Job Description

Salary range: $75,000.00-$82,000.00

Posting expires: 10/15/2026

Project Manager I

General Description and Classification Standards

The Project Manager I partners with Marketing leadership and team members to plan, manage, and deliver marketing, advertising, experiential, and cultural programs for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The position translates approved strategic direction and creative vision into actionable project scopes, schedules, budgets, procurement requirements, and execution plans. It manages multiple concurrent projects from initiation through closeout, coordinates internal teams and external vendors, and maintains visibility into workload, project progress, and spending.

The position supports programs that strengthen the airport brand, improve the passenger experience, engage employees and the community, and advance commercial revenue goals. Assignments may include integrated campaigns, paid advertising, digital media, concessions and parking marketing, loyalty programs, events, environmental branding, installations, and art and cultural programming. The role requires independent judgment, consistent follow-through, and the ability to resolve routine delivery issues within approved scope and authority.

Supervision Received

Works under general supervision of Marketing leadership. Independently manages assigned projects within established priorities, budgets, and procedures. Coordinates the work of project participants and vendors; formal supervisory responsibilities apply only when assigned.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

These are typical responsibilities for this position and should not be construed as exclusive or all inclusive.

Project planning and delivery

• Converts approved concepts and objectives into project briefs and plans defining scope, deliverables, milestones, dependencies, budgets, resource needs, and measures of success.
• Manages assigned projects from planning through launch, implementation, and closeout. Establishes realistic schedules and tracks creative development, production, procurement, approvals, and execution against deadlines.
• Coordinates project responsibilities with team leads, confirms owners and due dates, and identifies workload conflicts, staffing gaps, or vendor needs to recommend resource adjustments and priority decisions to Marketing leadership.
• Maintains project boards in Monday.com or other approved systems, including accurate status, task ownership, schedules, dependencies, budgets, and supporting documentation.
• Leads project check-ins, documents decisions and action items, follows up on commitments, and provides concise status reports. Escalates risks, missed milestones, and decisions requiring leadership action with recommended solutions.
• Tracks scope changes and their effects on timing, resources, and cost; obtains required approvals and updates project plans before implementing changes.

Procurement and vendor coordination

• Tracks requisitions, purchase orders, agreements, required documentation, and approvals to support timely vendor engagement. Identifies procurement lead times and potential delays during project planning.
• Serves as the project contact for assigned agencies, consultants, production partners, and vendors to confirm responsibilities and schedules, monitor deliverables, and coordinate issue resolution.

Budget and spending management

• Develops and maintains project budget trackers and consolidated spending reports showing approved budgets, commitments, purchase orders, invoices, actual expenditures, forecast costs, and available balances.
• Maintains organized procurement and financial records for management review and audit support.

Marketing operations and collaboration

• Coordinates creative, digital, social, advertising, and event deliverables across internal teams and external partners, ensuring that required reviews and approvals are completed before release or implementation.
• Maintains an integrated project calendar and supports operating procedures that improve delivery consistency and accountability.
• Maintains a central repository of project records, vendor information, approved deliverables, contracts, and reusable planning materials. Collects performance results with team members and prepares project recaps and lessons learned.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

This is a partial listing of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the job successfully and is not an exhaustive list.

• Knowledge of project management methods, marketing and advertising workflows, creative production, experiential program delivery, and vendor management.
• Knowledge of budgeting, purchasing documentation, invoice review, financial tracking, and records management; ability to learn and apply City procurement and approval procedures.
• Skill in developing scopes of work, schedules, project briefs, status reports, and clear written communications; proficiency with Monday.com or comparable project management tools, spreadsheets, and presentation software.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, anticipate dependencies, assess workload and resource needs, resolve problems, and adjust plans as priorities change.
• Ability to lead through coordination and influence, hold project participants accountable for commitments, and collaborate effectively with creative teams, technical specialists, vendors, and airport stakeholders.
• Ability to translate leadership direction into practical execution plans, exercise sound judgment, maintain accurate records, and communicate risks and recommendations promptly.
• Attention to detail and ability to assess deliverables against approved briefs, brand standards, schedules, and budgets.

Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business Administration, Public Administration, Project Management, or a related field, with five (5) years to seven (7) years of related experience managing marketing, advertising, experiential, or comparable projects in CPG, government or agency environment. Experience must include coordinating project schedules, vendors, and budgets.

This job requires mandatory in-office work.

Preferred Requirements

Seven (7) years of project management experience supporting marketing campaigns, advertising, events, or experiential programs. Experience with procurement, agency or vendor oversight, budget reconciliation, and Monday.com is preferred. Experience coordinating work across multiple teams in an airport, public institution, or similarly complex environment is desirable.