Creative Project Manager

George P. Johnson Experience Marketing•Boston, MA

22h•$75,000 - $90,000•Hybrid

About The Position

GPJ is hiring a Creative Project Manager to join our growing team. This role is hybrid, requiring you to report on-site to one of the following office locations a minimum of 2 days/week: New York City, Boston or Austin, TX. You work closely with the creative team, overseeing projects from the planning phase through delivery. In this role, you advocate for the creative team and remove any obstacles that may arise for them. As someone who values process and understands its importance in meeting deadlines, you spearhead process improvements when the current methods aren't working for the team, striving to find solutions that accommodate all members. You create and manage the creative timeline, ensuring all milestones are met, and you proactively flag any potential threats to deadlines, working collaboratively with the team to find resolutions. You are responsible for all creative requests that come in for your team, working with the creative lead to confirm that all necessary deliverables, assets, and information are in place for execution. Furthermore, you collaborate with creative resourcing for program staffing and identify when additional resources need to be engaged. You support the creative lead with scoping during the planning phase of all projects, including involvement in the PM grid process and contributing where possible. Managing hours for your creative team in Deltek and working closely with Account Operations to resolve any inaccuracies also falls under your responsibilities. You schedule and lead creative status meetings for your team, as well as organizing creative team check-ins. Attending all milestone meetings, you take notes and ensure the creative team is aligned on next steps. Finally, you set up and maintain the creative folders and Slack channels for your assigned programs.

Requirements

Experience working in Creative Operations or as a Creative Project Manager
Attention to detail
Problem solving abilities in a creative capacity
Experience juggling more than one project at a time
Excellent time management skills
Ability to quickly shift focus and re-prioritize tasks
Experience working on large scale events or conferences
Experience creating and owning timelines
Ability to quickly adapt when problems arise during a project
Experience supporting a team of 5-10 creatives
Experience with project management software
Ability to quickly adapt to new tools and processes
Excellent communication skills and the ability to “speak the language” of other departments
Comfortability presenting to people in leadership positions
Passion for going above and beyond
History working with cross-functional teams across account management, strategy, production, finance, etc
Proficient in Google Suite
Confidence pushing back when the team is not receiving the information they need
Ability to think big picture and distill it down into actionable plans
Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team environment
Always thinking proactively
Leans into feedback from others
Urgency - Decisive, responsive, and fast acting you achieve goals quickly both when working on your own and in collaboration with others. You demonstrate adaptability and agility when making on-the-spot decisions never sacrificing quality or work interactions. Cool under pressure. For the sake of time, you are able to eliminate unnecessary steps and use network resources to aid in project completion.
Communication - At all levels, you easily convey and sell your ideas, and can articulate an idea with brevity during a brainstorm or client presentation. You express yourself clearly when collaborating and presenting, maintaining a positive image for GPJ both internally and externally. You understand the value of a well-turned phrase and a well-told story.
Creative Innovation - You are an idea-driven creative: someone who thinks about the big picture. Drive, develop, or support new and improved creative methods, products, procedures or technologies. Propels innovation by implementing the latest interactive technology in your storytelling. Devise new approaches to make improvements or solve problems. You are an innovative storyteller who is constantly challenging themselves to come up with ideas that are on strategy, transformative, and authentic to the client’s brand.
Flexible - Easily move on to new tasks with little to no notice. Put personal preferences aside and switch to a different strategy, form of communication or other objective without panicking. Maintain composure when deadlines move up and priorities shift. Keeps an open mind.
Prioritization/Organization - Properly allocate time and resources so that jobs are completed within a defined timeframe; within budget and managing all resources (Full-time and freelance) as effectively as possible. Establishing a reasonable timeline for completion when no concrete date is given.
3-5 years of previous industry / agency experience.
3(+) years as a Project Manager

Nice To Haves

Experience in ClickUp or Monday is a plus

Responsibilities

Oversee projects from the planning phase through delivery.
Advocate for the creative team and remove obstacles.
Spearhead process improvements when current methods are not working.
Create and manage the creative timeline, ensuring all milestones are met.
Proactively flag potential threats to deadlines and work collaboratively to find resolutions.
Manage all creative requests for the team, ensuring necessary deliverables, assets, and information are in place.
Collaborate with creative resourcing for program staffing and identify when additional resources need to be engaged.
Support the creative lead with scoping during the planning phase of all projects.
Manage hours for the creative team in Deltek and work with Account Operations to resolve inaccuracies.
Schedule and lead creative status meetings and creative team check-ins.
Attend milestone meetings, take notes, and ensure the creative team is aligned on next steps.
Set up and maintain creative folders and Slack channels for assigned programs.