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***POSITION IN CHICAGO, IL***

About Us

Founded in 2001, Purple Group is an award-winning independent advertising, marketing, and PR agency with consulting roots. We help our clients create marketing for a better world — combining strategic rigor, creative excellence, and deep cultural intelligence to build work that resonates across audiences and drives meaningful impact.

As an independent agency, we value collaboration, curiosity, entrepreneurial thinking, and genuinely good people. Our teams work closely across disciplines, giving employees broad exposure, meaningful responsibility, and the opportunity to contribute to work that matters.

The Role

We’re looking for an organized, proactive, and collaborative Associate Account & Project Manager to support both client service and project management functions across the agency.

This hybrid role is ideal for someone with 1–2 years of experience in a strong agency environment who enjoys both relationship-building and operational excellence — someone who can help keep great work moving while contributing thoughtfully to the process behind it.

You’ll work across integrated marketing, advertising, PR, social, and digital initiatives, partnering closely with account leadership, creative teams, and agency leadership to help deliver thoughtful, high-quality work in a fast-paced environment.

This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career agency professional seeking broad exposure, meaningful responsibility, and accelerated growth within a collaborative independent agency.

What You’ll Do

Account Service & Client Support

• Support day-to-day management of integrated marketing, advertising, PR, and digital initiatives
• Help prepare client-facing presentations, agendas, status reports, and meeting recaps
• Participate in client calls and internal meetings, helping capture next steps and maintain momentum
• Build strong working relationships with clients, partners, and internal teams
• Conduct research related to brands, competitors, audiences, culture, and industry trends
• Help ensure client deliverables are accurate, polished, and delivered on time

Project Management & Workflow Coordination

• Help manage timelines, schedules, deliverables, and internal workflows across multiple projects
• Coordinate communication between strategy, creative, production, media, and external partners
• Track project status and proactively flag timeline, scope, or resource concerns
• Assist with routing creative work and maintaining approvals throughout the process
• Support project scoping, estimate tracking, budget organization, and invoicing workflows
• Help maintain project management systems, calendars, and documentation
• Ensure details are organized, and projects move efficiently from kickoff through final delivery

What We’re Looking For

• 1–2 years of experience in an advertising, marketing, PR, or integrated agency environment
• Strong organizational instincts and exceptional attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and move timelines in a fast-paced setting
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Professional presence with strong follow-through and accountability
• Collaborative mindset and willingness to jump in wherever needed
• Interest in both client partnership and operational/project management work
• Resourceful, solutions-oriented, and proactive under pressure
• Proficiency in PowerPoint/Google Slides, Excel, and project management platforms

Bonus Points For

• Experience working within integrated and multicultural campaigns
• Exposure to creative production, content development, or PR initiatives
• Familiarity with workflow platforms such as Asana, Monday, or similar tools
• Experience supporting multiple concurrent timelines and stakeholder groups
• Ability to anticipate needs before being asked

Compensation & Benefits

• Pay Range: $50,000 - $70,000 plus bonus, based on experience
• Group Health Plan
• Health, dental, vision & life
• Transit Benefit Program
• PTO
• IRA
• Anniversary holiday
• Hybrid work environment for eligible individuals

Pay: $50,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Agency : 1 year (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Chicago, IL 60605