Senior Creative Project Lead — Hybrid (Plano)

JCPenney; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 97,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Life insurance

Paid vacation/holidays

401(k) with company match

Associate discount

Job summary

Catalyst Brands is seeking a Senior Manager of Creative Project Management to lead a team of Creative Project Managers and oversee high-visibility campaigns from inception to delivery. The role partners with Marketing, Creative, and E-commerce to align objectives and deadlines, while protecting strategic intent and capacity.

The position is hybrid in Plano, TX (in-office Monday-Thursday), reporting to the Director and contributing to 360 campaigns across paid media, email, print, video, and

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading creative project management or campaign operations.
• Proven people leadership, including coaching and developing teams.
• Strong understanding of multi-channel creative development and production.
• Experience in a matrixed, fast-changing organization with shifting priorities.
• Business acumen to map timing, scope, resources, dependencies, and customer experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Creative Project Managers.
• Oversee intake, scoping, briefs, milestones, reviews, and delivery of campaigns.
• Manage complex, high-visibility campaigns across seasonal, integrated, and e-commerce initiatives.
• Connect briefs, deliverables, stakeholders, and timelines to ensure smooth production.
• Identify risks, dependencies, and tradeoffs; escalate with options and POV.
• Clarify inputs, ownership, and decisions to avoid downstream issues.
• Partner with Marketing, Creative, E-commerce, Media, and agencies to align objectives and deadlines.
• Protect strategic intent and capacity by setting boundaries around changes and approvals.
• Provide leadership presence and ensure decisions are documented and followed.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Strategic thinking

Executive communication

Ambiguity navigation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in marketing/advertising/communications or related field

Tools

Workfront

Job description

Catalyst Brands is seeking a Senior Manager of Creative Project Management to lead a team of Creative Project Managers and oversee high-visibility campaigns from inception to delivery. The role partners with Marketing, Creative, and E-commerce to align objectives and deadlines, while protecting strategic intent and capacity.

The position is hybrid in Plano, TX (in-office Monday-Thursday), reporting to the Director and contributing to 360 campaigns across paid media, email, print, video, and