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Are you ready to drive impact in the fast-paced world of Sports & Entertainment?
Were looking for a proactive and strategic Creative Project Manager to join our Client Services team. In this role, youll act as the linchpin between clients, internal teams, and the creative process - managing timelines, budgets, and workflows while ensuring nothing slips through the cracks. Youll own the day-to-day execution of creative projects from concept to delivery, balancing high-quality output with business goals and timelines.
Key Responsibilities:
Project Management:
- Manage client and internal projects from start to finish, using Wrike to own timelines, deliverables, and status updates.
- Scope creative projects with a clear understanding of client needs, timelines, budgets, and available resources.
- Maintain clean, detailed creative work orders that serve as both instruction and documentation.
- Facilitate kickoff and status meetings to keep all stakeholders aligned.
Team Coordination:
- Monitor creative team capacity and help prioritize incoming requests based on designer skillset, availability, and fit.
- Assign and delegate work to ensure the best team is matched to each project, and workflows are followed for consistency.
- Forecast upcoming resourcing needs and support freelancer onboarding when needed.
Client Relations & Administration:
- Serve as the communication hub between creative, client services, and accounts teams.
- Proactively identify blockers and adjust timelines, budget, or resources as needed to meet project goals.
- Reconcile creative costs and budgets monthly in collaboration with the Accounts team.
The expected salary range for this full-time position is $45,000 to $71,000 per year. The final offer will depend on experience, skills, and location.
Requirements:
Education and Experience:
Required:
- Bachelors degree in Project Management, Marketing, Communications, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- 3+ years of experience in project management or account management, ideally within Sports, Entertainment, or a Creative agency.
- Experience with client services and delivering high-quality customer experiences.
- Familiarity working with internal creative teams, freelancers, and independent contractors.
:
- Certification in Project Management (PMP, ACP, or similar).
- Strong understanding of creative agency workflows, especially in digital or social content environments.
Skills and Abilities:
Required:
- Strong organizational and time management skills with a keen eye for detail.
- Proven ability to manage multiple complex projects under tight deadlines.
- Exceptional communication and collaboration skills across internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience using project management tools (preferably Wrike).
- Ability to make autonomous decisions balancing client needs, team capacity, and budget constraints.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
:
- Proficiency in Google Workspace and familiarity with Adobe Creative Cloud.
- Experience in analyzing project budgets and reconciling costs.
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