CDD - Global Creative Operations Project Manager

Global Creative Operations Project Manager

The ideal candidate has solid experience managing projects within an in‑house creative team and a strong understanding of the consumer marketing process across both print and digital channels — from initial briefing through to final delivery.

In This Role, The Project Manager Ensures

• Effective and accountable project planning and management
• Proper control of scope, timelines, and budgets
• Seamless execution across all assigned workstreams

Planning

• Partner with Marketing teams to support project initiation, scoping, and budgeting
• Build realistic budgets, timelines, and project plans
• Provide regular and accurate project status updates
• Liaise with cross‑functional teams to define project specifications and schedules
• Identify and assess project risks on an ongoing basis, escalating when necessary
• Monitor out‑of‑scope requests and scope changes; initiate revised estimates and secure approvals

Coordination

• Prioritize and oversee project workload and execution
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams (Creative, Marketing, GBSC, Sales) to define guidelines, specifications, and timelines
• Ensure all consumer marketing materials are tracked and delivered to their final destination
• Monitor budgets and production activities; proactively communicate risks, issues, and needs to stakeholders
• Manage all stages of internal and external approvals (copy, scripts, layouts, artwork, assets, mechanicals, translations, proofs, and print samples)
• Maintain up‑to‑date project tracking and reporting
• Coordinate media asset delivery to external vendors (with or without agency support)

Project Management

• Lead assigned projects end‑to‑end, ensuring delivery on time and within scope
• Partner with the Director and/or Program Manager to align timelines across broader programs
• Ensure quality control by reviewing deliverables against project scope and standards
• Oversee asset management from sourcing through to final delivery
• Initiate and lead all relevant project meetings
• Actively contribute to Creative Operations and Creative Department meetings
• Participate in marketing and cross‑functional status meetings as required
• Collaborate closely with external vendors (retouchers, publishers, color houses, printers, binderies) to ensure timely delivery and quality of final outputs

Financial & Administrative

• Track and manage all internal and external project costs
• Create and maintain all project documentation (status reports, purchase orders, estimates, schedules, change orders, technical and production specifications, pre‑production materials, etc.)
• Manage vendor relationships, including PO creation and budget tracking (actual vs. planned)
• Partner with Finance to ensure accurate and timely vendor billing

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Advertising, Digital Media, or Broadcast Production
• Strong interest in and understanding of creative marketing production
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience as a Producer, Project Manager, or Traffic Manager in an agency, in‑house, or production environment
• Proven project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Self‑motivated, proactive, and eager to continuously learn and grow
• Experience defining and negotiating project scopes and budgets with cross‑functional teams
• Ability to work independently while managing multiple stakeholders under tight deadlines
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate across all levels of the organization
• Fluent in both French and English