Project Manager- Marketing/Creative Program Development

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Job description

Our client, a leading sporting goods & apparel manufacturing company, is looking for Project Manager- Marketing/Creative Program Development.

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Duration: 7 months

Required Skills:

8+ years of relevant experience, Program Management, building decks, guiding workflows, corporate project experience,

Airtable, Excel

Coordination with cross functional teams, self-starter, comfortable with ambiguity in fast environment

Preferred Skills: PM certification, Figma, Keynote, photo production/studio background.

Who We Are Looking For

We are looking for an organized, energetic person, with project management experience working in a Marketing Brand or Creative studio, who is very comfortable working in ambiguous environments.

The Project Manager will have proven flexibility, demonstrating the ability to work with many job functions at a time to drive clarity and bring people together when they are resource constrained and have their focus on other work.

A candidate for this role will be able to show their expertise in tracking schedules, connecting the right people and driving stakeholders to solutions among constant change.

This role requires communication and collaboration across Marketing, Creative, Strategy/Planning, Finance, Technology. Human Resources and GBI businesses to connect people together.

The Project Manager should have the proven ability to understand their audience and communicate clearly on multiple levels across many projects.

The business is always changing, and it is important for the Project Manager to have the skills to work cross-functionally with people in different business units, that may have opposing business goals, to keep the work moving forward.

The person needs to be confident in their ability, humble in their approach, and resolute in their decision-making.

What You Will Work On

You'll be working with the Program Development team daily to support new program development with transition management and scheduling techniques, as well as drive projects that arise and are delegated from the Sr. Director.

This person will be responsible for project planning and implementation activities such as collecting requirements, identifying project teams, scheduling, tracking progress and reporting results.

The daily routine will change often based on priority across the department.

You will be part of the work to determine the workflow across many teams/studios and partner with Marketing technology on the development of tools and processes that support GBI/Marketing and improve their work through applying the appropriate project/program management principles.

What You Bring

8+ years of experience in project management, strategy or related field

Education: Bachelor's degree in Project Management, Photo, Marketing Ops, or equivalent.

Formal training in project or portfolio management methodologies and/or certifications

Proven success in portfolio management and large-scale, cross-functional program delivery: strategy to execution

Strong oral and written communication skills and ability to challenge the status quo

Ability to deal with ambiguity and work in a dynamic, results-oriented environment

Excellent communicator, able to gain the respect of the team

Self-directed and comfortable working in ambiguous environments

Good problem-solving and analytic skills

Results oriented, well organized, can support multiple projects at once

Must be curious, fun and calm under pressure

Travel possible

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