Project Manager, TED Brand Creative (Temporary)

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Job description

Job Description

TED is seeking a Temporary Part-Time Project Manager to join the Brand Creative team. The Brand Creative team is TED's in-house creative studio.

The Project Manager leads the overall planning, progress, status reporting, and follow-up of creative projects to ensure project goals and objectives are met within the agreed upon time, scope, and resource requirements.

The PM is the liaison between the Brand Creative team and TED's internal teams for the fulfillment of design, illustration, motion graphics, and other visual asset requests. The PM provides ongoing support to the Brand Creative team, ensuring seamless execution of project plans to meet established deadlines and creative briefs. This role will report to the Creative Director.

The ideal candidate knows the creative process inside and out and has worked as a PM at a creative agency, in-house studio, small design shop, or similar. They can easily keep track of multiple projects at once while fielding new requests. They are proactive and identify potential bottlenecks in the schedule.

RESPONSIBILITIES

In coordination with Brand Creative team leads (Creative Director and Design Director), lead project planning throughout the creative asset life cycle, from kick-off to final deliverables

Maintain an overall prioritized project schedule

Pre-plan for heavy work periods and manage and track change requests

Translate project requirements into concrete tasks that creatives can execute

Field questions from design team and support them in sourcing data or assets that they might need from other internal teams

Help provide quality assurance for creative assets

Facilitate meetings with stakeholders and vendors

Maintain clear notes and action items for projects

Continue to maintain strong relationships with internal teams and vendors; this includes collaborating with internal teams to create achievable timelines where Brand Creative is involved

Create and proof creative briefs for projects that require external freelance support

Maintain open and efficient lines of communication with freelancers to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget

Field questions and support internal team members when requesting brand assets

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