Creative Project Manager-Print and Digital HYBRID

Staffmark Group; Northfield Township (IL); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Digital People seeks a highly organized Creative Project Manager to drive print and digital projects from planning to delivery. The role coordinates across creative, marketing, and operations teams, vendors, and internal partners to meet timelines and quality standards.

This is a long-term contract with a hybrid schedule (3 days onsite, 2 days WFH) on the North Shore. The ideal candidate communicates effectively, anticipates challenges, and brings structure to complex workflows, including

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in project management, creative operations, marketing operations, production, or a related field.
• Strong organizational, communication, and time-management skills.
• Experience with Wrike preferred; familiarity with print production or large-scale events is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple projects from planning through completion, ensuring timelines and deliverables stay on track.
• Coordinate resources across creative, marketing, operations, and external partners.
• Maintain project schedules and status updates using Wrike; track dependencies and risks.

Skills

Wrike experience

Communication

Organization

Time management

Tools

Wrike

Job description

Creative Project Manager- Print and Digital
Long term contract (ongoing)
Hybrid-North Shore-3 days onsite/2 days WFH

Our client, a premier organization advocating excellence in the practice of pathology and laboratory medicine is seeking a highly organized, proactive Creative Project Manager / Operations Project Manager to help keep projects moving forward and ensure key initiatives are delivered on time and to a high standard. This role will coordinate across creative, marketing, operations, vendors, and other internal teams to manage timelines, resources, deliverables, and priorities.

The ideal candidate is a strong communicator and problem-solver who can manage multiple projects at once, anticipate challenges, and bring structure and accountability to complex workflows.

Responsibilities:

• Manage multiple projects from planning through completion, ensuring timelines, milestones, and deliverables stay on track.
• Coordinate resources across creative, marketing, operations, and external partners.
• Monitor project progress, identify potential roadblocks, and proactively communicate issues and solutions.
• Maintain project schedules, status updates, and deliverables using Wrike.
• Help prioritize projects and manage competing deadlines and resources.
• Coordinate meetings, follow-ups, and action items to keep teams aligned and moving forward.

Order Renewal Catalog:

• Oversee the Order Renewal Catalog, a critical business deliverable for the organization.
• Manage the overall timeline and production schedule, including content, creative, approvals, printing, and final delivery.
• Coordinate with internal teams and external vendors to ensure deadlines and quality standards are met.
• Track dependencies and proactively address issues that could impact the schedule.

Major Events & Special Projects:

• Support the planning and execution of major organizational events and high-priority projects.
• Coordinate timelines, resources, logistics, and deliverables across multiple teams.
• Help ensure projects and events are well organized, on schedule, and successfully executed.

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience in project management, creative operations, marketing operations, production, or a related field.
• Strong organizational, communication, and time-management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong attention to detail and follow-through.
• Experience with project management platforms; Wrike experience preferred.
• Experience with print production, catalogs, publications, or large-scale events is a plus.

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The base pay range listed reflects what we reasonably expect to offer for this role. Actual pay may vary based on location, experience, and performance. Depending on the position, benefits may include medical, dental, and vision coverage; retirement and savings plans; paid holidays and time off; supplemental insurance; and additional wellness or incentive programs and include anything reportable for federal tax purposes.

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