Creative Project Manager Job at AV in Simi Valley

Job Description

We're looking for a driven, detail-obsessed Creative Team Project Manager to be the operational backbone of our in-house creative department. You'll work side-by-side with our Creative Director, design team, and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure every project— from trade show booths to social media campaigns— moves forward with clarity and momentum.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end project management across all creative workstreams: marketing collateral, trade show materials, software UI/UX, experiential design, social media, and branded swag.


• Monday.com as your command center—building and maintaining boards, automations, timelines, and dashboards that give full visibility to stakeholders.


• Intake and brief management—fielding new requests, clarifying scope, gathering assets, and ensuring the team has everything they need before work begins.


• Cross-functional coordination with Marketing, Product, Communications, and Leadership teams to align on priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.


• Proactive identification of blockers, timeline risks, and resource conflicts—before they become problems.


• Meeting facilitation, including creative kick-offs, status check-ins, and retrospectives with clear action items and follow-through.


• Asset and file organization—maintaining a clean, accessible, and version-controlled library of creative files.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience: 3–5 years of project management experience in a creative agency, in-house brand team, or marketing environment. Background working alongside designers is a strong plus.


• Tools: Proficient in Monday.com (boards, automations, Gantt views, dashboards). Proficiency in the full MS Office suite required. Comfortable navigating Figma to review designs and track revisions.


• Organization: Exceptional organizational instincts; can juggle 10+ concurrent projects without losing grip.


• Communication: Crystal‑clear written and verbal communication; translate creative concepts to business stakeholders and back to the creative team.


• Proactiveness: Anticipate needs, surface issues early, and move with urgency when it counts.

Other Qualifications & Desired Competencies

• Familiarity with print production and vendor management.


• Experience with Asana, Notion, or other project management platforms.


• A basic understanding of design principles, brand guidelines, and creative workflows.


• PMP, CAPM, or other project management certification.


• Experience producing video or photo shoots.

Physical Demands

• Able to work in an office environment (Constant).


• Able to carry and move various production equipment and video/photography gear up to 25 lbs. (Occasional).


• Required to stand, sit; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard (Frequent).

Special Requirements

• U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (Green Card holder) or asylee/refugee status as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) required.


• Ability to travel to demonstrations, events, trade shows, and other activations (up to 15%).


• Flexible work schedule and overtime may be required periodically.


• Preferably located within 50 miles of the Moorpark/Simi Valley offices.

Salary Range

$70,500 - $100,275

ITAR Requirement

The position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). Applicants must qualify as a U.S. person under the ITAR and the EAR, or be approved for an export license. Current U.S. Citizenship or lawful permanent residence is required.

Benefits

AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401K with company matching, a 9/80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown.

EEO Statement

We are proud to be an EEO/AA Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans. AeroVironment, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Qualified applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic data, sexual orientation, gender identity or other legally protected status.