Creative Project Manger

Ektello; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 48,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Ektello is seeking a Creative Project Manager in Tampa, on-site, contract-to-hire. You will oversee end-to-end creative projects, partnering with designers, copywriters and marketers to set timelines and deliverables, and translate evolving concepts into actionable plans.

You will manage multiple projects, maintain workflows, and drive efficient collaboration across stakeholders while helping to improve PM processes and systems within Monday.com environments.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of creative/project management experience.
• Experience managing projects from concept through completion.
• Collaborating with designers, copywriters and cross-functional teams.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Turn ambiguous concepts into clear, actionable deliverables.
• Experience with workflows, timelines, approvals and dependencies.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Ability to work with both creative and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end execution of creative and marketing projects.
• Partner with designers, copywriters, marketers and stakeholders to set timelines and deliverables.
• Translate evolving concepts into clear project plans and tasks.
• Coordinate multiple projects, managing deadlines and dependencies.
• Maintain workflows for efficient movement through systems.
• Collaborate on materials including emails, PR, and marketing collateral.
• Facilitate communication between creative teams and business stakeholders.
• Identify roadblocks and keep projects moving toward completion.
• Help improve project management processes and systems.

Skills

Project management

Creative

Marketing

Cross-functional

Tools

Monday.com

Smartsheet

Asana

Jira

Job description

Creative Project Manager Contract-to-hire Pay Rate: $35-40/hr On-site, Tampa, FL

Position Overview We are seeking an experienced Creative Project Manager to oversee the end-to-end execution of creative and marketing projects. This role will partner closely with copywriters, designers, marketers, and other cross-functional stakeholders to take projects from initial concepts through final delivery. The ideal candidate is highly organized, comfortable working through ambiguity, and skilled at bringing structure to creative processes. This person will manage timelines, workflows, priorities, and deliverables while ensuring projects are completed on time and to a high standard. The role will also contribute to improving project management processes and systems as the team continues to evolve its workflows.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage creative projects from initial concept and briefing through execution, review, approval, and final delivery.
• Partner closely with designers, copywriters, and other creative professionals to establish timelines, priorities, deliverables, and project requirements.
• Translate ambiguous or evolving concepts into clear project plans, actionable tasks, and defined deliverables.
• Coordinate multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring deadlines, dependencies, approvals, and stakeholder expectations are effectively managed.
• Maintain project workflows and ensure work moves efficiently through the appropriate systems and processes.
• Collaborate with marketing and communications partners on materials including one-sheets, promotional emails, internal communications, PR materials, and other marketing collateral.
• Facilitate communication between creative teams and business stakeholders, ensuring feedback is clearly communicated and incorporated.
• Identify potential roadblocks, manage competing priorities, and proactively keep projects moving toward completion.
• Help evaluate and improve existing project management processes, workflows, and systems to increase efficiency and visibility.
• Support the transition and continued development of project management workflows within Monday.com.
• Establish clear project documentation, timelines, status updates, and next steps for stakeholders.
• Ensure projects are delivered accurately, efficiently, and in alignment with business and creative objectives.

Required Qualifications

• 4-6 years of professional experience in creative project management, marketing project management, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated experience managing creative projects from concept through completion.
• Previous experience working directly with designers, copywriters, writers, or other creative teams.
• Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to take ambiguous concepts or loosely defined requests and turn them into clear plans and actionable deliverables.
• Experience managing workflows, timelines, approvals, and cross-functional dependencies.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with both creative and business stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail and follow-through.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with process improvement, workflow optimization, or project management operations.
• Experience with project management platforms such as Monday.com, Smartsheet, Asana, Jira, or similar tools.
• Experience supporting PR, internal communications, marketing communications, email marketing, or promotional campaigns.
• Experience working in either B2B or customer-facing/B2C environments.
• Experience helping teams establish or improve project management systems and processes.

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