Project Manager, Creative Services

Dotdash Meredith • Des Moines, IA

35d • Hybrid

About The Position

Hybrid 3x a week- (Des Moines, IA) In-office Expectations: This position is hybrid in-office, with the ability to work remotely for up to 2 days per week. The Creative Services team, in the People Inc. Brand Partnerships & Licensing group, is responsible for the execution of product and lifestyle photography for the Better Homes & Gardens Collection, sold exclusively at Walmart. To help with this work, we are looking for an experienced project manager who can lead complex cross-functional creative projects and integrate multiple workstreams by using systems and tools to achieve business goals. This role, reporting to the Executive Creative Director, is tasked with understanding all photography project scopes and expected seasonal marketing deliverables, helping to manage the coordination of weekly photography production in our Des Moines studio. Project manager will own the Creative Services project tracker and is responsible for communicating status of product and marketing photography and photography deliverables to respective stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum 3 years of experience in relevant field (project management, creative services, production)
• Excellent leadership and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Must excel at collaborative cross functional work internally and with external stakeholders
• Ability to work independently and on a team taking direction from multiple project leaders
• Computer skills using Google Suite (Sheets, Docs, Slides), Miro, Airtable a plus

Responsibilities

• Packaging & Ecomm Photography Project Management (60%) Support the end-to-end execution of product photography inclusive of both pre-production and post-production
• Represent People Inc. at asset walks with the Product Development and Packaging Design teams. Subsequently scope and build out timelines for photography to ensure art-to-print and upload deadlines are met
• Own weekly status call with broader creative team (Art Director, Stylists, Prop Assistants, Photography Coordinator) to centralize planning and status updates
• Communicate the status of samples, photography plans and image uploads to external partners on a recurring basis in coordination with Photography Coordinator
• Marketing Photography Project Management (20%) Support the go-to-market campaign photography process by establishing timelines and getting cross functional alignment between Creative & Photo Studio on deliverable dates
• Develop an understanding of product milestone deadlines, marketing campaign deadlines, and applicable assets needed
• Team Management & Oversight (20%) Manage a team of studio associates focused on photography production, overseeing day-to-day operations (schedules, sample intake, asset management, etc.)
• Act a point of contact for external partners; Product Development teams, Suppliers, Production Vendors, Walmart, etc.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees