Creative Project Lead — Hybrid Design & Strategy

Merchology; Plymouth (MN); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO 18 days

Holidays

Hybrid work schedule

401(k) with match

Insurance options

Life insurance

Volunteer time

Discounts

Job summary

Merchology, a Plymouth-based company, seeks a Creative Project Manager to lead the Marketing team's Graphic Design group and coordinate cross-functional creative initiatives. You will steer intake, prioritization, scheduling, and resources while providing direction and hands-on design when needed.

You will partner with Marketing, Product Strategy, Sales, and Operations to align campaigns with business goals, overseeing timelines and quality across channels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Marketing, Communications, Fine Arts, or related field.
• 3-5 years of experience in creative project management, operations, marketing, or design leadership, preferably in B2B or E-Commerce.
• Experience managing designers or leading cross-functional creative projects.
• Strong understanding of creative workflows from concept through final delivery; portfolio showcasing variety.

Responsibilities

• Own the creative project intake process for Marketing and internal business partners.
• Prioritize creative requests based on company objectives, timelines, and resources.
• Develop project schedules, milestones, and timelines; manage competing priorities.
• Assign work across the Graphic Design team based on capacity and urgency.
• Lead project kickoff meetings with clear scope, deliverables, and timing.
• Monitor progress, provide status updates, remove obstacles.
• Coordinate reviews, revisions, approvals, and final delivery.
• Maintain creative standards, templates, and best practices.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Project management

Creativity

Strategic thinking

Problem solving

Copywriting

Presentation

Team coaching

Education

Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design Marketing Communications Fine Arts or related field

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Sketch

Jira

HubSpot/Marketo

Job description

Merchology, a Plymouth-based company, seeks a Creative Project Manager to lead the Marketing team's Graphic Design group and coordinate cross-functional creative initiatives. You will steer intake, prioritization, scheduling, and resources while providing direction and hands-on design when needed.

You will partner with Marketing, Product Strategy, Sales, and Operations to align campaigns with business goals, overseeing timelines and quality across channels.