Project Manager – Global Strategy & Experience Agency
Job Type: 6-Month Fixed-Term Contract (with potential to extend)
Location: New York, NY
Work Location: Hybrid / In-studio (NYC)
Salary Type: Contract – Rate commensurate with experience
Overview
We’re supporting a global strategy and experience design studio in the search for an experienced Project Manager to join their New York team on a 6-month fixed-term contract.
This role focuses on the delivery of integrated creative projects spanning experiential activations, 3D built environments, retail-led brand work, and strategic design programmes for international clients. You’ll sit within client services and work closely with creative, production, and external partners to ensure projects are delivered smoothly, commercially soundly, and to a high creative standard.
What You’ll Do
Project Delivery
- Manage projects end-to-end, from pitch through to final delivery
- Ensure work is delivered on brief, on budget, and on schedule
- Build and maintain detailed project plans, timelines, and delivery frameworks
Project Leadership
- Onboard new projects into the studio with clarity and structure
- Lead kick-offs, internal check-ins, client meetings, and wrap-ups
- Act as the central point of coordination across internal teams and clients
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner closely with creative and production teams to support delivery
- Translate briefs into clear scopes, timelines, and execution plans
- Manage production processes, particularly for built environment projects
Financial & Commercial Management
- Prepare scopes of work, estimates, and costings
- Manage large-scale budgets, billing schedules, and margin control
- Maintain commercial oversight throughout the project lifecycle
Resource Management
- Oversee resourcing across multiple concurrent projects
- Coordinate freelancers and external partners as needed
- Identify skills gaps and ensure projects are appropriately staffed
What You’ll Bring
- Proven experience managing integrated creative projects across experiential, 3D environments, and brand strategy
- Demonstrable experience delivering built environment projects from concept to execution
- Strong understanding of production workflows and third-party vendor coordination
- Architectural or spatial design background advantageous, with confidence reading technical drawings and specifications
- Solid financial acumen and experience managing complex budgets
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Confident leading meetings and coordinating multiple stakeholders
- Calm, solutions-oriented approach in fast-paced environments
- Interest in sustainability, thoughtful design, and positive social impact
We are passionate about promoting diversity, inclusion, and equality, and are committed to working with clients who share our outlook. We offer equal opportunities to all candidates regardless of background, identity, sexuality, and disability. We strive to create inclusive cultures where diversity is seen as real value for the company. Our mission is for everyone to feel empowered to be their true authentic selves at work.
