Creative Sr Project Manager
Creative Sr Project Manager
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$ 69500 - 129000
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Job Description
The Senior Creative Project Manager brings together resources for ontarget ontime onbudget onbrand of marketing assets. The role must exhibit outstanding project management and communication skills in achieving the highest possible standards in service. They need problemsolving skills and basic knowledge of Securians businesses and challenges. The role participates in resource and capacity planning creative development meetings and process improvement to ensure optimal outcomes for marketing. In addition the role will use Workfront to provide project management followthrough and timely delivery.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Manages complex marketing projects/campaigns from creative discovery to and provides time/cost estimates. Provides project management and ensures alignment with overall enterprise marketing objectives.
- Develops manages and leads medium and largescale crossdepartment marketing projects from discovery to completion.
- Partners with internal business partners and creative services team to build project plans prioritize projects and coordinate resources within marketing operations system (Workfront).
- Identifies initiates and monitors project deliverables including milestones roles/responsibilities timelines and required tasks. Balances considerations of scope brand quality time and cost.
- Helps internal and external stakeholders understand the impact of the project to broader projects and business areas.
- Reports progress to the project owner management business partners vendors and other stakeholders as appropriate.
- Drives projects to completion prepares summaries and ensures project closure activities are completed including retrospectives.
- Identifies and implements improvement opportunities as appropriate.
Coordinates creative development including strategy oversight and consistency.
- Leads discovery sessions with stakeholders and subject matter experts to understand business and functional creative requirements. Understands current state and objectives supports creative brief development on complex projects and ensures ongoing alignment between marketing strategy and creative output.
- Assembles the project team (design copywriting digital etc. for strategy and and . May work with other disciplines/teams (content strategy public relations events brand social media digital advertising etc. for crossdepartment needs.
- Collaborates on creative development and direction with client and internal/external creative teams. Coordinates concept presentations to clients obtains feedback and confirms the project team addresses the feedback appropriately. Reviews client change requests and responds with schedule/cost impacts along with alternatives.
- Supports creative and quality control oversight. Appropriately escalates issues to the project team and/or leadership.
- Ensures projects are completed on time and adhere to previously identified requirements including all relevant regulatory legal compliance and brand guidelines.
Plays a relationship management role and acts as the single point of contact to develop create and implement projects and marketing initiatives/campaigns.
- Plays a relationships management role developing and maintaining solid relationships while encouraging a collaborative approach with team members.
- Builds strong relationships with solutions marketing law/compliance business lines sales digital strategy technology and other corporate partners. Demonstrates diplomacy manages expectations and maintains a strong focus on the marketing business partner of a project representing their needs and concerns when appropriate.
- Establishes and provides periodic status reports to creative team marketing representatives business owner and leadership on project progress. This may include project risks and issues forecasts vs. budget and future tasks.
Performs related activities as directed; manages personal selfdevelopment to prepare for new responsibilities and challenges in a changing environment.
- Identifies and participates in training or other opportunities to learn about and share applicable best practices and tools.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of five years of professionallevel experience in a clientfacing project management role either in an external or internal agency preferably including integrated marketing campaigns comprised of digital print direct mail and promotions.
- Ability to lead crossfunctional teams both through idea generation and assessment of ideas generated by others.
- Project management skills to manage large complex and/or strategic business projects to successful outcomes within tight deadlines. Includes ability to adapt to changing project priorities and meet deadlines in a fastpaced service environment where speedtomarket is often critical.
- Selfmotivated and independent with solid analytical problem solving and decisionmaking skills to identify and assess potential solutions to business requirements and prepare costbenefit analyses.
- Skills to lead teams to generate effective engaging marketing assets.
- Communication skills to effectively interact with management and associates across all areas of the organization. Written communication skills to clearly and concisely document business requirements test plans and results.
- Successful track record of client service in a marketing or creative environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Adobe Workfront experience (marketing operations system of record).
- Proven experience leveraging artificial intelligence tools and technologies to enhance project outcomes streamline workflows and drive innovative solutions in marketing projects.
- Financial services industry knowledge and broad understanding of Securian products markets and operations.
- Proven portfolio and program management skills to manage large complex and/or strategic business projects to successful outcomes within tight deadlines.
- Account management experience (internal or external marketing agency).
* Securian Financials internal position title for this role Creative Services Consultant.
Securian Financial believes in hybrid work as an integral part of our culture. Associates get the benefit of working both virtually and in our offices. If youre in a commutable distance 90 minutes) youll join us 3 days each week in our offices to collaborate and build relationships. Our policy allows flexibility for the reality of business and personal schedules. #LIHybrid #PIQ
The estimated base pay range for this job is:
Pay may vary depending on jobrelated factors and individual experience skills knowledge etc. More information on base pay and incentive pay (if applicable) can be discussed with a with a member of the Securian Financial Talent Acquisition team.
Be you. With us. At Securian Financial we understand that attracting top talent means offering more than just a job it means providing a rewarding and fulfilling career. As a valued member of our highperforming team we want you to connect with your work your relationships and your community. Enjoy our comprehensive range of benefits designed to enhance your professional growth wellbeing and worklife balance including the advantages listed here:
Paid time off:
We want you to take time off for what matters most to you. Our PTO program provides flexibility for associates to take meaningful time away from work to relax recharge and spend time doing whats important to them. And Securian Financial rewards associates for their service by providing additional PTO the longer you stay at Securian.
Leave programs: Securians flexible leave programs allow time off from work for parental leave caregiver leave for family members bereavement and military leave.
Holidays: Securian provides nine company paid holidays.
Companyfunded pension plan and a 401(k) retirement plan: Share in the success of our company. Securians 401(k) company contribution is tied to our performance up to 10 percent of eligible earnings with a target of 5 percent. The amount is based on company results compared to goals related to earnings sales and service.
Health insurance: From the first day of employment associates and their eligible family members including spouses domestic partners and children are eligible for medical dental and vision coverage.
Volunteer time: We know the importance of community. Through companysponsored events volunteer paid time off a dollarfordollar matching gift program and more we encourage you to support organizations important to you.
Associate Resource Groups: Build connections be yourself and develop meaningful relationships at work through associateled ARGs. Dedicated groups focus on a variety of interests and affinities including:
Mental Wellness and Disability
Pride at Securian Financial
Securian Young Professionals Network
Securian Multicultural Network
Securian Women and Allies Network
Servicemember Associate Resource Group
For more information regarding Securians benefits please review our Benefits page.
This information is not intended to explain all the provisions of coverage available under these plans. In all cases the plan document dictates coverage and provisions.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
