Principal Project Manager (B2B) - Donut Studios

New Engen•Los Angeles, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Donut Studios is New Engen's in-house creative studio, purpose-built to craft high-performing, platform-native, and digital content for ambitious brands. As a key part of New Engen’s suite of specialized solutions, Donut Studios helps unlock breakthrough creative that drives results. This role is for a Principal Project Manager who will manage day-to-day project timelines, creative workflows, and client communication, operating within an agile framework to support AWS stakeholders.

Requirements

7+ years of project management or project coordination experience, ideally within a digital marketing agency, creative agency, or fast-paced client services environment.
Agile project management experience required — hands-on familiarity with Scrum/Kanban ceremonies (standups, sprint planning, backlog management) and comfort operating in short, iterative cycles.
Strong client and internal communication skills — able to represent the engagement professionally to enterprise client stakeholders, while also keeping internal cross-functional teams clearly informed and aligned.
Experience managing multiple projects and deadlines while maintaining exceptional organization and attention to detail.
Proficiency with Workfront, Asana, Notion, Slack, and Google Workspace (or similar tools); willingness to learn client-specific systems.
Comfort with budget tracking/reporting (burn rate, work orders) and managing escalations under pressure.
Ability to coordinate across time zones for global/event-based work, as needed by workstream.
Familiarity with AI-powered tools and a willingness to embrace new technologies.
A proactive, solutions-oriented mindset with the ability to identify issues early.
Ability to adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Communications, or a related field preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Manage day-to-day project timelines, task tracking, and creative workflows using Workfront, Asana, and Notion ensuring deliverables stay on schedule from brief through final delivery.
Run or participate in sprint ceremonies, manage backlogs, and adapt scope in short, iterative cycles.
Own the cadence of project updates and delivery forecasts, representing the engagement professionally to AWS stakeholders and keeping internal teams aligned.
Coordinate creative assignments across the full project lifecycle, potentially including global event delivery, managing SLAs, and supporting on-site production logistics.
Monitor pod budget and monthly burn-rate reporting, tracking scope and spend through the PO → IDP → campaign → work-order structure.
Maintain accurate project trackers, monitor timelines, identify potential risks early, and proactively communicate issues.
Own escalation handling for your pod.
Collaborate with creatives, strategists, and clients to ensure alignment on project status, expectations, deliverables, and priorities.
Support the implementation of AI-powered workflows, automation, and operational improvements.
Remove day-to-day project roadblocks, escalate larger issues when needed, and help keep momentum across multiple deliverables and deadlines.
Work closely with the Senior/Director PM to strengthen project management skills, complete AWS-specific onboarding, and build operational expertise.