Marketing Project Manager

LHH; United States; Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

LHH is partnering with a client in the Dallas, TX area to recruit a Marketing Project Manager for a permanent, hybrid role. The position blends marketing operations, project management, and creative traffic management to translate requests into briefs, organize priorities, and keep teams aligned.

The ideal candidate brings 4+ years of relevant experience and strong proficiency in Workfront or a similar PM platform; retail or agency experience is highly preferred.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in marketing operations or related roles.
• Experience managing marketing or creative projects from intake to delivery.
• Retail or agency experience preferred.
• Ability to build briefs and timelines.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day marketing operations and creative traffic, coordinating project intake, prioritization, assignments, and delivery.
• Build creative briefs that clearly define project objectives, audiences, deliverables, requirements, and approval needs.
• Develop and maintain project timelines, milestones, and dependencies to support on-time execution.
• Use Workfront or a similar project management platform to organize requests, track progress, manage workflows, and maintain visibility across projects.
• Lead project kickoffs and recurring status meetings, documenting decisions, action items, owners, and next steps.
• Partner cross-functionally with marketing, creative, and other stakeholders to clarify expectations, coordinate feedback, and secure approvals.
• Monitor workloads and competing priorities, flagging resource constraints, scope changes, and timeline risks early.
• Keep stakeholders informed of project status, outstanding decisions, and changes that may affect delivery.
• Identify opportunities to improve intake processes, briefing templates, workflows, and team communication.

Skills

Marketing operations

Marketing project management

Creative traffic management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Tools

Workfront

Job description

LHH is currently recruiting for a Marketing Project Manager for a permanent opportunity with our client in the Dallas, TX area. This role combines marketing operations, project management, and creative traffic management, with responsibility for translating requests into clear briefs, organizing priorities, and keeping teams aligned. The ideal candidate brings 4+ years of relevant experience and strong proficiency in Workfront or a similar project management platform. Retail or agency experience is highly preferred. This is a hybrid opportunity at our client's office in the Dallas area.

Responsibilities:

• Manage day-to-day marketing operations and creative traffic, coordinating project intake, prioritization, assignments, and delivery.
• Build creative briefs that clearly define project objectives, audiences, deliverables, requirements, and approval needs.
• Develop and maintain project timelines, milestones, and dependencies to support on-time execution.
• Use Workfront or a similar project management platform to organize requests, track progress, manage workflows, and maintain visibility across projects.
• Lead project kickoffs and recurring status meetings, documenting decisions, action items, owners, and next steps.
• Partner cross-functionally with marketing, creative, and other stakeholders to clarify expectations, coordinate feedback, and secure approvals.
• Monitor workloads and competing priorities, flagging resource constraints, scope changes, and timeline risks early.
• Keep stakeholders informed of project status, outstanding decisions, and changes that may affect delivery.
• Identify opportunities to improve intake processes, briefing templates, workflows, and team communication.

Qualifications:

• 4+ years of experience in marketing operations, marketing project management, creative traffic management, or a closely related role.
• Strong hands-on proficiency in Workfront or a comparable project management platform, including building timelines, managing tasks and dependencies, and tracking project status.
• Experience developing creative briefs and managing marketing or creative projects from intake through final delivery.
• Demonstrated ability to run status meetings, coordinate cross-functional teams, and maintain accountability for deadlines and deliverables.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple projects and shifting priorities.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to consolidate feedback and communicate next steps.
• Retail or agency experience highly preferred.
• Ability to work hybrid at our client's office in the Dallas area.