Production Manager L1 acts as a liaison between Business Leadership, Creative, Development and Client Third Party Vendors to manage and ensure on-time, in-scope, of assigned projects (Digital, Ecommerce, Paid Digital, Social, Offline) from brief to execution. S/he is also responsible for partnering with Altria's ecosystem partners for project execution and operations. Leo Burnett has been Philip Morris/Atria's Agency of Record for 70 years, one of the longest standing relationships in advertising. Over our storied history together, we've helped establish iconic brands into market leaders while also engaging in new innovative spaces to align with Altria's Vision. In this role, you'll have the opportunity to work within one of the five Operating Companies we support and a large portfolio of their brands. Job Description Primary Responsibilities: Manages the initiation to execution of assigned channel projects, according to the established Altria PMO processes. Responsible for creation and distribution of timelines and ongoing project management. Collaborates with development teams within Publicis and Altria's ecosystem to ensure Creative assets are provided on-time, error-free and built to the appropriate requirements for development. Partners with Business Leadership to track and monitor critical milestones in Client Status; contributes to Scope Tracking documentation; and report on critical milestones to mitigate risk. Responsible for Jira ticket management across activation channels. Acts as a conduit between creative and technical teams to outline project requirements. Works with Senior Project Managers to contribute to large, complex projects with his/her supervisor oversight and support. Coordinates internal and external reviews and documents action steps and approvals of key project deliverables. Begins cultivating relationships with Altria's CXO Marketing Activation Teams, in addition to Altria's ecosystem partners. Authors and maintains necessary project documentation (i.e. POP, Item Setup, Risk Advisory's, etc.) Qualifications BA/BS degree with 1-2 year of Project Management experience in agency or marketing related field PMP, Scrum, Adobe Certifications are a plus Highly detail-oriented, organized Ability to prioritize and escalate Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills Proficient in Microsoft applications Experience with Jira, Dev Ops is preferred Shows excitement for Campaign development, Creative Execution, Production are a plus #J-18808-Ljbffr