Project Manager Intern – Product Launch

Job Description

Project Management Intern | Cottage Door Press

The Tone:
This is an internship at Cottage Door Press, with the expectation of being onsite in the Chicagoland area. Cottage Door Press focuses on bringing products, including ELA projects, to market. This role is essential for supporting the Project Manager in coordinating tasks and managing timelines, contributing to the successful launch of new products. The intern will gain hands-on experience in a supportive, collaborative environment, helping to ensure alignment across various internal and external teams.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Part-time (Minimum 20 hours a week)
• Location: In-person, Rolling Meadows, IL

• Mission: To support the planning, execution, and monitoring of projects by coordinating tasks, managing timelines, and ensuring cross-functional team alignment.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Coordinate: Assist the Project Manager in planning and scheduling project tasks specifically for ELA (English Language Arts) projects.
• Communicate: Support the Project Manager by tracking and clearly communicating project progress, key milestones, and critical deliverables to stakeholders.
• Collaborate: Engage with cross-functional teams, including editorial, creative, marketing, and operations, to ensure consistent alignment on tasks and deadlines.
• Resource Management: Help the Project Manager with tasks related to resource allocation and assessing workload capacities.
• Vendor Liaison: Act as a point of contact with international vendors and manufacturing teams to help facilitate on-time product delivery.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree or graduate degree in Business, Management, Project Management, or a related field.
• Experience: Previous work experience in a related field is required.
• Skills: Strong organizational and multitasking abilities; excellent written and verbal communication skills; familiarity with project management tools, systems, and methodologies; detail-oriented with a proactive approach to problem-solving; comfortable managing multiple priorities and tight deadlines; strong coordination skills for cross-functional workflows.
• Bonus: Residing in the Chicagoland area and possessing the ability to work onsite. Enthusiasm for bringing products to market and supporting successful launches.