What are the responsibilities and job description for the Creative Project Manager position at The Home Depot?
Req131286
Position Purpose
The Creative Project Manager is a highly organized, savvy, energetic candidate that is proactive and fast learning, with proven experience managing the creative development project flow. The Creative Project Manager will possess a proven ability to think strategically about the requirements for each project, and will be able to independently research and acquire various elements or missing details. The Creative Project Manager must have experience working within a creative environment and with creative teams including graphic designers, web production, copy writers, traffic coordinators, production and marketing teams. Candidate must also be able to communicate with Sr. Creative Manager and Director of Creative and Marketing.
Key Responsibilities
Position Purpose
The Creative Project Manager is a highly organized, savvy, energetic candidate that is proactive and fast learning, with proven experience managing the creative development project flow. The Creative Project Manager will possess a proven ability to think strategically about the requirements for each project, and will be able to independently research and acquire various elements or missing details. The Creative Project Manager must have experience working within a creative environment and with creative teams including graphic designers, web production, copy writers, traffic coordinators, production and marketing teams. Candidate must also be able to communicate with Sr. Creative Manager and Director of Creative and Marketing.
Key Responsibilities
- 40% Create and maintain the creative project plans. Identify and track the flow of tasks between the creative team and internal clients; includes handholding the project through each phase of and reporting status. Monitor intermediate and long-term deadlines and key milestones to ensure timely execution.
- 30% Responsible for asking the right questions tailored to the target audiences; working with Manager to identify/clarify goals/objective of creative deliverable, and approvers who will be involved in reviews. Drive and participate in kickoff and follow-up meetings.
- 20% Research outstanding questions, get content decisions, and gather missing information from creative, marketing, and merchandising groups to ensure accurate scope, requirements, and deadlines prior to design team's engagement.
- 10% Other duties as assigned.
- Position reports to Program Manager, Marketing PMO
- No direct reports.
- Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.
- Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.
- Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.
- Must be eighteen years of age or older.
- Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
- No additional qualifications
- The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.
- No additional education
- 5
- No additional years of experience
- None
- None
- None
- Proficient in the use of Project Management Software Tools with demonstrative growth in use of project methodologies
- Must know MS Office
- Must have a hands-on working knowledge the creative development process and speaking their language
- Must have ability to work take complex objectives/project and break it down into simplified, executable tasks
- Ability to work independently and in a group with proven ability to drive buy-in of diverse audiences and build collaboration
- Must have worked in creative and/or advertising environment
- Must have excellent communication skills - verbal and written - with a comfort level of communicating with Sr. Leadership
- Excellent presentation skills to all levels of organization
- Very knowledgeable in project management beyond coordination and trafficking of creative jobs
- Must have an understanding of creative processes (proofing, design, photography) and creative milestone
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Atlanta, GA
