Project Manager, Brand & Creative Operations Job at Axelon in Austin

Job Title: Project Manager, Brand & Creative Operations
Location: Austin, TX

Job Description:

Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where marketing, brand, and creative teams come together to build breakthrough campaigns? If so, we want you.

As Project Manager, Brand & Creative Operations, you'll ensure our in-house brand and creative agency operates at peak efficiency. You'll work at delivering work that's on time, on brand, and built for impact.

You're not just managing timelines-you're an orchestrator of collaboration, a problem-solver, and a champion for creativity. From launching major marketing campaigns to streamlining creative workflows, you'll play a key role in shaping how our brand shows up to our customers and prospects.

What You'll Do

1. Be the Connector: Act as the bridge between consumer marketing, brand, creative, and development teams, ensuring alignment and momentum across every project.
2. Drive Execution: Lead the end-to-end project lifecycle, from kick-off to final delivery, ensuring that teams hit milestones without compromising creative excellence.
3. Champion Clarity: Assess project intake materials, ask the right questions, and advocate for clear briefs that set teams up for success.
4. Lead with Agility: Anticipate roadblocks before they happen, troubleshoot in real-time, and adjust plans as needed without missing a beat.
5. Fuel Creativity with Structure: Build project workflows that empower creative teams to focus on what they do best-delivering outstanding work.
6. Own the Details: Manage project plans, timelines, and resource allocation, using workflow tools like Asana and other resourcesto keep things running smoothly.
7. Influence & Collaborate: Work cross-functionally with marketing leaders, product teams, developers, and executives, ensuring everyone is aligned and moving in the same direction.
8. Elevate Our Processes: Help optimize workflowsand contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, making our marketing machine faster, smarter, and more efficient.

Who You Are

1. A marketing-savvy project manager who thrives in fast-paced, creative environments with lots of cross functional stakeholders.A natural problem solverwho anticipates challenges and finds smart, practical solutions.
2. A collaborator at heartwho can navigate different teams, personalities, and prioritiesto keep projects moving forward.
3. A clear and confident communicator who can translate complex ideas into actionable next steps.
4. A champion for creative excellence, ensuring that operational efficiency never comes at the expense of bold, impactful work.

Qualifications:

1. 6+ years of experience in project management within a large advertising agency, in-house agency, or creative team environment.
2. Experience managing high-visibility, multi-phase campaigns with competing priorities and tight deadlines.
3. Deep familiarity with marketing and creative processes, from concept to production.
4. Proficiency in project management tools like Asana, Workfront, Airtable, Trello, or com.
5. Outstanding communication skills-you know how to manage expectations, share progress, and advocate for what's needed.
6. A bias for action-you don't just wait for things to happen, you make them happen.
7. Bonus: PMP certification or formal training in Agile methodologies.