Creative Project Manager

About This Role

The Creative Project Manager is a member of the in-house creative team, Ace Creative, working in collaboration with creative directors, designers, producers, external agencies, and internal business partners to execute creative projects and assets. Creative project managers report into the Creative Operations Manager and closely collaborate to ensure consistent quality and timeliness of deliverables.

What You’ll Do

• Act as a steward of the brand through an understanding of business partners’ goals and develop project briefs and timelines involving all key stakeholders

• Build trustworthy, collaborative relationships at all levels of management and take ownership of project communication efforts with client to facilitate exceptional service. Initiate meetings, align goals, report project status using project management tools and provide ongoing visibility to leadership. Embrace continuous improvement measures in the workflow

• Demonstrate innovative thinking . A natural problem-solver who manages day-to-day efforts and monthly allocation reporting. Anticipates risks or problems and proactively resolves

• Mastery of creative project workflow to best serve the business partner. Commit to ongoing personal development and drive business partners’ education on best practices

• Metrics for success include elevated brand deliverables (resulting in improved brand awareness and consideration), business partner satisfaction, on-time and improved speed to market

• High emotional EQ. Diplomatic, interpersonal, ardent attitude that is receptive to varied team dynamics. Promotes direct feedback in all dealings with business partners, management and leadership. Ability to work with internal and external team members

Who You Are

You are a process-driven, organized, and detail-oriented individual who can manage the demand of multiple projects and partners simultaneously. You have a strong people-first mentality to deliver exceptional results while building strong relationships.

Required Skills

• Minimum 2 years of project management experience. Creative marketing agency, in-house creative project management, or brand marketing experience with agency management required.

• Demonstrated ability to communicate, present, and influence credibly and effectively at all levels of an organization, including the executive level

• Superior leadership skill with a proven track record of leading and influencing others that do not directly report to them

• Strong strategic thinking abilities with an emphasis in the development of a plan and the ability to ensure implementation

• Self-starter who has demonstrated complete ownership and delivers focused solutions based on customer needs

• Ability to provide, interpret, and analyze client needs to help identify opportunities or issues and develop credible solutions

• Proven ability to manage multiple projects at a time while paying strict attention to detail

• Excellent listening and negotiation skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Proficient in Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Excel, Word and Teams

• Proficiency in Wrike or other project management tools is a plus

• BA/BS degree or equivalent

Preferred Skills

• Previous experience in Wrike or similar project management software (Monday, Asana, etc.)

• Creative design background or an understanding of creative design processes

Compensation Details:

$74700 - $93000 Per Year

Why should you join our team?

We live our values - W.E.L.I.G.H.T (Winning, Excellence, Love, Integrity, Gratitude, Humility, and Teamwork). Gratitude. Humility. Love. You don’t often see values like these in most corporate statements, but Ace is different. These things are important to us. They represent our commitment to the company, our employees, to Ace retailers and to the Ace brand.

In addition to providing our employees a great culture, Ace also offers competitive benefits* that address life’s necessities and perks, many of which expand and improve year after year, including:

• Incentive opportunities, based on role/grade level (rapid company growth over the past 5 years resulted in incentives being paid out at an average of 122% of your target opportunity!)
• Generous 401(k) retirement savings plan with a fully vested matching contribution the first year in addition to quarterly contributions and annual discretionary contribution (once eligibility requirements have been met). Over the past 5 years, company contributions (matching, quarterly & discretionary) for fully eligible employees have averaged 10.4% of total eligible compensation.
• Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision and disability – up to 26 weeks short-term disability and long-term disability ) & life insurance benefits for you and your dependents
• 21 days of vacation immediately available (prorated in the first year) and up to 6 paid holidays depending on the month of hire
• Your career at Ace is more than just a job. It’s a chance to be part of something meaningful. We help locally-owned businesses thrive and make an impact in their communities – and we support our employees in doing the same by offering an annual Ace Cares Week, 20 hours off work per year to volunteer at an organization of your choice, opportunities to help Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and the Ace Helpful Fund through the Ace Foundation
• Ace invests in every employee we hire, with a key focus on development and coaching. We offer on-site classes, facilitator-led courses, and a generous tuition assistance program, plus a performance management approach that goes beyond the typical annual review
• We know the work environment matters. That’s why Ace holds frequent campus events like Employee Appreciation Week, vendor demos, cookouts, and merchandise sales
• We bring them to you! Services such as mobile spas, auto maintenance, car wash and detailing, dry cleaning, dentists, eye doctors, flu shots, recycling and more!
• Employee discounts on Ace merchandise (including top brands like Weber, Traeger, Yeti, Craftsman, DeWalt and more), travel, fitness, computers and thousands more
• Birth/Adoption bonding paid time off
• Adoption cost reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – access to free visits to therapists and lawyers, guidance on financial matters, elder and childcare, and assistance with tickets to entertainment events
• Identity theft protection

* Benefits are provided in compliance with applicable plans and policies.

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Disclaimer

The pay range for this position starts as listed in the job posting, but could be higher based on education and experience. Please note, compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each opening. We take into consideration the minimum requirements outlined in the job description, such as an individual’s education, training and experience, the position’s work location, required travel (if any), and external market conditions when determining the final salary for potential new hires.

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