Creative Project Manager (Hybrid)

Cella; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 73,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Cella in St. Louis, MO, is seeking a Specialist, Project Management to serve as the central hub for high-visibility marketing initiatives. You will lead projects end-to-end, coordinating cross-functional teams to deliver on time and within budget.

The role blends Agile and Waterfall methodologies, requiring strong scheduling, risk management, and stakeholder communication. Hybrid onsite schedule supports collaboration with the marketing and creative teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• 3+ years of professional experience, including at least 1 year of project management experience in an in-house creative agency, marketing agency, or similar client-service environment.
• 1+ year of project management tools experience (Jira, Monday.com, Workfront preferred or equivalent platforms).

Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle projects from inception to completion across multidisciplinary teams and media.
• Act as cross-functional hub with internal & external partners for project success.
• Develop, own, and communicate holistic project schedules and work plans.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Agile methodologies

Documentation & scheduling

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Jira

Monday.com

Workfront

Job description

Location: St. Louis, MO (Local Candidates Only)

Contract Length: 12 Months (2026-10-12 to 2027-10-16)

Full-Time Hours: 40 Hours/Week

Compensation Range: $35.00 - 38.48 per hour

We are seeking a highly organized and collaborative Specialist, Project Management to serve as the central execution hub for high-visibility marketing and creative initiatives. In this role, you will lead projects from inception through completion, partnering with multidisciplinary teams to deliver work on time, within budget, and to the highest standards of quality and accuracy.

Based in St. Louis, MO, with a hybrid schedule of Monday-Thursday onsite, the Project Manager will oversee a diverse portfolio of 15-20+ concurrent projects spanning digital, eCommerce, print, video, packaging, and promotional media. You will bring structure and visibility to complex workflows by developing and maintaining comprehensive project schedules, coordinating cross-functional teams, facilitating status meetings, identifying risks and dependencies, and ensuring timely resolution of issues.

The ideal candidate is comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment and has experience working across both Agile methodologies, including Kanban and Scrum, and Waterfall project management approaches. Familiarity with Workfront and the ability to effectively coordinate creative, marketing, and production stakeholders will be essential.

This is an opportunity to play a pivotal role in bringing high-impact marketing and creative campaigns to life while ensuring every project is organized, efficient, on time, and error-free.

On-Site Requirements: Onsite Monday-Thursday | Remote Friday (Pet-friendly environment).

Responsibilities:

• As a Specialist, Project Management you will lead and manage full-cycle projects (from inception to completion) across multidisciplinary teams and across all media types (digital to traditional) to ensure on-time, on-budget and error-free execution.
• Act as cross-functional hub for project executions while partnering closely with internal & external partners to ensure overall project success.
• Develop, own, and communicate holistic project schedules and work plan to internal & external teams.
• Maintains detailed status reports in Workfront and leads status meetings for Marketing & agency.
• Acts as a project driver for the team, takes ownership of project efficiency.
• Utilize Agile (Kanban+/Scrum) and Waterfall processes and applies relevant approach by project type.
• Experience in omni-channel/all media types of production including digital, eComm, print, video, and packaging.
• Measure project performance to identify areas for improvement.
• Open jobs utilizing agency software tools (i.e. Workfront).
• Work with account leads to accurately scope project jobs.
• Management of all production related requests from the internal team, clients, or meta- agency partners - holistic timeline creation and management.
• Gather and vet specs across all media types (digital, ecommerce, broadcast, print, promotions + packaging) to ensure project accuracy.
• Manages all Type C & D packaging updates, creates spec sheets, works directly with Production Artist.
• Traffics print and digital media.
• Facilitates website content updates.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• 3+ years of professional experience, including at least 1 year of project management experience in an in-house creative agency, marketing agency, or similar client-service environment.
• 1+ year of project management tools experience (Jira, Monday.com, Workfront preferred or equivalent platforms).

Other:

• Experience supporting print production and packaging design projects is preferred.

Job ID: JN -092026-145895

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

At Cella, a randstad digital company, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact [e-mail].

Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Cella by randstad digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.