Assoc. Creative Project Manager

BLR Holdings, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking an Associate Creative Project Manager to join their creative project management team in Los Angeles. This role involves collaborating with various teams to ensure seamless project execution and addressing challenges proactively. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree and at least 1 year of relevant experience, demonstrating strong project management and communication skills.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

401K contribution

Incentive and recognition program

Qualifications

• 1 year of project management experience at an advertising agency or in-house creative group.
• Experience supporting projects of various sizes, preferably creative-based.
• Solutions-oriented, creative problem solver.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Project Manager and Account Manager on project intake.
• Develop detailed project schedules and ensure alignment among teams.
• Guide projects from beginning to end and communicate effectively.

Skills

Project Management

Communication

Problem Solving

Collaboration

Detail Orientation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

Job description

Location: Los Angeles, California
Job Type: Contract
Compensation Range: $44 - 46 per hour

We are searching for a collaborative Associate Creative Project Manager to join our client's creative project management team. The Creative Project Management team is the internal creative agency engine, linking all functions, and managing work flows end-to-end to deliver all campaigns and initiatives with excellence. Associate Project Managers work closely with Project Managers, Account Management, Creative, and Production daily to ensure that projects are moving seamlessly through the system and that anticipated challenges are addressed early.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with your connected Project Manager and Account Manager on project intake and ensure that resources are appropriately assigned, and jobs are opened in Workfront.
• Develop detailed project schedules with the vertical Project Manager, ensuring Account, Creative and Production are aligned and kept abreast of key milestones, timeline shifts and changes in deliverables.
• Work with the vertical Project Manager to guide projects from beginning to end and be a "go-to" person on project status.
• Ensure project milestones are updated in Workfront as projects progress through the agency.
• Attend and support status meetings and documents to ensure clarity of weekly milestones, meetings, and deliverables.
• Call out scheduling, resourcing, or other potential challenges well in advance and offer solutions to the vertical Project Manager.
• Follow up with creative and production teams to ensure they have the information and assets needed to get the job done. Ensure that the teams are working toward key timing milestones.
• Liaise with the vertical Project Manager, Account, Creative Business Management and Operations to ensure work is being routed to appropriate partners while in development (legal, trademark, Corp Comms, etc.).
• Communicate effectively with the vertical Project Manager and cross-functional partners.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• 1 year of project management experience at an advertising agency or in-house creative group or relevant work experience
• Experience supporting project of various sizes, preferably creative based
• High accountability - a successful Associate PM will fully support and feel "ownership" over their projects from intake to completion
• Servant leader - able to support and help lead project teams and hold team members accountable while understanding they aren't the decision makers of the creative work
• Solutions-oriented, creative problem solver
• Detailed worker with an emphasis on thoroughness and timely completion of tasks
• Skilled at establishing and maintaining relationships with partners and peers
• Entrepreneurial - this function is new to the organization and the right candidate will have the desire to build, test, and learn while adding value to the agency

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