Creative Project Manager

For the past 162 years, Swisher has been an industry leader known for its iconic products and commitment to high quality standards. With a rich history, Swisher serves adult consumers through a diverse range of businesses, including Swisher Sweets Cigar Company, Helme Tobacco Co., Hempire, Rogue Holdings, and Drew Estate: The Rebirth of Cigars. We have a passion for people and helping them build rewarding careers. If you’re ready to create excitement and drive what’s next in the industry, we’d love to hear from you.

The Creative Project Manager will lead and oversee creative projects from conception to execution. This role bridges the gap between creative teams, clients, and stakeholders, ensuring seamless workflows, timely delivery, and exceptional results that meet strategic objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish well-defined project goals, scope, deliverables, and timelines for creative campaigns and initiatives, ensuring alignment with brand strategy and stakeholder expectations
• Create comprehensive project plans outlining milestones, tasks, resources, dependencies, and budget, with clear metrics to track progress against creative campaigns and objectives
• Lead and foster effective communication and workflow among designers, writers, marketing partners, and external vendors, ensuring seamless collaboration towards project goals
• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients and internal stakeholders, proactively managing expectations, providing regular status updates, and ensuring alignment throughout the project lifecycle
• Manage and assign project resources (personnel, budget & time), ensuring projects are delivered within the agreed-upon scope, schedule, and budget
• Collaborate closely with creative and brand teams to ensure all deliverables meet established quality standards, brand guidelines, audience needs, and project objectives
• Identify, assess, and mitigate potential project risks and dependencies, resolving issues promptly to keep projects on track
• Continuously evaluate and refine creative project workflows, processes, and tools (e.g., Asana, Trello, Monday.com, SmartSheet, Jira) to improve predictability and efficiency
• Track project performance against established plans, analyze key metrics, and report on project success, gathering insights to inform future creative initiatives
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Design, Project Management, or a related field
• 5 years of experience in creative project management, preferably within an agency or marketing environment
• Proven proficiency in project management software (e.g., Asana, Trello, Monday.com, SmartSheet, Jira)
• Strong understanding of creative development processes (design, branding, content creation, digital marketing, print production)
• Excellent organizational, leadership, communication, and problem-solving abilities
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously in a fast-paced setting
• Experience managing print production workflows and collateral development
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working directly with cross-functional creative teams (copywriters, designers, videographers, developers)
• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite or similar creative software
• Knowledge of Agile or Scrum methodologies applied to creative projects
• Background in CPG (Consumer Packaged Goods) industry
• Experience in UX/UI, branding, or advertising agency settings
  
  

What We Offer

• Base salary and bonus program
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance effective on date of hire
• Generous 401(k) Plan
• Defined Contribution Plan
• Paid vacation and paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
• Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career!