Creative Project Manger (Remote)

Purple Mattress; United States; Remote; USD 72,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Match

Flexible Vacation Plan

Sick & Wellness Time

Holiday Pay

Sabbatical

Employee Discount

Give Back Day

Complimentary Mattress

Job summary

Purple is seeking a Creative Project Manager to oversee marketing and creative projects, photoshoots, and external production. You will collaborate with internal teams, freelancers, and contracted agencies to deliver on-brand work on time and on budget.

Based remote in the United States, the role emphasizes planning, stakeholder communication, and process improvements to boost efficiency within the creative team.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in design/marketing project management and/or production.
• In-house experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of graphic design and copywriting.
• Proficiency with project management tools and methods.
• Willingness to travel as required.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and oversee project management duties for design, photo, and video projects.
• Develop and manage project scope, quality, resources, timelines and costs.
• Facilitate weekly status meetings, prioritization, stand-ups, and reviews.
• Create and maintain budgets, estimates, proposals and billing.
• Coordinate production schedules with internal and external teams.
• Present creative work to stakeholders for approval.
• Manage a direct report and foster professional development.

Skills

Emotional intelligence

Drive and meet deadlines

Quick learner

Strong sense of urgency

Tools

Microsoft Office

Adobe software

Job description

The Purple story

At Purple, we believe a better life is achievable - and it starts with investing in yourself. As the masterminds of modern rest and recovery, we believe a good night's sleep is the first step toward powering human potential. It fuels happiness, enhances personal growth, and builds a more connected world. That's why our mission is to deliver the most restorative, most supportive, most downright life-changing comfort on the planet. From our groundbreaking GelFlex® Grid technology to our work in the community, we never stop pushing boundaries. We're bold, curious, and uncompromising in our pursuit of better - for our customers, for our people, and for the world. Because when you invest in better, everything else follows.

Compensation

The compensation target for this role is: $72,300 - $85,000

Why this role matters

This is a fully remote position that may be performed from an approved location within the United States, with the work arrangement subject to change based on business needs. This position is expected to work primarily during Mountain Time business hours and requires approximately 10% travel, both subject to vary based on business needs.

The Creative Project Manager is responsible for day-to-day project management for marketing/creative projects, photoshoot/video production and managing creative work outsourced to agencies. The Creative Producer will work with internal creative and marketing strategy team, internal Purple stakeholders, freelancers, and producers from contracted agencies to help bring creative and marketing work to life. Guides the development of standards to ensure production elements and assets reflect and brand. Helps with process improvements to increase efficiency within the creative team.

How you'll shape the future of comfort:

• Support intake of internal creative projects
• Assist in internal creative resourcing and scheduling
• Proactively communicate to stakeholders on progress, process, and best practices
• Manage working relationships with outside agencies
• Lead, manage and oversee project management duties including planning, coordinating and implementing projects for assigned design, photo, and video projects
• Develop and manage project scope, quality, resources, timelines and costs.
• Facilitate and participate in weekly project status meetings, prioritization meetings, stand-ups, creative reviews, retrospectives, etc.
• Create and maintain accurate and timely budgets, estimates, proposals & billing for assigned projects.
• Maintain photoshoot/video production schedules and work closely with creative, external producers and production teams to ensure delivery on time and on budget. Partner internally and externally to facilitate successful delivery.
• Manage and coordinate product samples, merchandise and props. Communicate and track with stakeholders and agencies/freelancers
• Support maintenance of catalog of photo and video resources
• Present creative work to stakeholders for approval
• Develop and maintain positive, professional relationships with the internal team, vendors, and contract talent
• Manage a direct report, appropriately delegating tasks and working on professional development

What we’re looking for:

• Exceptionally high level of emotional intelligence
• Strong sense of urgency
• Quick learner
• Drive and hit dates, on budget
• 5+years previous experience in design/marketing project management and/or production. (In-house experience preferred)
• Demonstrated…etc.
• Strong knowledge of graphic design and copywriting fields, basic understanding of creative production
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, Apple systems, Adobe software, project management tools and methods.
• Must be able to travel as required

How Purple brings you comfort

Comprehensive Health & Wellness Benefits

• 401(k) Match
• Flexible Vacation Plan
• Childbirth & Parental Leave
• Sick & Wellness TimeHoliday Pay
• Sabbatical
• Employee Discount
• Give Back Day
• Complimentary Mattress

WHY JOIN PURPLE?

At Purple, you'll join a team that truly invests in you, not just as an employee, but as a person. Here, you'll grow in an environment that values curiosity, collaboration, and courage. We believe in open communication, where your ideas are heard, your voice matters, and feedback helps everyone get better. We prioritize building long-term careers and helping you stretch your skills to reach new goals. You'll be part of a team that owns its work, celebrates integrity, and takes bold risks to innovate. And most importantly, you'll belong to a community that values people first, where we lift each other up, celebrate what makes us different, and work together to create something extraordinary.

Purple provides