Creative Project Manager

Job Summary:

Our client is seeking a Creative Project Manager to join their team in Basking Ridge, New Jersey! This is a hybrid team, and this role is responsible for managing multiple projects across different lines of business for consumer and local programs. The PM is responsible for prioritizing projects, tracking and communicating scope, load balance planning for resources, and communicating status and risk to high-level internal stakeholders. The selected candidate must exhibit outstanding project management and communication skills in achieving the highest possible standards when leading a project across numerous teams and groups. They need a basic knowledge of business challenges to provide communications solutions and project management execution. The PM will also be expected to participate in creative development meetings to ensure final output is on mark. In addition, the PM will provide project management follow-through and accurate delivery.

Duties:

Prioritize and manage the workflow of multiple projects through a line business

Manage and track scope and hours for efficiency reporting across a line of business

Communicate priorities, risk and solutions to senior-level internal stakeholders

Partner with the marketing and strategy leads and Creative Directors to lead and direct teams on brief development, paths forward, problem solving, and prioritizations

Encourage a collaborative approach with departmental team members

Partner with outside agencies in managing clients’ promotional and marketing efforts

Evaluate creative briefs on complex projects and interprets them for project teams to lead communication strategies and implement marketing efforts

Collaborate on creative development and direction with marketing, design, agency, and production teams

Provide feedback to project team during internal creative reviews

Present concepts to clients, obtains feedback, and translates that feedback for the project team

Review change requests and responds with schedule/cost impacts along with alternatives

Manage expectations with departmental teams

Negotiate timelines, budgets, and ensures that all deadlines are maintained

Leverage knowledge and understanding of strategy, business needs, design, creative, and production to facilitate effective communication between all departmental teams

Desired Skills/Experience:

6+ years of professional level experience in a project management role either in an external or internal advertising agency

Ability to craft thoughtful and custom projects plans and timelines

Ability to lead cross-functional teams, both through idea generation and assessment of ideas generated by others.

Team player with excellent relationship building skills

Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

Adept at risk management

Resourceful and solution-oriented

Excellent written, verbal, communication and presentation skills

Benefits:

Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Plans

401K offered