Associate Creative Project Manager

Cricut makes smart cutting machines that work with an easy-to-use app, an ever-growing collection of materials, and crafting essentials to help you design and personalize almost anything custom cards, unique apparel, everyday items, and so much more.

We believe everyone is born creative. Were a diverse tapestry of thinkers, dreamers, givers, DIYers, handi-workers, artisans, and forever and always architects of things.

At Cricut, we place the power of handmade into the hands of all. We give you beautiful, easy-to-master tools so you can make something unique, remarkable, perfect. We surround you with ideas, community, inspiration, and encouragement to take your creativity further than you ever imagined. And as a community, we celebrate the exhilarating act of making every single day.

So, make that handcrafted card that feels like a hug. Design a shirt for fun, for family, or for a full-blown business. Craft with a passion or for a purpose. Make something big and bold, itsy-bitsy, amazingly ambitious, or just plain silly. Whatever you make, just make your heart out. Because heres the remarkable truth: When we all make together, we make all things possible.

Lets make.

The Cricut Creative Department is a multi-faceted team of dreamers and doers who bring the Cricut brand to life through exceptional creative content. This in-house team turns business strategy into visual reality with best-in-class, forward-thinking solutions that consider the full scope of consumer touchpoints. The team is comprised of four key areas: Design, Copy, Project Design, and Operations. Together, their work helps people lead creative lives.

The Creative Departments Operations Team is a highly-collaborative group of project managers who shepherd creative requests from inception to launch and beyond. This team ensures Marketing requests are considered fully integrated across all consumer touchpoints, with all relevant information ready to be briefed to the respective Creative teams. They own all processes and workflows and are accountable for scoping work, building timelines, facilitating meetings, and more all in support of enabling the Creative team to produce their best work.

The Associate Creative Project Manager supports the operations functions within the Cricut Creative team and is responsible for the process, timelines and meetings for various creative projects at scale and on time, working closely with internal and external teams including international partners. This role would be the liaison to our International partners and would be responsible for working relations, communications, and processes between the teams. You are a thoughtful individual responsible for leading and guiding work from project intake through final delivery.

In this role, you will own and lead full-scope project management for multi-faceted creative projects, flexing up to support larger initiatives as needed. You will set the framework for projects by building timelines and facilitating/leading meetings for the Creative team, as well as across Creative team touchpoints with the larger team's functions, ie. marketing, channel, product, and packaging.

You will report to the Manager, Creative Operations to support the overall creative function, and aid in the ongoing identification of tools and methodologies that help our teams produce their best work in sustainable ways.

Key Responsibilities

Timeline Build & Management

• Partner and collaborate with Creative leadership on projects within the creative department, including drafting creative requirements with Creative Directors and Art Directors.
• Creates, maintains, and enforces creative and production timelines and schedules for small to large-scale projects and programs, including the management of approvals. Includes negotiation with cross-functional partners to prioritize and set realistic delivery timelines based on business justification and creative resources.
• Ensure that all cross-functional partners are notified of any changes in schedule, scope, resources, and budget.
• Support in the escalation of project risks to the Manager, Creative Operations.

Creative Request Facilitation

• Partners with Creative Leads to ensure seamless management of projects and requests.
• Hands-on leading project management for key initiatives.
• Maintains accurate project list/job status for all creative projects with proactive management. Keeping CDs and Manager, Creative Operations informed.
• Manages Airtable for the Creative Team, including all data entry, sprint planning, ticket management, hotlists for team members, etc.
• Works with cross-functional teams to ensure project scope and requirements are correctly listed in Airtable tickets.
• Properly document project status and details in the process on Airtable. Works to ensure all critical information and revisions are documented accurately and properly.

Meeting Facilitation

• Initiates/schedules kick-off meetings with applicable team members and cross-functional teams.
• Coordinates and manages agendas for cross-functional and executive-level meetings.
• Drives organizational effectiveness by ensuring completion of tasks through meeting recaps and goal/timeline setting.
• Facilitates communication between all parties to reach a consensus.

• Bachelor's degree preferred, PMP certification a plus
• 3-5 years relevant working experience in Creative Services/Operations or Project Management
• Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams)
• Experience using PM software (ie. Airtable or comparable tool)
• Proven experience managing projects from inception to project closeout
• Ability to plan and execute complex project plans with attention to detail
• Experienced in cross-functional partner alignment
• Self-starter with independent decision-making abilities
• Collaborative communicator with transparency and accountability
• Entrepreneurial spirit ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced, start-up environment and do whatever it takes to get the job done
• Be a team player and bring a positive attitude to the team even in a continually changing, fast-paced environment
• Experience with international teams a plus

Weve got you covered
At Cricut, we take care of our people. You'll also get exclusive employee discountsand best of all, youll be surrounded by some of the most talented and creative individuals out there.

A Quick Note Before You Apply

Cricut is in a powerful chapter of transformation. Were evolving fastrefining our strategy, growing our teams, and raising the bar across the board. This is an incredible opportunity for the right kind of personbut its not for everyone.

Were looking for A players people who dont just meet expectations, but consistently exceed them. If you thrive in dynamic environments and find joy in turning challenges into momentum, keep reading.

Heres what makes someone a great fit for this role (and for this moment at Cricut):
You have a bias for urgency.
You dont wait for perfect clarity to take actionyou start, learn, and adjust. You believe that speed matters, especially when paired with thoughtfulness. You ask: What can move forward today? and push past inertia.

You set high standardsespecially for yourself.
Youre proud of your work and protective of your reputation. You take ownership, deliver quality, and dont cut corners. You hold yourself accountable without waiting to be asked.

You stay focused when things are moving fast.
You can identify what really matters and dont get distracted by noise. You prioritize well, and manage your time wisely.

You collaborate like a pro.
You elevate the people around you, communicate clearly, and give thoughtful feedback. Youre low ego, high outputand your team loves working with you.

One More Thing (Its a Big One):
This role is in-office at least 34 days per week.
We believe that real collaboration, innovation, and culture are built face-to-face. If youre energized by working alongside smart, kind, creative peopleand enjoy those unplanned hallway conversations that spark great ideasyoull love it here.

If youre looking for a fully remote role, this likely isnt the right time or place. But if youre excited by challenge, purpose, and building something better, wed love to hear from you.

Lets make something amazingtogether.

What to Do Next: Please attach your resume, cover letter and/or include links to your portfolio or other social presence. If you want to show your super powers in other ways include that information too. You can be sure that Cricut is an employer who values individuality, equality and diversity, so tell us what youre all about. If you are a Maker or a DIY enthusiast, whether you think you are a good one or not, we would love to hear about it when you send us your information.

Cricut is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. This position is contingent on successfully completing a Criminal Background Check upon hire. Cricut participates in E-Verify.