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At WTA, strong project management isn’t just about keeping things on track, it’s about driving complex work forward with clarity, confidence, and precision. We’re looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager who can own large, multi-channel projects from start to finish while keeping teams aligned and moving at pace.

In this role, you’ll lead the planning, execution, and delivery of integrated campaigns. You will be partnering closely with Account Service, guiding internal teams, and ensuring work is delivered on time, on budget, and at a high level of quality.

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Own end-to-end project delivery across mid-to-large-scale, multi-channel campaigns

Build and manage detailed project plans, timelines, and workflows from kickoff through delivery

Drive alignment across Creative, Media, and Account Service teams

Anticipate risks, identify dependencies, and resolve bottlenecks before they impact timelines

Manage project scope, budgets, and timelines while proactively flagging risks, changes, and variances

Lead status communication internally and contribute to client-facing conversations with clear, solutions-oriented updates

Oversee execution quality, ensuring all deliverables align with the brief, client expectations, and agency standards

Manage approvals, routing, and feedback cycles to keep work moving efficiently and on schedule

Coordinate resources across projects, partnering with team leads to balance workload and priorities

Support and mentor Project Managers, providing guidance on timelines, workflow, and complex project challenges

Contribute to process improvements by identifying workflow inefficiencies and helping refine how work gets done

What You'll Bring to the Table

5+ years of creative project management experience in an ad agency or similar environment

Proven experience leading large, complex, multi-channel campaigns

Strong understanding of agency workflow, resourcing, and cross-functional collaboration

Ability to manage multiple high-priority projects with independence and confidence

Experience with scoping, estimates, and budget management

Excellent communication skills and a solutions-oriented mindset

Experience with project management/traffic tools (Advantage a plus)

About Walz Tetrick Advertising

Walz Tetrick is a full-service marketing, creative and media agency in Kansas City. The Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce named Walz Tetrick one of its Top 10 Small Businesses, honoring our resilience, innovation and values. Though we’ve been around since 1967, we approach every opportunity with the same zeal we did when we were just getting started. We look for associates, partners and clients who share that enthusiasm and appreciate our all-in approach to brand activation. With each day, we harness more tools and information to illuminate our way.

Walz Tetrick offers an office culture like no other. CEO Charlie Tetrick values his employees and creates a uniquely positive and supportive culture. We work and play as a family. Our current work hours are “in office” Monday through Thursday with an option to “work from anywhere” on Friday.

We’re proud of our strong benefits package that includes a 401(k) with an employer match, long-term disability and dental insurance. We offer excellent health insurance, and the agency pays 90 percent of the employees’ premiums with an option to add a spouse and family. We have a generous paid time off policy that includes days to volunteer at a charity of your choice.

If you’re passionate, strategic, collaborative and kind, with a dose of scrappy thrown in, we want to meet you.

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