Project Manager (Agency)

This job was posted by https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov : For more information, please see: https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov/jobs/13832231 Our client in the healthcare space is seeking an experienced Account Manager III to serve as a strategic partner between internal marketing stakeholders and a creative agency team. This role is responsible for managing day-to-day client relationships, providing strategic marketing counsel, and ensuring the successful execution of promotional initiatives from concept through completion. The ideal candidate combines pharmaceutical marketing expertise, strong project management skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-volume creative environment while maintaining compliance with industry and corporate guidelines. Responsibilities - Serve as the primary point of contact between brand teams and the agency, managing day-to-day communications and stakeholder relationships. - Provide strategic guidance and recommendations that support brand objectives, marketing strategies, and business goals. - Partner with cross-functional teams, including creative, production, and external vendors, to develop and execute marketing initiatives. - Collaborate with stakeholders to create and refine creative briefs that clearly define project objectives and expectations. - Recommend promotional tactics and campaign approaches that align with brand strategies and target audience needs. - Oversee projects from concept through final delivery, ensuring timelines, budgets, quality standards, and client expectations are met. - Facilitate clear, timely communication across all project stakeholders and distribute project updates and status reports as needed. - Maintain knowledge of marketing, regulatory, legal, and compliance requirements related to promotional material development and approval processes. - Monitor project budgets, develop annual forecasts, and perform monthly financial reconciliations. - Track project activity, resource utilization, and overall project performance. - Support conflict resolution and drive solutions that ensure successful project outcomes. - Contribute to continuous process improvement and adherence to agency workflows and operational standards. Requirements - Bachelor's degree required. - Minimum of 10 years of account management experience. - At least 5 years of recent experience within a pharmaceutical advertising agency or in-house pharmaceutical creative agency environment. - Strong understanding of pharmaceutical marketing, promotional review processes, compliance requirements, and marketing approval systems. - Experience supporting both U.S. and global marketing initiatives preferred. - Excellent verbal, written, presentation, and client-facing communication skills. - Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously. - Demonstrated ability to think strategically, solve complex problems, and provide sound business recommendations. - Proven experience managing budgets, forecasts, and financial reconciliation activities. - Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, high-volume environment while maintaining strong attention to detail. - Collaborative team player with the ability to build relationships across diverse stakeholder groups. - Highly organized, adaptable, and comfortable operating in a visible, client-facing role. In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data, including medical data. This position is onsite and requires you to work closely with other individuals in a collaborative team environment. Additionally, drug products may be present in the workplace. Benefits \ \ Looking orward to receiving your resume through our website and going over the position with you. Clicking apply is the best way to apply, but you may also:\ \ Email your resume in Word to:\ \ [email protected]\ **Please do NOT change the email subject line in any way. You must keep the JobID: : AS28-2000180L079 -- in the email subject line for your application to be considered.***\ \ Alexa Kline - Recruiter, National Delivery\ \ For Creative Circle to represent you for this opportunity, you must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship for a non-immigrant visa such as a H-1B, TN, or O visa. We do not support or provide training for STEM/OPT programs. Additionally, you must be physically located in and perform the work for our client in the United States.\ \ \ \ This job was first posted by Creative Circle on 09/30/2026 and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or closed.\ \ Everforth Creative Circle is an Equal Opportunity Employer\ \ All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, r