Senior Analyst, Project Management - Creative Project Manager, Walmart Creative Studio

Walmart • Hoboken, NJ

288d • $72,000 - $132,000

About The Position

Creative Project Management is the internal creative group engine, linking all functions, and managing work flows end-to-end to deliver all campaigns and initiatives with excellence. Creative Project Managers work closely with Creative Account Management, Creatives, and Integrated Production daily to ensure that projects are moving seamlessly through the system and that anticipated challenges are addressed early.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• 2-3 years of project management experience at an advertising agency or in-house creative group.
• Experience leading a high volume of projects ranging from branding and conceptual development to tactical execution.
• Experience with Workfront or similar PM software preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Data Analytics
• Masters: Business -
• Six Sigma - Certification

Responsibilities

• Partner with account management on project intake ensuring that resources are appropriately assigned, and jobs are opened in Workfront.
• Develop detailed project schedules, working with account, creative and production team members on input and alignment.
• Keep project team updated on key milestones, timeline shifts, and changes in deliverables.
• Drive projects from beginning to end and be the 'go-to' person on project status.
• Provide detailed support for the creative team and be a 'righthand' to the creative lead through the creative development process.
• Ensure project milestones and documents are updated in Workfront as projects progress through the agency.
• Lead internal status meetings and share status documents to ensure clarity of weekly milestones, meetings, and deliverables.
• Call out scheduling, resourcing or other potential challenges well in advance and offer solutions.
• Follow up with creative and production teams to ensure they have the assets needed to get the job done.
• Ensure that the teams are working toward key milestones.
• Liaise with other Creative Account Management & Operations leads to ensure work is being routed to appropriate partners while in development (legal, trademark, Corp Comms, etc.).
• Communicate strongly and effectively with cross-functional partners and escalate to creative leadership when needed.

Benefits

• Health benefits including medical, vision and dental coverage.
• Financial benefits including 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off benefits including PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Company discounts.
• Military Leave Pay.
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• Live Better U education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: General Merchandise Retailers
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree