Creative Project Manager

Roku • Santa Monica, CA

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

Roku is seeking a Creative Project Manager for its Global Brand and Creative Studio team, with dedicated support for the Roku Advertising organization. This individual-contributor role manages the day-to-day execution of creative projects across design, video, animation, motion graphics, events, executive presentations, and sales materials. The role uses AI tools and workflows to support creativity, capabilities, and efficiency while ensuring deliverables meet Roku’s standards for design quality and brand alignment.

The Creative Project Manager partners with creative teams and cross-functional stakeholders to turn requests into clear scopes, timelines, workflows, and deliverables. The position reports to the Manager of Creative Project Management and is part of the broader project management team. The ideal candidate is organized, collaborative, solutions-oriented, design-conscious, and comfortable responding to shifting business needs and ambiguity.

For California, the estimated annual salary is $120,000–$135,000. Compensation varies based on candidate-specific factors, including skills, certifications, and location. The role is eligible for health insurance, equity awards, life insurance, disability benefits, parental leave, wellness benefits, and paid time off.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in project management, creative operations, integrated production, or related roles, with meaningful experience in integrated marketing, AI, or creative development.
• Experience supporting an in-house creative team, advertising organization, agency, media company, entertainment company, or technology brand.
• Strong understanding of creative development, production workflows, reviews, approvals, and final asset delivery.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects, stakeholder workflows, deadlines, and changing priorities in a fast-changing business environment.
• Collaborative, detail-oriented, and highly organized, with the ability to work across multiple time zones.
• Experience with project management, review, collaboration, and asset management platforms.
• Hands-on experience using AI tools to streamline project management and improve efficiency, and curiosity about emerging tools and AI productivity workflows.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to clearly communicate status, timelines, risks, and next steps to stakeholders and creatives.

Nice To Haves

• A bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or a related discipline is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Manage revenue-supporting creative projects from intake and kickoff through reviews, approvals, delivery, and launch, including hour tracking and meetings as needed.
• Build and maintain timelines, workback schedules, and milestone plans for sales materials, presentations, sizzle reels, and other revenue-driving initiatives.
• Clarify scope, gather inputs, and align cross-functional stakeholders on priorities, deliverables, reviews, and approvals.
• Balance planned work with fast-moving business opportunities and communicate timing, scope, and tradeoffs.
• Provide creative teams with the assets, feedback, and decisions they need, coordinating with internal team members, freelancers, contractors, agencies, production companies, and post-production partners.
• Manage internal and external resourcing to streamline costs and resources.
• Maintain organized records of project costs, approvals, and external partner commitments.
• Help coordinate high-visibility Roku Advertising moments, including NewFronts, Cannes Lions, Advertising Week, CES, executive presentations, and partner events.
• Use AI tools to streamline status tracking and updates, meeting summaries, daily workflows, and reporting that tracks efficiencies and surfaces risks.
• Leverage AI to create cost savings and efficiencies that positively impact Roku’s bottom line.
• Uphold high standards for design quality and brand alignment across creative deliverables.

Benefits

• Health insurance, including healthcare options that may include medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Equity awards
• Life insurance
• Disability benefits
• Parental leave
• Wellness benefits
• Paid time off
• Global mental health and financial wellness support and resources
• Local benefits that may include accident coverage, commuter benefits, and retirement options such as 401(k) or pension

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed