Creative Project Manager

Best Buy•Richfield, MN

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Project Manager for the marketing organization, you will take the lead in planning, organizing, and executing creative campaigns from start to finish. You’ll be the go-to hub for brand and paid media projects, balancing big-picture strategy with hands-on delivery and connecting the right people to make it all happen. These projects often have large scopes and significant impact, so your ability to think critically, set clear expectations, and keep cross-functional teams aligned will be key. Strong relationship-building and clear, consistent communication—both written and verbal—are essential, along with a solid grasp of project management methodologies and organizational dynamics. You’ll also play a big role in driving process improvements and championing new tools and workflows to keep things moving forward. This role is hybrid, which means you will be required to work some days on-site at the Best Buy location listed on this posting and some days virtually from home or another non-Best Buy location. The specific work arrangements vary by role and team. The recruiter or hiring manager will provide more details during the hiring process.

Requirements

8+ Years progressive Marketing or related experience required
4+ Years people, resource or project leadership and/or management experience (indirect or direct) required
Retail and/or Agency experience required

Nice To Haves

4-Year Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, engineering, operations, or a related field preferred
Familiarity with project management software (ie. Workfront) preferred
PMP Certification preferred

Responsibilities

Project Management. Drive creative delivery for marketing campaigns by leading the end-to-end execution, while diligently managing project expectations with internal and external cross-functional teams through scope, timeline and risk management.
Process Development, Standardization, and Best Practices. Play a central role in defining and activating strong project/resource management by establishing the PM team as a true center of excellence within Marketing, providing collaborative and innovative solutions for workflows, as well as regularly sharing best practices.
Communication / Relationship Management. Facilitate clear and consistent communication across project teams and leadership to foster strong and collaborative relationships. Exhibits effective leadership, positivity, diplomacy, flexibility and motivational skills with the ability to lead up, across, and down multiple teams within the organization.
Time/Budget Management. Ensure teams complete projects on time and within budget.
Leadership. Indirectly lead project teams/manages a project without direct reports.