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Project Manager

• Partner with team leadership to shape project strategy and determine prioritization and delivery
• Manage multiple concurrent creative projects and workflows
• Maintain a prioritized project schedule accounting for team capacity
• Lead regular status check-ins with the team and stakeholders
• Translate ambiguous requirements into clear, actionable plans
• Write creative briefs covering stakeholders, audience, goals, timeline, and budget
• Build agendas and run efficient meetings
• Advocate for the team’s perspective while setting realistic expectations
• Build relationships with freelancers and vendors to scale capacity
• Plan for busy periods and track change requests
• Identify and defuse timeline risks
• Run post-project debriefs to identify wins, misses, and improvement areas
• Collaborate with Brand Creative, internal teams, freelancers, external partners, and agencies
• Report to the Creative Director