Associate Creative Project Manager

Gallo•Modesto, CA

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Join Gallo Creative and help bring some of the world's most recognized wine and spirits brands to life across a portfolio of 50+ labels. As an Associate Project Manager, you'll support the execution of creative projects spanning packaging renovations, brand development, activations, POS, and digital. You'll work closely with Brand Marketing, Commerce Marketing, and Corporate clients to scope projects, build timelines, coordinate resources, and manage budgets, keeping work moving from kickoff through final delivery. Day to day that looks like partnering with clients to understand what they need, helping define project plans, flagging risks before they become problems, and keeping cross-functional creative teams aligned and on schedule. You'll sit at the intersection of creative, production, and strategy, which means you'll get a front-row seat to how brands actually get built: from the brief to the shelf. The right person for this role is genuinely curious about how brands come to life. They care about the work beyond just the timeline. They want to understand why a package looks the way it does, what makes an activation land, and how a brand world shows up consistently across every touchpoint. They're organized and detail-oriented, but also comfortable thinking on their feet when priorities shift. If you're looking to build a career at the intersection of creative and brand strategy, and you want to do it inside one of the largest family-owned wineries in the world, this is a great place to start.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree plus 4 years of marketing communications, advertising, marketing/creative agency, digital, account management, or lean six sigma experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility; OR Bachelor’s degree plus 3 years of Gallo brand marketing, corporate communications, sales account management, creative design, hospitality, or media/digital marketing reflecting increasing levels of responsibility; OR high school diploma or state-issued equivalency certificate plus 8 years of marketing communications, advertising, marketing/creative agency, digital, account management, or lean six sigma experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility.
Ability to interface with clients to scope business needs and formulate project plans that meet those needs.
Proficiency with the tenets of project management—establishing timelines and budgets, scheduling resources, trafficking deliverables, and facilitating workflows.
Ability to work independently to manage straightforward to mid-complexity projects start to finish, ensuring work is delivered on time and on budget.
Excellent time-management skills with the ability to successfully manage multiple concurrent projects.
Ability to work autonomously and as part of a fast-paced, multi-functional team.
Customer oriented with strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and follow-through.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, problem-resolution skills, and relationship building.
Proficiency with Microsoft 365 productivity apps including Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Required to travel to company offices, sites, and/or meeting locations for onboarding, training, meetings, and events for development, department needs, and business delivery up to 5% of the time, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Required to be 18 years or older.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree plus 6 years of marketing communications, advertising, marketing/creative agency, digital, account management, or lean six sigma experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility; OR Bachelor's degree plus 5 years of Gallo brand marketing, corporate communications, sales account management, creative design, hospitality, or media/digital marketing reflecting increasing levels of responsibility.
2 years of experience in project management across print and digital.
PMP certification from a recognized professional project management training organization.
External agency experience—specifically, managing and/or trafficking projects on behalf of assorted clients.
Experience using an automated workflow system to monitor and manage projects.
Knowledge and understanding of POS, Marketing and Sales functions.

Responsibilities

Support the execution of creative projects spanning packaging renovations, brand development, activations, POS, and digital.
Work closely with Brand Marketing, Commerce Marketing, and Corporate clients to scope projects, build timelines, coordinate resources, and manage budgets.
Keep work moving from kickoff through final delivery.
Partner with clients to understand their needs.
Help define project plans.
Flag risks before they become problems.
Keep cross-functional creative teams aligned and on schedule.