Creative Project Manager

The AZEK Company

Creative Project Manager

Company Overview

The AZEK Company (www.azekco.com) is a $1 billion and growing industry-leading manufacturer of beautiful, low-maintenance, and environmentally sustainable building products, with a focus on decking and outdoor living. Recognized consistently as the market leader in innovation, quality, and aesthetics, AZEK’s products are made from up to 90% recycled materials, primarily replacing wood in outdoor applications. Since our successful IPO in June 2020 (NYSE: AZEK), we've diverted millions of pounds of waste from landfills and oceans annually, revolutionizing the industry towards a more sustainable future. We prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion, fostering a culture that celebrates uniqueness, drives innovation, and connects us with the customers and communities we serve. This contract-to-hire role is based at our corporate headquarters in the Fulton Market District of Chicago, IL with a hybrid on-site (T-Th) work schedule. 

Position Summary

The Creative Project Manager reports to the VP of Creative and owns holistic creative production strategy and execution to support evolving business objectives. This role oversees budgets and establishes scalable process frameworks, forecasting needs and managing resources to ensure all creative projects are completed on time, within budget, and to a high standard of quality. As an expert communicator and leader, this manager builds trusted partnerships with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams, fostering a culture of accountability, proactive feedback, and continuous improvement. As a subject matter expert, they drive selection and evolution of the right tools and own documentation and leadership of process across the Marketing team. The ideal candidate balances strategic vision with hands on execution, adapting to new challenges in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Planning and Alignment: Partner with the VP of Creative and Marketing to develop annual, quarterly, and monthly production plans that align with go-to-market strategies and ad hoc requests; ensure clarity in project scope, objectives, and stakeholder alignment around business priorities and trade-offs.
• End-to-End Project Management: Oversee the full lifecycle of creative projects (600 annually), managing cross-functional teams to meet timelines, budgets, and quality standards across still photography, video shoots, and multi-channel asset distribution. Own the process from intake mechanisms to delivery of final assets.
• Resource and Task Allocation: Allocate resources effectively and manage task dependencies, using project management tools to track progress and maintain project momentum.
• Risk Management and Escalation: Identify potential risks or blockers early, proactively develop mitigation strategies, and escalate issues to leadership with clear trade-offs to support timely decision-making.
• Vendor and Budget Management: Act as a trusted advisor and owner of creative budgets (production, contractors). Work with VP Creative, Finance and vendors to negotiate and optimize spending, control project costs to completion, and ensure we have the right roster of ongoing external partners.
• Process Optimization and Communication: Continuously evaluate and refine workflows an ways of working for efficiency, maintain consistent communication with stakeholders, and provide updates on project status and performance metrics (where applicable).
• Administration: Complete and/or delegate administrative tasks as needed to support creative work.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Project Management, or a related field.
• 5 years of project management experience, preferably in an agency or corporate creative environment.
• Proven track record of managing complex, cross-functional projects with multiple key stakeholders.
• Expert organizational, time management, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Expert proficiency in MS Office Suite, and project management methodologies and supporting software.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a proactive approach to learning, problem-solving, and continuous improvement.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and collaboration abilities.

AZEK is committed to equal opportunity. We value and embrace diversity and inclusion of all Team Members.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several geographic markets. This is contract to hire role at 50.00 -55.00 an hour. The annual salary for this position ranges from $50 per hour in our lowest market up to $55 per hour in our highest market, plus bonus, equity, and benefits as applicable. The pay for roles at AZEK varies depending on a wide range of factors including but not limited to the specific work location, role, skill set, and level of experience.

Salary : $50 - $55