Project Manager, Creative Services

Adflegal; Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Alliance Defending Freedom in Scottsdale, AZ seeks a Project Manager for Creative Services to oversee multiple creative initiatives from kickoff to delivery, ensuring alignment with ADF’s visual brand and strategic goals.

You will coordinate intake, manage tasks, track deadlines, facilitate cross-team collaboration, and act as a key liaison among stakeholders, freelancers, and vendors to optimize capacity and efficiency.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of project management experience.
• Experience working with creative teams and workflows.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Ability to be assertive with timelines and deadlines, while working independently and collaborating across teams.

Responsibilities

• Gather project information, provide status updates to the broader team and to stakeholders, manage a wide variety of creative projects simultaneously, and help determine bandwidth for new projects.
• Work closely with creative leads, stakeholders, and third-party vendors to ensure that the vision and overall direction of projects are met.
• Perform intake duties for new project requests, maintain process workflows, and work to optimize procedures to ensure projects are managed and completed efficiently.
• Input and maintain accurate and updated project information in the project management tool.
• Act as a liaison between stakeholders as you work toward the completion of creative projects.
• Participate in weekly meetings to provide real-time updates and discuss ongoing and upcoming projects.
• Maintain a calendar of project timelines and work with Creative Services leadership and stakeholders to determine project priorities when deadline conflicts arise.

Skills

Project management

Creative collaboration

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, Creative Design-related field

PMP certificate

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Make a difference with us! At Alliance Defending Freedom, we believe God has brought you here for His purpose—to stand for truth and defend the God-given right to live and speak it. Together, we protect religious freedom, free speech, the sanctity of life, marriage and family, and parental rights. Review our Statement of Faith to ensure we’re a fit for you.

Location: Scottsdale, AZ

Team Overview

The Project Manager for Creative Services will oversee projects from kickoff to delivery, ensuring every output reflects and strengthens ADF’s visual brand. You’ll be responsible for project intake, assigning and managing tasks, and ensuring deadlines are met. You’ll also facilitate cross-team communication to drive operational excellence and serve as a key voice in recommending resource allocation, optimization, and capacity planning for the team.

In this role, you’ll report to the Senior Director of Communications Operations and work closely with internal team members, freelancers, and vendors across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Gather project information, provide status updates to the broader team and to stakeholders, manage a wide variety of creative projects simultaneously, and help determine bandwidth for new projects.
• Work closely with creative leads, stakeholders, and third-party vendors to ensure that the vision and overall direction of projects are met.
• Perform intake duties for new project requests, maintain process workflows, and work to optimize procedures to ensure projects are managed and completed efficiently.
• Input and maintain accurate and updated project information in the project management tool.
• Act as a liaison between stakeholders as you work toward the completion of creative projects.
• Participate in weekly meetings to provide real-time updates and discuss ongoing and upcoming projects.
• Maintain a calendar of project timelines and work with Creative Services leadership and stakeholders to determine project priorities when deadline conflicts arise.

Minimum Qualifications

• 3+ years of project management experience.
• Experience working with creative teams and workflows.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Ability to be assertive with timelines and deadlines, while working independently and collaborating across teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, Creative Design-related field.
• Project Management Professional certificate is a plus.

At Alliance Defending Freedom, we offer competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package to support your well-being and growth. Our benefits include 100% covered medical and dental insurance, medical and dependent care reimbursement, paid disability, long-term care, life insurance, and a 401(k) plan with a 4% company match. We prioritize work-life balance with paid time off and 12 paid holidays each year.

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