Creative Project Manager

Description

Position at Imagine Learning

Great Purpose. Great People. Great Opportunities.

At Imagine Learning we empower potential by creating educational solutions that inspire boundless possibilities for every student, every day. We are passionate about innovating together to support educators in creating those special moments when students experience the joy of learning at its best.

We empower our team through a strong culture focused on career growth and development, flexible work arrangements, interesting and meaningful work, and supportive and connected colleagues. The majority of our employees enjoy the opportunity to work remotely from home within the US, or in a hybrid capacity in our offices in Tempe, AZ (headquarters), Austin, TX, Petaluma, CA, Rock Rapids, IA, Grand Rapids, MI, or Bloomington, MN.

Imagine Your Impact.

The Creative Project Manager will help define and monitor scopes, budgets, milestones, timelines, and deliverables. This role requires deep organizational and time management skills, excellent internal communications skills, and problem-solving know-how. This position will lead the integration of creative and be the common thread on all Creative projects for both Design and Production (Media).

Position Type: This is a regular, full-time position.

Compensation: Base pay is anticipated to be between $68,515.00 and $95,000.00 per year. Eligible employees may also receive incentive/commission/annual bonus pay based on individual and/or company performance. Compensation may vary based on factors such as, but not limited to, individual skills, experience, training, education/certifications, geographic location, internal equity, and local market conditions.

Location: In this US-based position your location will be remote from your home office.

Benefits: Eligible employees may receive the following benefits-

• 401k plan with a company match
• Flexible work schedules and work from home opportunities that foster work/life balance
• Employee referral bonuses
  
  
  

Additional benefits available to eligible full-time and partial full-time employees (partial full-time employees receive prorated benefits), include:

• Multiple health, dental, and vision plans, including medical plans with zero employee premiums
• 16 paid holidays, which include 2 floating holidays and a winter shutdown from Christmas Eve through New Year’s Day
• Paid Time Off
• Maternity and Fertility benefits
• Paid bonding leave when a new child joins your family
• Life and short and long-term disability insurance
• Pre-tax savings plans
• Paid volunteer hours and annual giving events
• A wide variety of professional development programs, including tuition reimbursement
  
  
  

Envision Your Experience.

In this role you’ll have the opportunity to:

• Manage and oversee multiple time-sensitive projects simultaneously, working directly with creative teams to ensure projects get delivered on time and on budget.
• Work directly with teams to clarify deliverables, understand the need, and address creative requirements.
• Develop project schedules, budgets, and key communications to ensure the creative team and other key team members are fully briefed.
• Understand all facets of the project/s - answering all internal and external questions pertinent to the project.
• Understand the relationship among content types, cross-departmental processes and competing commitments.
• Collaborate with various content groups and their stakeholders to find common ground for shared milestones when commitments are at odds to bring groups into alignment.
• Monitor and track all parts of the project; produce and provide proactive recommendations to ensure projects are delivered on time.
• Manage communication and approvals between creative teams and necessary departments.
• Manage and mitigate day-to-day problems, ensuring strong and effective communications in difficult and time-sensitive situations.
• Write process documentation as a reference and artifact for the organization’s operations.
• Strong understanding of AI tools and experience in using AI tools to create, edit and review content.
• Maintain consistent management practices and ensure effective support for creative teams.
• Business travel may be required, 1-4 times per year.
• Other duties as required.
  
  
  

Share Your Expertise.

Experience, education, and qualifications essential for success in this role, include:

• Bachelor’s degree in Communication, Business, or related field, 2+ years of experience; or an acceptable combination of education and experience.
• A minimum of 2-3 years of project management experience, preferably in a fast-paced agency or company environment, managing multiple creative projects simultaneously.
• Good understanding of creative process, brand standards, and print and digital deliverables.
• Proven ability to deliver large- and small-scale projects on time and on budget.
• Demonstrated expertise working with creative teams to ensure delivery of high-quality deliverables.
• Demonstrated knowledge in print, digital and design production schedules from concept to delivery.
• Strong understanding of required file type by asset (print, digital, etc.).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Self-motivated, quick, assertive, measured, calm, and collaborative.
• Previous experience with web-based projects and within an interactive agency a plus.
• Deep understanding of the Smartsheet project management platform with a focus on automation to reduce coordination.
• Experience in using AI tools to increase efficiency in content creation and content production processes.
  
  
  

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB+).

Diversity and inclusivity strengthen our Imagine Learning team, enrich our lives, and help us design equitable educational experiences where learners see themselves and can also learn about people, cultures, experiences, and perspectives different from their own. We strive to hire, develop, and retain talented people who represent the diversity of the districts we serve. By developing initiatives that focus on the needs, expectations, and lives of our people, we’ve created an inclusive environment where all employees can contribute to their fullest potential.

Imagine Learning is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse workforce, providing equal employment and advancement opportunities to qualified individuals. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, transgender status (including whether or not you are transitioning or have transitioned), sexual orientation, marital status, religion (including religion dress and grooming practices), age 40 and over, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information (including results of genetic testing and characteristics), veteran and/or military status, or service in the military, and any other basis or status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws.

To all recruitment agencies: Imagine Learning does not accept agency resumes. Please do not submit candidates for consideration via our online application system, to Imagine Learning employees, or to any other organization location. Imagine Learning is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.