Creative Project Manager (Project)

Description

Since 2007, RUN Studios has created world-class creative content for prominent and emerging brands, bringing together talented artists, savvy producers, authentic storytelling, and business intelligence to tell compelling brand stories that evoke inspiration and engagement. With deep roots in video production and motion design, RUN Studios creates media across all channels, and serves as a strategic resourcing partner to build robust, agile, and inspired creative teams. 

RUN Studios, and its client partner, a large online retailer headquartered in Seattle, are seeking a Creative Project Manager to join for an approximate 3-month project! 

We are seeking a collaborative, innovative, resourceful Creative Program Manager to own building, driving, and optimizing workflows for our client’s talented team of creatives. You will work cross-functionally with Marketing, Sales, UX, and Product teams to oversee the execution and day-to-day of creative deliverables, supporting highly visible business initiatives. Serving as a champion of our client’s brand, you will represent the creative team with business partners.

Creative Project Management is the hub of the creative team, valued as the team’s go-to resource on process, priorities, and project details. You love working with creatives and are able to manage multiple end-to end project workflows simultaneously, and proactively provide thoughtful solutions to address feedback or changes in timelines. You ruthlessly protect the creative team’s time and are skilled at managing expectations with partner teams. You have an innate ability to be nimble and work through ambiguity. You relish having a positive impact on the team culture.

While this position is remote, you must reside in Washington, Oregon, or California to be considered.

As a Creative Project Manager, You Will 

• In support of Marketing campaigns, sales initiatives, and product launches; manage end-to-end creative projects, ensuring quality inputs, assigning resources, building schedules, and routinely communicating project statuses
• Manage approvals workflows
• Assess and mitigate risks, make tradeoffs, proactively escalate issues
• Facilitate planning and kickoff meetings with cross-functional project teams
• Document knowledge and assist with asset management and trafficking of files

As an Applicant, You Bring

• 5+ years of experience in a Marketing or Creative role with a creative agency, design studio, or in-house team
• Experience leading large, complex creative project delivery for cross-functional teams
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience
• Proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously with minimal supervision
• Open and collaborative work style with excellent verbal and written communication skills across all levels of leadership
• Proven ability to set priorities, unblock teams, and meet deadlines
• Experience managing agency relationships
• Financial fluency in maintaining budgets
• Strong sense of ownership and urgency; optimistic, “get it done” mindset
• High attention to detail as well as the ability to zoom out and see the bigger picture
• Ability to use positive energy to maintain personal and team momentum
• Experience with project management tools and best practices

At RUN Studios we recognize our ultimate success depends on our talented and dedicated workforce. We understand, value, and are grateful for the invaluable contributions made by each employee. Our goal is to provide a comprehensive program of evolving competitive benefits specifically designed to support the needs of our employees and their dependents.

Compensation

Pay Range: $50–$65 (Hourly)

The successful candidate’s starting pay within this range will be based on various factors such as individual qualifications and work location.

Benefits:

Benefits and perks may vary depending on location and nature of the work, but eligible employees have access to medical, dental, vision, life, and AD&D benefits, health savings and flexible spending accounts, other telehealth and wellness benefits, a minimum of seven paid holidays per year, accrual of at least 6.5 days (Temporary Employment) to at least 15 days (Regular Employment) of paid time off per year, a 401k plan with company match, discretionary bonuses dependent on company, team or individual performance, and referral bonuses for eligible hired referrals.

As an equal opportunity employer, RUN Studios is committed to pay equity and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.