Creative Project Manager

The Creative Project Manager will work directly with the Marketing, Creative, Sales, Product Management, QC & Regulatory, and Financial & Purchasing teams, plus executive leadership, to ensure that creative work is delivered as requested, to the necessary specifications, on time.

As Creative Project Manager, you will focus on collaborating with the team, managing creative deliverables from initiation to flawless execution and delivery. You are driven to exceed expectations and to embrace innovation. You have a proactive approach that is motivated by curiosity and an eagerness to grow and learn.

Responsibilities :

Project Management – 60%

• Manage projects through all phases of the project lifecycle, acting as the hub between KONG and the KONG creative team
• Use Wrike project management tool to open jobs, create schedules, communicate with team regarding jobs, review proofs, manage resources (workload), organize projects, and create schedule blueprints
• Ensure project information is up to date, creating and maintaining accurate project schedules (tasks, dates, assignees, revisions / updates, etc.)
• Understand the status of all project deliverables and closely monitor progress all the way through to delivery
• Assess and manage project risks, communicating issues to respective team members
• Touch base on project status daily with creative team and keep other departments in the loop as timing and / or needs change
• Take initiative to understand, learn, evolve, and use the workflow process
• Partner with Director, leadership, and teams to maintain the KONG workflow process, educating as opportunities arise, and ensuring team adherence to process requirements
• Uphold the process, mitigating risk as necessary and instituting quality control measures
• Keep team focused on key priorities and deadlines, motivating them to stay positive about project health
• Hold self and team members accountable to deadlines and project requirements
• Respond to requests and communications in a timely and professional manner
• Schedule meetings with team members to drive schedules forward as necessary (e.g., kickoffs, touch-bases, brainstorms, prepros, etc.)
• Partner with eCommerce team to ensure assets are uploaded to Amplifi, working together to populate the tool, filling gaps as needed for images, translations, etc.
• Act as project management lead on the international segment of the business.

Translations Liaison : 40%

Job Requirements :

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities or qualifications associated with the job.

Compensation

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Benefits

Salary : $65,000