Branded Environment Project Lead (Freelance)

MacKenzie-Childs, LLC; Town of Aurora (NY); On-site; USD 96,000 - 179,000; Part time

Job summary

MacKenzie-Childs, LLC is seeking an experienced Freelance Project Manager to lead a high-profile branded environment initiative from concept through completion in New York. You will serve as the central PM, driving schedules, coordinating cross-functional teams, and managing external partners to ensure timely delivery within budget.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, proactive, and capable of coordinating creative, operational, and technical workstreams, identifying risks early and driving

Responsibilities

• Lead all phases of the project from concept through final installation and postlaunch review.
• Develop and maintain the master project schedule with milestones, dependencies, critical paths, and key deliverables.
• Establish project governance, meeting cadence, communication plans, and reporting structures.
• Facilitate regular cross-functional project meetings and ensure timely follow-up on action items.
• Prepare status reports highlighting progress, risks, budget impacts, and upcoming milestones.
• Proactively identify schedule risks, resource constraints, and execution challenges while developing mitigation strategies.
• Drive accountability across internal teams, consultants, vendors, and external partners.
• Coordinate activities across multiple business functions including Visual Merchandising / Store Development, Creative Marketing, Product Development, Retail Operations, Finance, External consultants and fabrication partners.
• Coordinate vendor selection, bid reviews, production schedules, and contractual deliverables.
• Manage relationships with fabricators, manufacturers, installers, consultants, and service providers.
• Monitor project expenditures and escalate budget variances or schedule impacts as needed.
• Maintain detailed project documentation, contracts, change orders, and financial tracking.

Job description

MacKenzie-Childs, LLC is seeking an experienced Freelance Project Manager to lead a high-profile branded environment initiative from concept through completion in New York. You will serve as the central PM, driving schedules, coordinating cross-functional teams, and managing external partners to ensure timely delivery within budget.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, proactive, and capable of coordinating creative, operational, and technical workstreams, identifying risks early and driving