Creative Project Manager

Air Canada; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Air Canada is seeking a seasoned Project Manager to drive 10–15 concurrent creative projects from brief to delivery. You will own plans, timelines and deliverables, coordinating across marketing, creative, digital, ops, production and media to keep work on track.

You will QA creative outputs, adapt plans to changing dependencies, and advocate for efficient workflows with stakeholders. Strong communication and PM experience in a creative setting are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management experience in a creative capacity.
• Degree or college diploma in Project Management, Creative Production or equivalent field.
• Experience in creative development and production process.
• Experience with project management tools (Workfront, Asana and Excel).
• Proven ability to manage multiple complex projects concurrently, balancing competing priorities, dependencies and deadlines.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Comfortable adopting new technologies, automation and AI-enabled tools to improve workflows and team efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Manage 10–15 creative projects concurrently from brief intake through delivery, ensuring requirements, timelines and dependencies are clear and aligned from the outset.
• Own project plans, timelines and deliverables.
• Translate plans into actionable tactics and deliverables, managing dependencies and moving multiple projects through each phase of the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate across marketing, creative, digital, ops, production, media and other cross-functional teams keeping everyone aligned on responsibilities, dependencies and deadlines.
• Manage day-to-day communication with stakeholders, providing visibility into project status, next steps, risks and decisions required.
• Conduct quality assurance on creative deliverables, reviewing for accuracy, consistency and completeness before moving to the next phase.
• Translate media plans and blocking charts into clear creative deliverables, tracking specifications, dependencies and deadlines to ensure assets are delivered accurately and on time.
• Organize creative reviews, ensuring the right people are involved, feedback is consolidated and decisions are captured and actioned.
• Manage project scope and flag changes, competing priorities, risks or roadblocks before they impact timelines or deliverables.
• Build and maintain project documentation, schedules, trackers and other tools that keep work organised and accessible.
• Coordinate final approvals, asset delivery and handoffs, ensuring creative is delivered accurately and on time.
• Identify opportunities to improve workflows, processes and tools that make project management, creative development and production more efficient.
• Build strong relationships with cross functional teams.
• Contribute to a collaborative, solutions‑oriented studio culture that enables teams to do their best work.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Organizational skills

Communication

AI tools familiarity

Education

PM degree or diploma

Tools

Workfront

Asana

Excel

Job description

Keep creative work moving from brief to delivery by bringing structure, clarity and organization to complex projects. This role is ideal for a highly organised, proactive problem solver who understands the creative process and knows how to keep great work moving within timelines and business realities.

Responsibilities

• Manage 10–15 creative projects concurrently from brief intake through delivery, ensuring requirements, timelines and dependencies are clear and aligned from the outset
• Own project plans, timelines and deliverables
• Translate plans into actionable tactics and deliverables, managing dependencies and moving multiple projects through each phase of the project lifecycle
• Coordinate across marketing, creative, digital, ops, production, media and other cross-functional teams keeping everyone aligned on responsibilities, dependencies and deadlines
• Manage day‑to‑day communication with stakeholders, providing visibility into project status, next steps, risks and decisions required
• Conduct quality assurance on creative deliverables, reviewing for accuracy, consistency and completeness before moving to the next phase
• Translate media plans and blocking charts into clear creative deliverables, tracking specifications, dependencies and deadlines to ensure assets are delivered accurately and on time
• Organize creative reviews, ensuring the right people are involved, feedback is consolidated and decisions are captured and actioned
• Manage project scope and flag changes, competing priorities, risks or roadblocks before they impact timelines or deliverables
• Build and maintain project documentation, schedules, trackers and other tools that keep work organised and accessible
• Coordinate final approvals, asset delivery and handoffs, ensuring creative is delivered accurately and on time
• Identify opportunities to improve workflows, processes and tools that make project management, creative development and production more efficient
• Build strong relationships with cross functional teams
• Contribute to a collaborative, solutions‑oriented studio culture that enables teams to do their best work

What we need from you

• 5+ years of project management experience in a creative capacity
• Degree or college diploma in Project Management, Creative Production or equivalent field
• Professional experience in creative development and production process.
• Experience with project management and planning tools (Workfront, Asana and Excel)
• Proven ability to manage multiple complex projects concurrently, balancing competing priorities, dependencies and deadlines
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Comfortable adopting new technologies, automation and AI‑enabled tools to improve workflows and team efficiency