Creative Project Manager

TITLE: Creative Project Manager

DEPARTMENT: Creative

FLSA: Full-Time Salary; Exempt 
REPORTS TO: Creative Director

WHAT SETS YOU APART

We're looking for a highly organized Creative Project Manager to oversee the workflow for our internal creative team. This position will be responsible for working with all departments within the organization to ensure thorough communication and adherence to process for all creative project requests. The Creative Project Manager will be the point of contact for status updates on creative projects and will help connect team members across departments to create an efficient workflow. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Own and optimize end-to-end creative project workflows across both clubs, including campaign planning, creative intake, approvals, timelines, and delivery.
• Serve as the central hub for cross-functional coordination between Marketing, Ticket Sales, Brand Alliance, Communications, Digital, and Creative
• Establish and enforce project management with best practices, timelines, and prioritization frameworks across all workflows.
• Assist Chief Marketing Officer with coordination across select cross-functional MarComms projects, including but not limited to season-long campaigns, large-scale events, merchandise rollouts, etc
• Manage workflow for creative team within Slack and Monday.com project management tools.
• Provide status updates and traffic feedback on creative projects across departments.
• Help keep Creative team projects on track and deliver on timelines/deadlines.
• Responsible for taking notes, digesting creative briefs, preparing follow up questions, and inputting briefs into the project management system.
• Attend weekly meetings for various internal teams (Marketing, Brand Alliance, Community Relations, Ticket Sales, Communications/PR, Content, Broadcast, etc.) to understand and be on top of all creative organizational needs.
• Assign creative requests/jobs to creators based on workload, skillset, and Creative Director’s input to ensure all projects are completed efficiently and as scheduled.
• Initiate and expedite communication between all stakeholders and creative team members.
• Manage all signage requests, from design to installation, including managing relationship and communication with third party vendors as well as communication with internal stakeholders.
• Provide Creative Director and Chief Marketing Officer with performance reports on overall Creative team’s performance, productivity, and workload.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by Creative Director & CMO

QUALIFICATIONS:

• To perform this role successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The following requirements are representative of eligibility requirements, knowledge, skill, and/or ability necessary.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Management, Marketing, Communications or related field.
• 2-4 years of relevant experience in project management or creative asset management.
• Highly organized and detailed oriented.
• Basic knowledge of video, digital, and graphic design terminology and production.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are a must, with the ability to communicate with all levels of stakeholders across the organization and across technical and non-technical disciplines.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office 365 (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Slack, Monday.com and/or other project management tools.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and work well under pressure.
• Ability to work independently, be self-directed and demonstrate initiative
• Able to work non-traditional hours and weekends.
• The ability to pass background screening.
• The ability to attain and maintain Safesport certification.
• Thrives managing multiple projects simultaneously.

Preferences:

• Design / Creative agency experience
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
• Understanding and passion for American and International soccer culture
• Bilingual / Multilingual (Spanish and/or Portuguese in addition to English preferred)
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite