Associate Creative Project Manager (Hybrid) Job at Cella in Bentonville

Overview

Associate Creative Project Manager role at Cella.

Our client’s internal Creative Project Management team connects all functions and manages end-to-end workflows to ensure campaigns and initiatives are delivered with excellence. The Associate Creative Project Manager works closely with Project Managers, Account Management, Creative, and Production to ensure projects move seamlessly through the system and that potential challenges are addressed early.

Location: Bentonville, Arkansas | Job Type: Contract | Compensation Range: $43 - 48 per hour

Responsibilities

• Partner with the connected Account Manager on project intake, ensuring resources are appropriately assigned and jobs are initiated in the project management system.
• Develop detailed project schedules, keeping Account, Creative, and Production teams aligned and informed of milestones, timeline shifts, and deliverable changes.
• Support the execution of creative work across media channels (digital, print) and ensure timelines reflect the nuances of each deliverable type.
• Guide projects from start to finish and serve as a go-to person for project status updates.
• Update project milestones as work progresses through the agency.
• Own and run internal status meetings and documentation to maintain clarity on weekly milestones, meetings, and deliverables.
• Identify and communicate scheduling, resourcing, or other potential challenges, and offer solutions to the Account Manager and creative team.
• Follow up with creative and production teams to ensure they have necessary information and assets to complete the job, and are meeting key timing milestones.
• Liaise with the Account Manager and partners to route work to cross-functional teams (e.g., legal, trademark) in development.
• Communicate effectively with internal and external cross-functional partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• 1 year of project management experience at an advertising agency or in-house creative group, or relevant work experience.
• Experience supporting creative-based projects of various sizes.
• 1 year of experience delivering print or digital signage projects is preferred.
• Workfront experience is a plus.

Skills

• High Accountability: You will own your projects from intake to completion.
• Presence & Urgency: You bring presence to meetings and written communications with urgency in responses.
• Servant Leader: You lead project teams and hold members accountable while recognizing you are not the final decision maker on creative work.
• Solutions-Oriented: You solve problems creatively and calmly.
• Relationship Manager: You establish and maintain relationships with partners and peers at all levels.
• Master Negotiator: You manage timelines, deliverables, and feedback effectively.
• Ownership: You are a driving force for the campaign and project team.
• Ability to Work Autonomously: You can advance projects with minimal background information.

JOBID: 1101520

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

At Cella, a randstad digital company, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com.

Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including education, work experience, location, duties, certifications, etc. Cella by randstad digital offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, life insurance, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (eligibility applies).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.

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