Creative Advertising Project Lead

KC Ad Club; Olathe (KS); On-site; USD 80,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Garmin International is seeking a full-time Project Manager Advertising Creative to join its U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area.

The role drives in-house advertising efforts, guiding projects from kickoff through delivery and ensuring timely, high-quality creative outcomes. The ideal candidate has a minimum of 3 years in advertising project management, excellent communication, and a proven ability to lead cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 3 years of demonstrated project management experience in advertising or related marketing/creative environment.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects with varying schedules and dependencies while meeting deadlines.
• Experience building productive relationships and collaborating with diverse teams and stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills with a proactive service mindset.

Responsibilities

• Owns project delivery from kickoff through completion, managing timelines, scope, risks, milestones, and status reporting to keep teams aligned and projects on track.
• Manages day-to-day project execution including workflow, routing, approvals, status meetings and cross-organizational handoffs.
• Coordinates and allocates resources across projects, balancing capacity, priorities and deadlines.
• Leads project management of global campaigns and product launches for assigned product lines.
• Partners with account management to define scope, assigns project teams and timelines, and ensures successful execution.
• Proactively identifies risks, resolves bottlenecks, and communicates project updates to protect scope and timelines.
• Participates in weekly internal status meetings, communicating key project status and updates.
• Schedules and leads internal creative reviews in preparation for segment reviews.
• Captures and communicates updates and next steps from internal meetings.
• Ensures projects adhere to Garmin Creative processes, quality standards and best practices.
• Assists on projects beyond established assignments when needed.

Skills

Project management

Advertising

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Garmin International is seeking a full-time Project Manager Advertising Creative to join its U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area.

The role drives in-house advertising efforts, guiding projects from kickoff through delivery and ensuring timely, high-quality creative outcomes. The ideal candidate has a minimum of 3 years in advertising project management, excellent communication, and a proven ability to lead cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.