Creative & Marketing Ops Project Lead (Contract)

Aquent; New York (NY); On-site; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Subsidized health plans

Vision and dental plans

Paid sick leave

Retirement plan with match

Job summary

Aquent in New York is seeking a highly organized Project Manager to support creative and marketing execution in a fast-paced environment. This contract role serves as the operational anchor for Marketing and Creative teams, owning all sub timelines and ensuring work lands on time and on brand.

The ideal candidate brings sharp attention to detail, excels at calendar management, and thrives under pressure while coordinating across multiple stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in project management, fashion production, or creative operations.
• Hands on experience with project management platforms such as Workfront, Smartsheet, or Figma.
• Exceptional organizational and calendar management skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the operational anchor across marketing and creative projects, driving consistency and efficiency.
• Run weekly status meetings with the Marketing team to keep everyone pacing to milestones, deck updates, and prep work.
• Provide regular project updates and flag risks early.
• Proactively identify scheduling risks and adjust timelines to protect key business milestones.
• Keep creative, production, fashion office, and marketing calendars aligned.
• Assign, track, and follow up on deliverables across Marketing teams.
• Maintain project management tools with clear priorities, dependencies, and real time status.

Skills

Organizational skills

Calendar management

Communication

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Workfront

Smartsheet

Figma

Job description

Aquent in New York is seeking a highly organized Project Manager to support creative and marketing execution in a fast-paced environment. This contract role serves as the operational anchor for Marketing and Creative teams, owning all sub timelines and ensuring work lands on time and on brand.

The ideal candidate brings sharp attention to detail, excels at calendar management, and thrives under pressure while coordinating across multiple stakeholders.