Project Manager Advertising Creative

KC Ad Club; Olathe (KS); On-site; USD 80,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Garmin International is seeking a full-time Project Manager Advertising Creative to join its U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area.

The role drives in-house advertising efforts, guiding projects from kickoff through delivery and ensuring timely, high-quality creative outcomes. The ideal candidate has a minimum of 3 years in advertising project management, excellent communication, and a proven ability to lead cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 3 years of demonstrated project management experience in advertising or related marketing/creative environment.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects with varying schedules and dependencies while meeting deadlines.
• Experience building productive relationships and collaborating with diverse teams and stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills with a proactive service mindset.

Responsibilities

• Owns project delivery from kickoff through completion, managing timelines, scope, risks, milestones, and status reporting to keep teams aligned and projects on track.
• Manages day-to-day project execution including workflow, routing, approvals, status meetings and cross-organizational handoffs.
• Coordinates and allocates resources across projects, balancing capacity, priorities and deadlines.
• Leads project management of global campaigns and product launches for assigned product lines.
• Partners with account management to define scope, assigns project teams and timelines, and ensures successful execution.
• Proactively identifies risks, resolves bottlenecks, and communicates project updates to protect scope and timelines.
• Participates in weekly internal status meetings, communicating key project status and updates.
• Schedules and leads internal creative reviews in preparation for segment reviews.
• Captures and communicates updates and next steps from internal meetings.
• Ensures projects adhere to Garmin Creative processes, quality standards and best practices.
• Assists on projects beyond established assignments when needed.

Skills

Project management

Advertising

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

We are seeking a full-time Project Manager Advertising Creative at Garmin's U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area. In this role, you will be responsible for being in the Garmin in-house advertising agency where project management is the engine that keeps creative work moving. Equal parts planner, problem-solver, and process expert, the Project Manager guides marketing and advertising projects from kickoff through delivery, building project plans, keeping teams aligned, navigating obstacles, and creating the structure that allows the development of strong creative.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• - Owns project delivery from kickoff through completion, managing timelines, scope, risks, milestones, and status reporting to keep teams aligned and projects on track


• - Manages day-to-day project execution, including workflow, routing, approvals, status meetings and cross-organizational handoffs


• - Coordinates and allocates resources across projects, balancing capacity, priorities and deadlines


• - Leads project management of global campaigns and product launches for assigned product lines


• - Partners with account management and project stakeholders to define scope, assigns project teams and timelines, and ensures successful execution


• - Proactively identifies risks, resolves bottlenecks, and communicates project updates to protect scope, quality and timelines


• - Actively participates in weekly internal status meetings with key stakeholders, effectively and accurately communicates key project status and updates


• - Schedules and leads internal creative reviews with key stakeholders in preparation for segment reviews


• - Thoroughly captures and communicates updates, internal feedback and next steps coming out of internal meetings


• - Ensures projects adhere to Garmin Creative processes, quality standards and best practices


• - Assists on projects outside of established assignments when needed

Basic Qualifications:

• - Bachelor's Degree AND a minimum of 3 years of demonstrated project management experience in an advertising agency or equivalent marketing or creative project management experience OR an equivalent combination of education and experience


• - Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent projects with varying schedules, dependencies and stakeholders, while meeting deadlines


• - Experience building productive relationships and fostering collaboration among diverse teams and stakeholders


• - Excellent communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills with a proactive, service-oriented mindset

Desired Qualifications:

• - Strong understanding of agency workflows and collaborative project delivery


• - Experience managing integrated campaigns (broadcast, digital, social, print, etc.) with cross-functional teams


• - Experience using project management software and adapting processes to meet evolving project needs


• - Experience managing advertising and marketing assets for active lifestyle or fitness brands, or fitness events preferred


• - Experience supporting a dedicated team responsible for multiple projects or events

Garmin International is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran's status, age or disability.