Creative Project Manager

Purpose:
The Creative Project Manager helps instill the corporate brand by leading cross-functional creative teams to deliver best-in-class, multi-channel creative solutions. The ideal candidate is motivated and proactive, with a passion for insights-driven marketing, creative problem-solving, and a deep understanding of how creative work is achieved through projects, workflows, and processes. Additionally, you'll demonstrate stewardship and provide project leadership to meet Division strategies and business objectives.
The Creative Project Manager leads campaigns and projects within the organization, ensuring successful implementation and alignment with strategic goals. The Creative Project Manager will manage multiple projects and serve as an expert to lead project management methodologies, coordination, and plans.
This role is part of the Client Creative team, a group within the client's Global Marketing and External Affairs team.
 
Main Responsibilities:
Project Leadership
Collaborate with strategists, creative directors, writers, and designers to develop strategically driven creative campaigns and content that attracts, engages, and activates target audiences, while increasing Client's share of voice and brand awareness metrics.
Lead and manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
Act as the central point of contact for business partners and creative team members.
Build and maintain strategic partnerships with business partners, internal teams, and external partners
Collaborate with the team to establish and maintain roles and responsibilities throughout the project lifecycle.
Document project plan in project management software and maintain project documentation. Ensure all documentation is complete, accurate, and up to date.
Execute scope change management and project close-out processes.
Participate in project assessments and communicate lessons learned.
Lead the Project Management team in partnership with the Operations team to provide forecasting; have an advanced understanding of tracking, reporting, and oversight on project budget, expenditures, and metrics.
Proactively identify and manage project opportunities, issues, and risks, and escalate issues promptly to leadership.
Influence the development of ideas that reinforce the values of the Client brand.
Exhibit critical thinking to connect and align bodies of work to the Client brand.
 
Qualifications:
Creative agency experience required; creative agency experience within a healthcare setting desired. Communications, Advertising, or Marketing Agency experience is beneficial.
Strong proofreading skills and attention to detail.
Comprehensive personal computer skills, including demonstrated spreadsheet, word processing, and database management capabilities, are required.
Experience working with project management tools and software.
Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment.
Ability to work within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, changing environment.
Ability to leverage and/or engage others to accomplish projects.
Strong verbal and written communications with the ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization.
Multitasks, prioritizes, and meets deadlines.
Strong organizational and follow-up skills.
 
Experience/Education:
Bachelor's degree in communications, Project Management, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
5 years of agency or corporate experience.