Creative Project Manager

  • Full Time
  • Boise, ID
  • Applications have closed

FLEXTECHS is looking for an experienced Creative Project Manager, to work within a creative marketing team for a global e-commerce site.  This is a full-time (40 hour per week) staffing (ongoing) assignment, with a potential for conversion to regular hire.

The Creative Project Manager is responsible for creating project tasks and milestone deadlines in a project management software tool like Jira, Asana or similar. You will work with a project lead to determine actionable tasks, project needs and deadlines to help the team successfully complete a project. You will help monitor resources and identify potential risks to project completion as well as suggest ways to optimize efficiency.

Reporting to the Creative Director, you will:

  • Communicate with creative team leads, designers, and freelancers to map out all relevant tasks and needs within a creative project, including mid-process changes
  • Flag project requests, that do not align to business goals, for further review
  • Monitor progress across all projects and flag risks to the project lead
  • Monitor and optimize project workflows for increased productivity
  • Analyze current and future workloads to determine resource needs
  • Act as the project lead on some projects
  • Work with the web team to coordinate projects and deadlines that span both teams
  • Track down any files, assets, and details needed to help the team complete assigned tasks
  • Create and send weekly reports to show current project status
  • Create quarterly reports to show overall improvement or decline in project efficiency, resources, and costs
  • Act as system admin within project management tool to create new users, conduct training and troubleshoot/fix any system or user errors

Required:

  • 5+ years’ experience of traffic management in an advertising agency environment
  • A strong understanding of traffic processes in a design and creative environment
  • Experience working collaboratively with designers, marketing business owners, subject matter experts, and video/photo producers
  • Able to juggle multiple projects at one time, recognize priorities and be solution oriented
  • Needs to be detail oriented and a proactive communicator
  • Ability to self-manage with minimum direction and oversight
  • Is an effective team member and supports the team by pitching in at any level
  • Excellent analytical, problem solving-and decision-making skills; able to drive decisions and ensure progress in the face of obstacles
  • Proactively seeks opportunities to increase knowledge, skills and abilities
  • Understanding of Creative development process, skillsets and workload needs to complete any creative project
  • Knowledge of Adobe Experience Manager (CMS) is preferred
  • Knowledge of Workfront, Jira or Asana and Digital Asset Management tools is preferred

*** A drug screening and full criminal background check is required ***

FLEXTECHS is a people-centric IT service provider based in Boise, ID. We are always looking for talented people with a passion for consulting. We are a unique team that values professional discipline and always puts the customer first.

Here’s what you can expect:

  • Prosperity: Being rewarded for your efforts.
  • Quality: You will be allowed and encouraged to deliver the service that each customer deserves.
  • Support: We will provide the resources you need to grow professionally and the support you need to have a personal life.
  • Sustainability: Our aim is simply to do some great work at affordable rates and make a decent living.
  • Reputation: The impressions of our customers and of our team are what shape our future. People are the foundation of our business!