Project Manager, Brand Implementation
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Elmhurst, IL, US
- Work setup
- Remote
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Project management
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 3 or more years of project management, program management, signage, interior branding, construction, or related experience preferred.
- Demonstrated experience managing multiple projects, locations, schedules, budgets, milestones, and competing priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to build effective relationships with customers, vendors, installers, and cross-functional internal teams.
- Ability to read and understand basic floor plans, surveys, layouts, and project documentation.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and comfort working in ERP, project tracking, customer portal, and reporting systems.
- Strong organizational, problem-solving, and follow-through skills with high attention to detail.
- Ability to identify project risks, resolve issues proactively, and escalate concerns with clear recommendations when needed.
- Experience in signage, branded environments, interior graphics, fixtures, or multi-location implementation programs is preferred.
- Availability to support night or weekend installations or project escalations when business needs require.
- Commitment to safe project execution, including awareness of site conditions, installation risks, and the importance of promptly escalating safety concerns.
Full description
Overview
This position will be onsite full-time in our Elmhurst, IL office.Your Career In The Stratusphere
There’s never been a better time to join Stratus!
As the market leader in brand implementation and maintenance, we help the world’s most recognized brands show up consistently, everywhere they operate. From exterior signage and interior branding to site refreshes, digital signage, and ongoing repair and maintenance, we bring brands to life where it matters most. Our work extends far beyond installation; we become a long-term partner in helping brands succeed.
At Stratus, every employee plays a direct role in that impact. We operate with a strong commitment to customer service, a focus on execution, and a bias for action. If you're looking for a place where your contributions are visible, your growth is supported, and your work makes a real difference, you’ll find it here.
The Opportunity
The Project Manager, Interior Branding is responsible for coordinating customer projects from planning through installation and closeout, ensuring each location is delivered in alignment with customer standards, budget, schedule, and quality expectations. This role serves as a central point of coordination across Account Management, Design, Production, vendors, installers, Accounting, and the customer, helping move projects seamlessly from concept to completion.You will manage multiple projects and locations at once, track milestones and financial performance, coordinate surveys and approvals, support installation readiness, and provide clear, timely communication throughout the project lifecycle. Success in this role requires strong organization, ownership, and customer focus, along with a safety-first mindset when coordinating field activity, installation requirements, and vendor execution.
Responsibilities
- Manage assigned Interior Branding projects from award through completion, including scope, schedule, budget, customer requirements, and key project milestones.
- Partner with Account Management to understand customer standards, program requirements, deliverables, and expectations for each awarded project.
- Coordinate preliminary surveys, site information, brand books, mockups, artwork approvals, fixture locations, and other project requirements with Design, Production, vendors, and customers.
- Develop and maintain project schedules, track open actions and dependencies, and proactively address risks or delays that could affect customer commitments.
- Coordinate approved vendors and installation partners, ensuring they have accurate scope, site requirements, materials, documentation, and timing needed for successful execution.
- Monitor project financial performance, including budgets, purchase orders, vendor costs, change activity, and invoicing readiness, and escalate variances when appropriate.