Project Manager, Advertising & Promotion

Illinois, USA (On-site)

$85K/yr – $162K/yrMid Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 4 days ago

Job Summary

Owns end-to-end project management for AbbVie promotional initiatives, from kickoff and stakeholder alignment to asset submission and post-mortem reviews, while ensuring on-time delivery within budget in a fast-paced pharma-ad environment.

  • Manages cross-functional teams and third-party vendors
  • Navigates regulatory review processes and internal approval workflows

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Understand AbbVie promotional guidelines including, but not limited to, corporate branding, promotional material development, Veeva PromoMats review and corporate compliance
  • Understand the Agency Workflow Process including project initiation and kickoff, collaboration, necessary approvals, production and archiving.
  • Demonstrate clear and concise written and verbal communication skills.
  • Demonstrate the ability to prioritize and multi-task to enhance productivity and manage workload.
  • Possess ability to work in a high-volume, rapidly paced environment.
  • Proficiency using the Microsoft Suite of products (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint) and other systems (Kantata/Mavenlink, Workfront).
  • Develop project schedules, allocate resources and communicate project status and schedules to all key stakeholders and ensure deliverables and key milestones are met on time and within budget.
  • Conduct regular status meetings with internal teams and clients to review progress, identify risks, and develop mitigation strategies. Capture notes and distribute recaps with action items.
  • Set up and manage routes for all projects through the internal agency approval process ( Kantata, WorkFront).
  • Understand the Medical/Legal/Regulatory ( Veeva ) review process and prepare all assets and documentation for submission and review in accordance with AbbVie Promotional Material Review Process.

Requirements

  • Bachelor degree required.
  • 5+ years of project management experience, including at least 3 years leading creative and strategic projects in an advertising, marketing, branding, or agency-style environment, with experience managing briefs, timelines, budgets, cross-functional workflows, stakeholder feedback, approvals, and final deliverables.
  • 1-5 years of pharmaceutical (not healthcare) experience within an ad agency.
  • Excellent communications skills: verbal, presentation, written.
  • High energy, positive, organized individual who is comfortable in a high-visibility role.
  • Great collaborator with ability to focus on both the big picture and small details.
  • Understanding of print and digital project lifecycles and different project management methodologies/styles.

Benefits

  • We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
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AbbVie

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AbbVie is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on creating medicines and solutions that put impact first — for patients, communities, and our world. We aim to address complex health issues and enhance people's lives through our core therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, aesthetics and other areas of unmet need. Learn more about us at www.abbvie.com and review our community guidelines at https://www.abbvie.com/social-media-community-guidelines.html.

Founded in 2013
North Chicago, Illinois, USA
60K employees (3,267 in marketing)
78% recommend to a friend
88% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$85K/yr – $162K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

Marketing Project Management median pay in the United States

$90K/yr

Most pay falls between $73K and $109K. Based on 514 salaries.

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Funding

Total Funding
$23B
Last Raise
$8B
Post IPO Debt, 18 days ago

Funding History

  • Feb 2026
    Post IPO Debt • $8B
  • Feb 2024
    Post IPO Debt • $15B
  • Mar 2023
    Post IPO Equity • $250K

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.4M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$37.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
35%
Direct
45.7%
Referral
11.2%
Social
6.1%
Paid
1.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~59.9K
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Project Manager, Advertising & Promotion

AbbVie · Illinois, USA · On-site