Creative Services Project Manager

loanDepot • Irvine, CA

7d • $88,000 - $121,000

About The Position

Responsible for ensuring that all creative services collateral and work from internal clients flows efficiently to creative teams (graphics, video, photography, communications). Manages project team members to ensure tasks and projects meet deadlines, handles the logistics and keeps all parties updated on their progress. Main objective is to assure projects runs smoothly and both the client who requested the project and the professionals who did the work are satisfied with the end result. This position ensures the performance of all duties in accordance with the company’s policies and procedures, all U.S. state and federal laws and regulations, wherein the company operates.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred, and/or minimum of five (5) years’ experience working in a marketing capacity.
• Three (3) + years as a project manager or traffic manager within a large corporation or advertising agency
• Experience using project management tools (i.e. Workfront, Trello, Asana, or similar).
• Experience with excellent organizational, planning, project, and time management skills to handle multiple projects simultaneously, within established deadlines.
• Experience with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint, Onedrive)

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the Mortgage industry a plus

Responsibilities

• Manages multiple projects for multiple partner teams simultaneously, facilitating clear communication between the creative team and partners; serves as a single source of truth around timelines at all points of a project.
• Creates detailed schedules and project plans, ensuring resource availability and allocation; delivers every project on time within scope.
• Responsible for tracking and trafficking projects as they flow through the creative department and approval process.
• Distributes assignments to creative teams and other departments, depending on their availability and priorities; sets deadlines for various stages of a project.
• Meets with internal stakeholders to learn more about new project details and provides progress updates and communicates any issues.
• Monitors projects and workloads, adjusting assignments and deadlines accordingly on a weekly basis; identifies and assigns/reassigns the right tasks to the right personnel.
• Keeps creative leadership and stake holders up to date on project flow and any obstacles or issues with projects or personnel.
• Efficiently and effectively manages day-to-day problems and communicates effectively in difficult and time sensitive situations.
• Ensures job files are properly documented and complies to standards.
• Performs other duties and projects as assigned.

Benefits

• Aggressive compensation package based on experience and skill set.
• Inclusive, diverse, and collaborative culture where people from all backgrounds can thrive.
• Work with other passionate, purposeful, and customer-centric people.
• Extensive internal growth and professional development opportunities including tuition reimbursement.
• Comprehensive benefits package including Medical/Dental/Vision.
• Wellness program to support both mental and physical health.
• Generous paid time off for both exempt and non-exempt positions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager