PreSonus Creative Project Manager

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (“FMIC”) has offices throughout the US. Our brand mission is to serve players and creators at every stage with products and brand experiences that fuel the pursuit of musical expression.

Based in Baton Rouge, LA, PreSonus is a leading designer and manufacturer of both recording and live-sound hardware and software solutions that solve real-world problems for real working creatives. In 1995, we founded PreSonus Audio Electronics, Inc on the principle of designing innovative audio products that provide professional sound quality and features without sacrificing affordability. And for the last 25 years, our goal was simple: build innovative solutions for musicians, content creators, producers, and audio engineers. 

We are searching for a PreSonus Creative Project Manager.  The Creative Project Manager is responsible for implementing a variety of concurrent marketing projects focused on the Presonus brand, This person leads meetings and project communication, creates project plans and schedules, engages vendors as needed, coordinates assets and approvals, creates tasks and tracks budgets. The Creative Project Manager is focused on individual project success throughout each project’s entire life cycle, from brief to launch.

Preferably, role is based out of Baton Rouge, LA but consideration will be given to candidates able to work remotely based in the US.

Essential Functions:

• Supports the marketing team with the daily intake, evaluation, prioritization, coordination and management of all creative projects, including project scoping through production, completion, and budgeting
• Leads each project through project assignment and creative development until concepts/deliverables are approved by internal/external stakeholders, is tracked/shipped by the appropriate party and live/on‐air/printed/posted
• Oversees the balanced prioritization and assignment for a variety of creative projects coming from functional marketing teams/marketing leadership; including but not be limited to: design, branding, digital, print, film/video, content, photography, copy, category marketing, PR, social media, artist relations, retail, advertising, print and packaging
• Facilitates creative concept development for select 360 campaigns and leverages internal teams for full execution
• Oversees daily project timelines and ensures adherence to budgets
• Prioritizes projects and deliverables in partnership with digital and account staff
• Works with Management to assign designers and coordinate and manage daily workflow
• Schedules and directs team status meetings. Prepares daily status reports and runs all scheduling meetings
• Strategic planning and leadership oversight over all campaigns and projects in conjunction with core leadership group
• Manages the master-level Project Management workflow, reviewing requests, working with executives to approve campaigns, manages approval of project requests, oversees budgetary and calendar guidelines
• Management of external freelance resources and agencies as required to meet project goals and deliverables

Qualifications:

• 5-7 years of project management experience on a marketing team within a brand or at an agency in a following industry: Advertising, Branding/Design, Digital/Social Media Marketing, Communications, Production, Brand Marketing
• Experience working with Legal teams and stakeholders for feedback/approvals
• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience preferred, or comparable, proven, work experience
• Proficiency with all Apple and PC-based core work/office operating systems (Excel, PPT, Keynote, Numbers, Word, etc.)
• Proficiency managing contemporary design & imaging software including Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, etc.
• Proficient managing global DAM tools, CMS tools, file-sharing and reporting/tracking systems.
• Ability to learn new systems (Workfront and WebDam are what we use). Creative Cloud knowledge or ability to learn
• Experience supporting campaign development, creative development and asset distribution processes across multiple competing categories, clients and work-streams
• Overall knowledge of creative workflow, as well as print, packaging, retail and digital products
• Knowledge of the PreSonus brand and pro audio market(s) preferred

About Fender Musical Instruments:

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) is one of the world’s leading musical instrument manufacturers, marketers and distributors, whose portfolio of brands includes Fender®, Squier®, PreSonus, Gretsch®, Jackson®, EVH®, Charvel® and Groove Tubes®, among others. For more information, visit www.fender