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Our client, a Global Beauty Company, is seeking a Creative Project Manager for a 6 month contract role covering a parental leave. Note* this requires a hybrid schedule in office Tuesday-Thursdays at offices near Central Park every week. The Project Manager will lead programs from beginning to end, tracking and monitoring major milestones in the Creative process and working to problem-solve with cross-functional partners in a fast-paced environment to ensure on-time and on-budget delivery for the Creative departments portfolio of High-Traffic Shopping Moments for packaging and 360 projects using the Wrike project management tool. This candidate should be highly organized, have outstanding written and spoken communication skills, remain calm under pressure, be able to juggle multiple priorities and personalities, and be a self-starter who can hit the ground running. Project Management Manage workflow and schedules for packaging, in-store, digital, social, and other 360 creative projects. Work with Content Production department to ensure shoots and final assets are produced and edited to meet the agreed-upon scope, best practices and standards, and within the agreed-upon timing. Create, manage, and adjust timelines in creative project management tool (Wrike) to communicate key dates and status to stakeholders as well as to help the Creative team to prioritize and meet deadlines. Establish feasibility and timing of incoming requests; advise on project start dates based on timing, resourcing, and risk mitigation. Communicate project approvals, start/completion dates, progress reports, expectations of delivery, and project risks. Issue revised timelines should completion date timing need to be amended and communicate cost impact. Inform individual creative and external departments of potential budget and/or scheduling problems. Provide suggested solutions and options. Ensure all project requests are delivered in completion and to the highest standard. Oversee each phase of the internal and external approval process, including approval of creative concepts, copy, storyboards/scripts, layouts, and video edits. Attend and lead weekly/daily status meetings with Creative and cross-functional departments to assure the coordination of all projects, eliminate the duplication of effort, maintain clear communication, and establish priorities. Review and update internal project status reports on a weekly basis. Conduct post-project reviews with all stakeholders to analyze project successes and opportunities for improvement. Work with Director to support other Operations team functions as needed. About You 5+ years related work experience in a fast-paced project management/operations environment Prior experience in a high-pressure creative environment (beauty industry experience is a plus, but not required) Experience with digital, social, e-comm creative and global project management Strong presentation skills, ability to personally organize and prioritize Inquisitive problem-solver able to identify solutions and make sense of undefined, emergent requests Proficiency using MAC systems; proficiency in Adobe Cloud programs a plus (InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat, Photoshop) Familiarity with project management platforms (Wrike a plus) How You Will be Successful Identifies innovative opportunities and provides feedback on possible actions Problem solves by creating new approaches, seeking ideas and suggestions when appropriate Encourages self and others to be creative in their approach to team tasks Understands needs of Creative and its customers in order to build effective partnerships Adapts to new environments, processes, and teams Ability to proactively seek diversification of knowledge, skills, and abilities Ability to manage time and work independently or with a team Proactively seeks ways to improve personal and organizational effectiveness to meet current and future business needs; learns equally from successes and failures #J-18808-Ljbffr

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