Creative Project Manager

Onward Search is a specialized staffing and talent solutions company that helps professionals find top jobs with the nation’s leading brands. We’re currently seeking a talented Creative Project Manager for a freelance opportunity with a top-tier consumer products company’s Creative Team. This hybrid role offers the chance to manage exciting, high-profile projects within a fast-paced, innovative environment, supporting the New Product Development team.

As a Creative Project Manager, you’ll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, ensuring the seamless execution of creative projects that bring groundbreaking products to life. This role requires a blend of strong project management skills, creative insight, and the ability to navigate a dynamic, deadline-driven environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with creative, brand, and New Product Development teams to understand project requests, define objectives, deliverables, and timelines.
• Review project briefs and ensure alignment with team capabilities, providing clear responses to internal and external inquiries.
• Facilitate meetings to establish next steps and provide actionable direction to all stakeholders.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects, ensuring timely delivery (on time or early), within budget, and error-free, while exceeding creative expectations.
• Use Wrike (or similar tools) to track project progress, manage resources, and optimize production workflows.
• Act as the key point of contact between stakeholders and the Creative team, ensuring alignment, resolving issues, and keeping projects on track.

Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of experience managing creative projects in a creative agency or in-house creative environment.
• Proficiency in project management tools like Wrike to manage workflows and track progress.
• Hands-on experience with multi-channel creative projects, including print, packaging, and digital media.
• Strong understanding of design and creative processes with an ability to proactively anticipate and solve challenges.
• Excellent organizational, time management, and multitasking skills to juggle competing priorities.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to foster effective relationships with diverse teams.
• High attention to detail and a commitment to delivering quality results.

Why You’ll Love This Role:

• Work on exciting, innovative projects that shape the future of consumer products.
• Gain hands-on experience managing diverse creative projects across multiple channels.
• Collaborate with a talented, high-performing team in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Contribute to high-profile initiatives for a leading consumer brand that values creativity and excellence.
• Enjoy a hybrid work model that offers flexibility with the opportunity for in-person collaboration.

Perks & Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) Program
• Commuter Benefit
• eLearning and Education Reimbursement
• Ongoing Training & Development

To qualify for our benefits package, you must work over 30 hours per week and commit to an assignment of at least 10 weeks.

If you’re a proactive, creative problem solver with a passion for project management, we encourage you to apply now. Our recruitment team will be in touch, guide you through the interview process, and advocate on your behalf.

Employer Details:

• Onward Search is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in an employment with regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status or any other classification protected by federal, state and local laws and ordinances. Candidates must be at least 18 years old to be considered for employment. EOE/M/F/D/V/SO.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.
• Onward Search is unable to support 1099 / Corp-to-Corp or Independent Contractor arrangements at this time. All freelancers will be paid as W2 employees.
• Onward Search offers medical, dental, vision benefits, as well as a 401k program, for all eligible full time temporary assignments.
• Onward Search is a drug-free workplace.
• Onward Search is a nationwide staffing agency and talent solutions provider specializing in creative, marketing and technology. Our clients are continuously turning to us to fill their open positions. Therefore, there is no application deadline for this position, as we are seeking candidates for this type of role across all our clients on an ongoing basis.