briefs, timelines, decks, and other resources per workstream Build and maintain master project calendars and workbacks for your workstream, collaborating with stakeholders to track and recalibrate schedules against client briefs, feedback, and deliverable trackers With input from the creative team and Head of Project Management, draft SOWs outlining initiatives, milestones, and deliverables Maintain a Master Event Playbook, updated in real time with all event elements, technical specs, and brand standards Own the Run of Show, serving as primary point of contact for timing and transitions Identify, order, and manage inventory of event supplies and specialized materials Manage third-party vendors and support broader vendor communications, ensuring timely, high-quality delivery Track workstream budget and COGS, reporting updates to the Sr PM Support the Head of Project Management with internal billing and invoicin…