As Manager, Senior Creative Project Manager you will manage end-to-end project management and process optimization engine for the Creative Studio. You will be responsible for creative timelines and budgets, resource management, creative implementation tools, creative development process, day-to-day project management and overall business management for multiple large and complex projects and programs.
 

Team Culture/Work Environment:

• The studio fosters a friendly and supportive team atmosphere, with onboarding that includes project shadowing.
• The work encompasses a wide range of projects, from coffee packaging to digital assets, both in-store and out-of-store.

Daily Responsibilities:

• Develop and drive a strategic approach to projects and programs based on the project brief.
• Guide clients through the creative process from project kick-off to final delivery.
• Build strong relationships with clients to understand their business objectives, establish trust, and create open communication lines.
• Collaborate with creative leads to guide work through all levels of approval.
• Manage projects according to established project, program, and account management methodologies, influencing best practices.
• Lead complex, cross-functional enterprise projects and programs with high-performing, often globally distributed teams.
• Effectively manage multiple complex projects and programs with varying deadlines across multi-disciplinary teams.
• Identify connections across projects to ensure consistency and inspire brand-aligned creative solutions.
• Adapt to changing business and Studio priorities, while consistently achieving established goals.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with internal and external business partners, representing the organization positively in cross-functional settings.
• Clearly and strategically communicate with all stakeholders.
• Promote a positive, inclusive, and productive work environment through respectful and empathetic engagement.

Required Background & Skills:

• 5+ years of creative project and program management experience, handling scope, time, cost, risk, quality, integrations, procurement, human resources, and communications.
• 5+ years of experience managing clients as the primary account contact.
• 5+ years of managing complex, large-scale, or multiple mid-sized creative projects.
• 5+ years of team building and mentoring.
• 2+ years of mentoring other project managers in project and program management.
• 5+ years of experience in large, matrixed organizations and creative agencies.

This is a 6-month contract role, ideally based in Seattle, with potential for remote work.

If you live in the greater Seattle area, we offer a flexible workplace that allows for hybrid work. Partners can work remotely up to two days per week.

The target hiring compensation range for this role is $72.77 to $80.85 an hour. Compensation is based on several factors including, but not limited to education, relevant work experience, relevant certifications, and location.

The mission of our client is to inspire and nurture the human spirit – one person, one cup and one neighborhood at a time. They call thsir employees "partners" because they are all partners in shared success, and they make sure everything they do is through the lens of humanity-from their commitment to the highest-quality coffee in the world, to the way they engage with their customers and communities to do business responsibly. 

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NO ONE HAS BENEFITS LIKE AQUENT! Working with AQUENT gets you access to some pretty cool things including:

• Subsidized (up to 85%!) Health, Vision and Dental Benefits 

• Access to Fidelity 401(k) with Matching!

• FSA Program

• Weekly Direct Deposit

• Resume / Portfolio Review + Interview Prep. You’ll be set-up for success!

• Free Continued Learning: https://thegymnasium.com/

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