Senior Creative Project Manager

BLR Holdings, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Cella, a Randstad digital company, is seeking a Sr. Creative Project Manager in Los Angeles for contract work. You will partner with Creative Account Management, lead multiple complex campaigns, and drive end-to-end project delivery with cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes high accountability, urgency, and a servant leadership approach to ensure timelines and milestones are met across branding, concept development, and tactical execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience is required or preferred.
• Experience leading a high volume of projects in an ad agency or in-house creative environment.
• Proven ability to manage multiple initiatives and complex campaigns.
• Experience with PM software (Workfront or similar) is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Creative Account Management to intake projects and open jobs in Workfront.
• Create detailed project schedules with input from account, creative, and production teams.
• Update team on milestones, timeline changes, and deliverables.
• Manage projects end-to-end and act as the go-to for project status.

Skills

Project leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Time management

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Workfront

Job description

Location: Los Angeles, California

Job Type: Contract

Compensation Range: $60 - 68 per hour

Creative Project Management is the internal creative group engine, linking all functions, and managing the end-to-end workflows for full-funnel creative campaigns (inclusive of platform and concept development) with excellence. Sr. Creative Project Managers work closely with Creative Account Management, Creatives, and Integrated Production to ensure that projects are moving seamlessly through the system and that challenges are addressed quickly.

What distinguishes Sr. Creative Project Managers from mid-level Creative Project Managers is their experience and ability to take on a higher volume of initiatives and oversee multiple business segments, juggling the ebbs and flows of each. Additionally, they possess the skillset to work on the largest, most complex projects & campaigns, and excel in working with our most senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Creative Account Management on project intake ensuring that resources are appropriately assigned, and jobs are opened in Workfront.
• Develop detailed project schedules, working with account, creative and production team members on input and alignment.
• Keep project team updated on key milestones, timeline shifts, and changes in deliverables.
• Drive projects from beginning to end and be the "go-to" person on project status.
• Provide detailed support for the creative team and be a "righthand" to the creative lead through the creative development process.
• Ensure project milestones and documents are updated in Workfront as projects progress through the agency.
• Lead internal status meetings and share status documents to ensure clarity of weekly milestones, meetings, and deliverables.
• Call out scheduling, resourcing or other potential challenges well in advance and offer solutions.
• Follow up with creative and production teams to ensure they have the assets needed to get the job done. Ensure that the teams are working toward key milestones.
• Liaise with other Creative Account Management & Operations leads to ensure work is being routed to appropriate partners while in development (legal, trademark, corporate communications, etc.).
• Communicate effectively with cross-functional partners and escalations to creative leadership when needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• 4-5 years of project management experience at an advertising agency or in-house creative agency.
• Experience leading a high volume of projects ranging from branding and conceptual development to tactical execution.
• Experience with Workfront or similar PM software preferred.

Behaviors

• High accountability - a successful Creative Project Manager will "own" their projects from intake to completion.
• Presence & urgency - brings a sense of presence to the meetings they attend and the emails they write while also showing urgency with the consistency and speed with which they respond to others.
• Servant leader - able to lead project teams and hold team members accountable while understanding they aren't decision makers on the creative work.
• Solutions-oriented - creative problem solver that overcomes hurdles with a sense of calm.
• Relationship manager - skilled at establishing and maintaining relationships with partners and peers at all levels.
• Master negotiator - understands the levers to pull when developing and managing timelines, deliverables, and feedback.
• Ownership - the right candidate will be the foundation and driving force for the campaign and project team.
• Can run blind - with significant variability across initiatives, this person must be able to move the ball forward through discovery, trial and error, little background info, and minimal everyday handholding.

Equal 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].

Pay 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.

Qualified applicants in San Francisco with criminal histories will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

We will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

We are passionate about connecting you with the right role at the right organization—andproviding you great benefits for the great work you do.

With an attractive compensation packageincluding competitive salary, 401(k) plan, weekly paychecks, holiday pay and a health benefitsprogram, 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 andpartner 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 theU.S. Cella is an equal opportunity employer.