CREATIVE PROJECT MANAGER

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Location : Saint Paul, Minnesota

Job Type : Contract

Compensation Range : $36 - 40 per hour

We are looking for a passionate and creative Creative Project Manager to join our client's dynamic team! As the Creative Project Manager, you will be responsible for managing internal creative projects to efficiently initiate, schedule, and direct projects through the creative marketing process.

Specifically, we are seeking previous event creative and project management experience.

This is an ongoing opportunity in which candidates must be commutable to Minneapolis / St Paul as you'll be required to come onsite 2 days per week (Tuesdays and Thursdays).

Responsibilities :

• Own the flow of projects through the studio team within a Content Marketing division
• Manage multiple designers, writers, and content managers
• Understand the creative development process, timelines, and dependencies for typical marketing communications projects.
• Initiates projects by identifying and applying appropriate project schedules in project management system, and assigning jobs based on resource availability.
• Day-to-day tactical point of contact for client and creative team.
• Monitors schedule changes and makes necessary adjustments.
• Identifies and rectifies issues that may impact project completion.
• Coordinates approval process with client and creative team.
• Leads project kick off meetings, creates and maintains weekly status reports.
• Ensures files are complete, accurate, and adhere to proper naming conventions.
• Acts as the liaison between client and creative team, ensuring a positive work environment.
• Identifies problems and suggests solutions to improve processes when necessary.
• Attends and participates in training sessions, continually updates personal technical knowledge of Workfront.
• Routinely interacts with client representatives, project leads, marketing managers, writers, artists, production, and technical staff, as well as outside agency partners.

Qualifications :

• Understands flow between multiple stakeholders and creatives
• Experience managing multiple designers, writers, and content managers
• Experience with project management software within an enterprise-level environment (Workfront preferred)
• Detail-oriented and organized, high level of professionalism and resilience in a fast-paced environment.
• Comfortable communicating with all levels of clients, up to Directors.
• Problem solving skills for standard, tactical project management activities.
• Technical proficiency in a department-wide project management system.
• Able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Solid verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• 4-6 years of creative project coordination experience (or equivalent) required
• Degree (2 or 4 year) in Marketing Communications or related field

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