Junior Project Manager

 

ICYMI: Assembly was named Campaign US 2024 Media Agency of the Year, and our North America CEO, Valerie Davis, was recognized as Adweek’s Media All-Stars Executive of the Year. Our innovative work has also earned prestigious accolades, including The Webby Awards, Effies, and Cannes Lions.

 

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Assembly is seeking a highly organized and proactive Associate/Junior Project Manager, Growth Operations to join our dynamic Growth Solutions team. This role is integral in supporting the execution of new business pitches, RFI/RFP responses, and cross-functional project coordination. You’ll be instrumental in managing timelines, tracking deliverables, and ensuring consistent communication across teams—empowering our strategists, designers, and leadership to focus on winning business. 

The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, thrives in a deadline-driven environment, and is passionate about process, collaboration, and problem-solving. This is a great opportunity to grow into a strategic project management or operations role in a fast-paced, high-visibility team. 

• Assist in managing pitch timelines and internal workbacks for RFI/RFP opportunities 

• Maintain and update project trackers across platforms (e.g., Pipedrive, Monday.com, SharePoint) 

• Support the setup and organization of project folders, Teams channels, and file repositories 

• Track team deliverables, flag blockers, and follow up on open tasks with internal stakeholders 

• Capture meeting notes, assign next steps, and ensure follow-through across teams 

• Schedule internal check-ins and external touchpoints for new business pursuits 

• Track team availability and coordinate with account leads, strategy, and creative teams 

• Facilitate communication between internal teams (creative, strategy, design, ops) 

• Assist in compiling backgrounders and discovery briefs on prospective clients 

• Coordinate with the research team for ad hoc prospect intel and reports 

• Help manage travel logistics and hospitality coordination for in-person pitches 

• Support the implementation and maintenance of Growth platforms and systems 

• Assist with regular updates in Outlook, growth calendars, dashboards, and internal reports 

• Learn and help administer project management tools (e.g., Monday.com, Pipedrive, Teams) 

• 1–2 years of experience in project coordination, account/project management, or agency operations preferred 

• Extremely organized, reliable, and comfortable managing multiple moving parts 

• Self-starter with strong follow-through and accountability 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 

• Comfortable working with a range of teams across functions and levels 

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (especially PowerPoint, Excel), MS Teams, and collaboration platforms (Monday.com, SharePoint) 

Why Assembly?

• We care about your growth – we offer competitive salaries and annual compensation review
• We recognize and celebrate your success…all the time! Whether it’s through company meetups, employee recognition programs, or just a regular day, we make sure our people’s achievements are known and appreciated
• We’re truly a people-first organization. That’s why we offer a Flexible Time Off policy that puts you in control of your work-life balance, as well as market-leading primary and secondary caregiver and parental leave policies
• We have a hybrid in-office/remote working policy that focuses on bringing people together in-person when it’s needed most, i.e., team strategy brainstorms, learning & development opportunities, and company meetings
• We care about social and environmental Impact – we have dedicated Impact Champions who collaborate globally to make sure we’re leaving the world better than we found it
• We have an amazing group of Employee Resource Groups who form close knit communities and are committed to guiding the agency to become more inclusive, diverse, and representative of the world around us
• We’re part of Stagwell, the challenger network built to transform marketing. We’re nimble and digital-first, and we’re quickly growing to take on the biggest legacy hold cos

In addition to medical, dental and vision coverage, we offer a generous PTO plan, 401k program, comprehensive family planning benefits (including paid parental leave), and pre-tax commuter benefits. Benefits/perks may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Assembly and the location where you work.

At Assembly, we believe every career is as unique as the individual and empower employees to reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose.

 

Assembly is an advocate for equal opportunity in the workplace. We are committed to ensuring equal opportunities regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, gender identity, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. EEO Employer M/F/Vet/Disabled.

In order to comply with equal pay and salary transparency laws in various locations, we believe the target range of base compensation in all locations within the United States for this role is $50,000 - $65,000USD. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and location.