Brand Project Manager

Aquent; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading creative agency is seeking a Brand Project Manager to oversee corporate brand projects. The role involves collaboration with global teams, managing project workflows, and ensuring timely delivery of brand guidelines and assets. Candidates should have extensive experience in creative project management and proficiency in project management tools.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience in Creative Project Management focused on corporate branding.
• Experience with project management systems like Wrike, Monday, or Asana.

Responsibilities

• Manage several moderate-scale, high-priority projects with cross-functional teams.
• Analyze portfolio data to create reports and dashboards.

Skills

Collaboration

Communication

Problem-solving

Tools

Wrike

MS Office

Job description

Candidates must be authorized to work in Canada on a T4 basis, must reside in Canada, and work in the Eastern time zone.

Our Pharmaceutical Retail client is seeking a Brand Project Manager to join their creative agency on a full-time consulting basis. This role involves collaborating globally to deliver corporate brand projects.

Responsibilities:

1. Work with cross-functional teams to plan and manage several moderate-scale, high-priority projects.
2. Guide and facilitate project teams through the Design project workflow process, ensuring activities are completed for each milestone.
3. Provide project status summaries to Design Leadership to keep them informed of portfolio and segment health.
4. Support the project team in documenting and archiving project information such as scope, goals, and resource analyses in the portfolio database.
5. Build strong relationships with peer groups and key stakeholders within Design and with external partners.
6. Share and learn best practices within Design to improve team effectiveness and efficiency.
7. Maintain the portfolio management database for data completeness and accuracy.
8. Analyze portfolio data to create reports and dashboards for your segment.
9. Manage timelines and delivery of Corporate Brand Guidelines, Toolkits, Templates, Creative Assets (icons, illustrations, fonts, colors, DBAs, sonic branding, motion graphics), and Brand Content (photo and video shoots).
10. Coordinate timelines and delivery with freelance and agency partners.

Qualifications:

• 5-7 years of experience in Creative Project Management focused on corporate branding.
• Experience with Wrike or other project/workflow management systems (e.g., Monday, Asana, Workfront).
• Experience working with Design/Creative Brand teams managing brand equity, guidelines projects, brand concepts, creative assets, and templates.
• Proficiency with MS Office suite (Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Experience collaborating with global teams.

Skills:

• Collaborative, effective at working with remote teams, maintaining transparent communication.
• Independent, proactive, and keeps teams informed.
• Clear and concise communication, both in writing and speaking, capable of giving and receiving directions asynchronously.
• Problem-solving skills, curious and interested in addressing root causes rather than quick fixes.
• Team-oriented mindset, valuing collective success.

Client Description

Our client is a global leader in consumer healthcare, empowering approximately 1.2 billion people worldwide through iconic brands. They are committed to helping people realize the power of everyday care through science-backed, care-forward experiences endorsed by healthcare professionals.

Aquent is dedicated to fostering inclusivity and is proudly an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from underrepresented groups and support applicants with disabilities, providing reasonable accommodations throughout the employment process.