Design Project Manager

Cella by Randstad Digital; Summit (NJ); Hybrid; USD 69,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Cella by Randstad Digital in Summit, NJ is seeking a Design Project Manager to guide cross-functional teams through the design workflow and ensure timely delivery of brand guidelines, toolkits, templates, and assets. This role supports a portfolio of high-priority projects with strong emphasis on documentation and stakeholder coordination.

The position requires 5+ years in design/project management within brand teams, and offers a competitive hourly pay range of $50-$58.

Qualifications

• Brand-focused work with design/creative brand teams.
• Experience with guiding design projects and brand templates.
• Ability to document scope, goals, and resource analyses.
• Comfort coordinating with internal stakeholders and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage several moderate-scale, high-priority projects.
• Guide teams through the Design workflow to hit milestones.
• Publish portfolio status updates to Design Leadership.
• Document and archive project information in the portfolio database.
• Maintain portfolio data quality and create reports/dashboards.

Skills

Brand management

Cross-functional collaboration

Design workflow facilitation

Documentation and archiving

Job description

Location: Summit, NJType: W2 ContractDuration: Ongoing EngagementPay Range: $50-58/HR (dependent on experience)We are seeking a proactive and collaborative Design Project Manager to oversee multiple moderate-scale, high-priority projects. This role guides cross-functional teams through the design workflow, ensuring projects meet milestones and are accurately documented. You will manage the timely delivery of brand guidelines, toolkits, templates, and creative assets, coordinating effectively with both internal stakeholders and external agency/freelance partners.On-site Expectation: 4 days WFH, 1 day onsite (no exceptions).ResponsibilitiesWork with cross-functional teams to plan and manage several moderate scale, high-priority projects.Guide and facilitate project teams through the Design project workflow process and ensure that activities are properly completed for each assigned milestone.Push project status summaries up to Design Leadership, so they are aware of portfolio and/or segment health.Support project team in ensuring that project information (such as scope, goals, resource analyses) are properly documented and archived in the portfolio database.Foster strong positive relationships with peer groups and key stakeholders within Design and external partners.Share and learn best practices within Design to help improve project team effectiveness and efficiency.Maintain portfolio management database for data completeness and accuracy.Analyze portfolio data to create reports and dashboards for your segment.Manage timeline and delivery of brands, guidelines, Toolkits, and creative assets.Qualifications:Years of Experience: 5+ years in a role such as Creative Project Manager, Design Project Manager, or Design Program Manager.Brand Focus: Experience working with Design/Creative Brand teams is required.This includes managing brand equity & guidelines projects, brand concepts, brand creative, and brand templates.Experience with digital product design is not the focus of this role.Job ID: JN -102026-165930#LI-CELLA#LI-DC1Equal 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] 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.ABOUT CELLAWe are passionate about connecting you with the right role at the right organization—and providing you great benefits for the great work you do. With an attractive compensation package including competitive salary, 401(k) plan, weekly paychecks, holiday pay and a health benefits program, we have you covered.Cella is an award-winning leader in consulting, staffing and managed solutions for creative, marketing, digital and proposal development teams. We help people build meaningful careers and partner with companies to help them win. Our staffing solutions include freelance, contract, temporary, temp-to-hire and direct hire positions. Cella has earned the 2022 Best of Staffing Client and Talent 10-Year Diamond Awards—an honor earned by only 1% of staffing firms in the U.S. Cella is an equal opportunity employer.